Focus area 3: Inclusive sports

Goals

• No barriers to participation in sports
• Increased knowledge of queer people's participation in sport
• Promote a good self-image and positive body identity in physical education

Action 41
Develop knowledge about queer people's participation in sport

The Government will commission knowledge collection on LGBT+ and queer people's experiences of participating in sports, with the emphasis on what promotes and what hinders openness and participation.

Action 42
Contribute to increased awareness of the link between sports, gender roles and gender stereotypes

The Government, in cooperation with the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), will convene an expert meeting to address challenges related to the link between sports, gender roles and gender stereotypes, and how the latter can constitute barriers to queer people's participation in sport.

Action 43
Strengthen the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's guide to support teaching on gender and sexuality

The Government will strengthen the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training's guide in order to support practices and situations that can promote a good self-image and positive body identity in the physical education context.