Jason Ball is the 2017 Young Australian of the Year for Victoria. He is best known as the pioneering LGBTI advocate who in 2012 became the first AFL footballer to come out as gay. Jason launched a campaign to challenge homophobia in sport and drive cultural change within the AFL. As an Ambassador for beyondblue and the Safe Schools Coalition he has shared his story with thousands of people in schools, workplaces and sporting clubs across the country.

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