NZREPs celebrates its inclusive community during Pride Month

With June being recognised globally as Pride Month, the New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) sees it as a time to reflect on the challenges faced and the progress made.

Every year, during the month of June, the LGBTI+ community celebrates in a number of different ways with various events held during June as a way of recognising the influence LGBTI+ people have had around the world. June was chosen because it is when, in 1969, the Stonewall Riots took place in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City.

Among the NZREPs exercise community are many professionals, clients and members that are members of the rainbow community, and NZREPs celebrate them this month.

In a statement released NZREPs note “We are proud to lead a diverse and inclusive industry, that supports the physical health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders.

“We are fortunate to have many high-profile exercise professionals and industry leaders who identify as rainbow whanau so know that our support is heart led.

“We look forward to bringing you the work we are undertaking with our trans community in order to make sure exercise spaces are safe and inclusive.

“We believe in bringing the benefits of exercise to everyone including the LGBTI+ community.”

If you’re interested in supporting an exercise initiative for the LGBTI+ community, designed to ‘Fight discrimination with perspiration’, please visit Sweat with Pride 

For more information on NZ Register of Exercise Professionals go to exercisenz.org.nz 

Image: Sweat with Pride  campaign: Sweat for at least 21 minutes every day this June to get active and raise money for Aotearoa’s Rainbow communities.