A New Beginning: Birmingham Unicorns LGBTQ+ Cricket Club

Lachlan Smith grew up in Australia before moving to the UK in his early twenties. Growing up, he was a passionate cricketer and a fan. After coming out, he gave up the sport, not seeing it as compatible with being a gay man. 

Having rediscovered his passion for the game in his late thirties, Lachlan came out at his new club and has since enjoyed his time there. However, something was missing. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Lachlan had the idea to set up a new LGBTQ+ cricket club in Birmingham, England. It would be only the second such club in the world.

Lachlan reached out to me for coaching in early January. He needed my help to help think through how the leadership and ethos of the club might look, issues of equity and inclusion, and what he needed to do to make it all happen.

Read the post on Medium, "A New Beginning: Birmingham Unicorns LGBTQ+ Cricket Club."

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