Helping to build a community of LGBT+ people and allies in sport
Out LGBTQ+ players Jahmal Howlett-Mundle and Parker Dunn cover locker-room culture, changing clubs and coming out again, and the impact of discriminatory abuse, in event held at Leicester City FC; people at all levels of the game urged to show support for the campaign in February…
Are you LGBTQ+ or an active ally with a role in sports? We offer networking, advocacy, digital publishing, and more; read our FAQs and find out why we’re so passionate about sharing stories; see our calendar of upcoming events – February is LGBT+ History Month and the FvH Month of Action…
Sports Media LGBT+ will hold its second charity quiz night event on Thursday 9 February, in conjunction with West London Queer Project, at The Duchess pub in Hammersmith; book now to secure your spot – event is open to LGBTQ+ people and allies and will raise money for charity akt…
Recent weeks have seen an alarming rise in incidents of homophobia in men’s professional football in England. To address the need for urgent action, Sports Media LGBT+ has joined with Football v Homophobia, Pride in Football, and Women in Football on this statement…
Anger, annoyance, and the knowledge that a “nuanced” approach is needed – the reactions of gay supporters to the recent spate of homophobic chanting; listen to new episode now; Chelsea fan Jake Williamson and Pride of Irons co-founder Jim Dolan are guests alongside FC Bellevue’s Delwyn ‘Sheep’ Derrick, who gives an ally’s perspective…
BCOMS, Women in Football, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS) and Sports Media LGBT+ instigate working group to further aims of allyship and intersectionality; Sports Journalists’ Association on board in supporting role, and interest is welcomed from other groups…
Research, learnings from panel sessions, and recommended actions feature in 20-page handbook designed to help everyone in sports media industry; Sports Media LGBT+ contributed to Guide, which was recently launched at London event…
Special guests Bruce Mouat, Robyn Love and Lloyd Wilson share stories from their experiences of being LGBTQ+ and out at the Olympics, Paralympics and in Scottish football respectively; Blair Hamilton, Zyra Evangelista (Rainbow Glasgaroos) and Ross Lockerbie (Glasgow Raptors) speak powerfully on grassroots panel
Network, advocacy and consultancy group releases findings from its second survey; responses suggest industry is more LGBT+-inclusive now than in 2018 but several challenges remain, particularly for trans and non-binary employees; “strong correlation between LGBT+ visibility in the workplace and responsible reporting”
Watch a replay of our event and listen via the Football v Homophobia Podcast; our partnership with the FWA continues with panel discussion, supported by FvH; Tim Thornton, Erin Williams, Jay Lemonius and Nancy Frostick discuss one of 2022’s biggest football stories…
Check out our updated list of websites, podcasts and other digital destinations around the world which provide sports news and content with an LGBT+ emphasis; find sports journalists and reporters from the community…
Read and download our strategy and media guidelines document, designed to assist all in comms roles in sport; the most recent version was produced for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of our work on Pride House Birmingham…
“The more beacons we put out there, the better,” says 2022 FvH Cymru award winner Delwyn ‘Sheep’ Derrick; FC Bellevue founder encourages everyone doing LGBTQ+ inclusion work in the game to put themselves and others forward before 20 January deadline; listen to the new FvH Podcast to learn more about the FvH Awards…
At London 2012, there were 23 out LGBTQ+ athletes competing – at Tokyo 2020, there were at least 186; Dr David Eldridge is part of a team of academics studying the impact of this surge in visibility; he writes about his own sporting journey and lays out an exciting opportunity for researchers interested in this topic…
No more lockdowns but lots of upheaval in 2022; Heartstopper made us happy cry, and we shed tears of joy at Wembley in late July; there was advocacy for freedom and authenticity around the Commonwealth Games and Qatar 2022, with mixed results; all that and more in our annual lookback at the year just gone…
Taslim Martin, one of Britain’s leading sculptors, will create statue of Norwich legend who was the first out gay professional footballer; “we hope to prompt awareness of homophobia in sport and conversations about how to make football a happy and safe space for all,” says campaign lead Andrew Reynolds from Proud Canaries…