Stephen Witherden

Why I’m Sweating with Pride

I’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our rainbow communities! 💦🌈

As a gay man myself, I am a keen believer in and a strong advocate for the LGBTTQIAP+ community. In Australia and New Zealand we have made great progress but the race is far from finished.

Almost 3 million Australians identify as LGBTQIA+. However, despite significant progress, our communities are far from equal.

Our communities have the highest rates of suicidality compared with any other populations in Australia. I have had 5 queer friends kill themselves in my life.

Less than 50% of rainbow youth feel safe at school. Things need to change.

So, this June I’m fighting discrimination with perspiration, and I've committed to exercising for at least 30 minutes EVERY DAY to raise money to support Australia's LGBTQIAP+ communities.

I'm a reluctant perspirer, but I am sure my boyfriend Tim will keep me honest and focused! Stay tuned for random pics of progress.

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My Impact

So far in this year’s challenge I have…

Helped ACON pay for 20 meals for people living with HIV through ACON’s Meal Service.

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I’m sweating for 30 minutes
per day this June!

950 minutes completed

900 minutes goal

My Ranking

I’m #49 out of 1,746 Sweaty Bettys

Stephen Witherden

Raised

$761

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My Updates

muscles?💪

Tuesday 1st Jul

so, I didn’t expect to develop muscles as part of this, never had those before…

We don't need no ☕

Monday 23rd Jun

I was so proud of myself that I didn't need a coffee on Sunday at all, my energy levels were great due to all the exercise I did in the morning!

Then I woke Monday morning with a headache and decided I still need coffee ☕

exercise bike 🚲

Thursday 5th Jun

taking a break from weights to do the bike 🚲

New Aesthetic 🌈🦘🤠🤓

Wednesday 4th Jun

Because it was raining heavily yesterday, my aesthetic was "gay Australian cowboy software engineer" 🌈🦘🤠🤓

Walking tour

Monday 2nd Jun

I took my colleague Neil on a walking tour of Melbourne, we walked for almost two solid hours!

Feline inspiration

Sunday 1st Jun

I am cat-sitting for a friend and colleague, so that's a 15 minute round trip to their house to look after two adorable cats: Ralph and Mishka. Just one more reason to be more active every day!

Called out

Friday 30th May

my little gizmo called me out this afternoon for staying still pretty much all day 🤣

Tech motivation

Thursday 29th May

I needed some motivation to get me going, so I got a cheap fitness tracker on special to help monitor my heart rate. Here's hoping it helps!

My Team

Beca Australia

Raised so far:

$1,191

Georgina Fairweather

Raised so far:

$330