Our Values

ABOUT LEAP

Our values shape how we work, the decisions we make and the change we seek to create.

Rights-Based Approach

Human rights, dignity and equality are at the heart of our work. We work to secure the rights of LGBTIQ+ people to access, participate in and thrive through sport and physical activity fully and equitably.

Integrity

We work with honesty, fairness and authenticity. We are accountable to the communities we serve and committed to ensuring that LGBTIQ+ voices and lived experiences meaningfully shape our work.

Empowerment

We support LGBTIQ+ people and communities to have agency, influence and a strong voice in sport. We create opportunities for individual and collective leadership and representation from within our communities.

Leadership

We practise leadership that is ethical, respectful and accountable. We are prepared to lead, to speak up and to use our influence to help create change.

Equality

We value and respect people in all their diversity and recognise that people’s identities and experiences intersect. We take an intersectional approach to understanding and addressing inequality throughout our work.

Diversity

We celebrate difference and recognise the breadth of identities, experiences and communities within and beyond the LGBTIQ+ umbrella. We want our organisation and our work to reflect and make space for that diversity.

Learning, Challenging and Advocating

We listen to and learn from our communities and use that learning to challenge LGBTIQ+ phobia, inequality and exclusion in sport. We advocate for change at every level, from the experiences of individuals and communities to the policies, practices and systems that shape sport.