Sports Media LGBT+ in 2021: FAQs, Calendar, stories, etc
Get the lowdown on our group, see what events are coming up, read testimonials, and find out how to get published with us – or even share your coming out story…
Coming out, community, and celebration: #AuthenticMe marks LGBT Sport Podcast’s 200 milestone
Our annual event in the build-up to Coming Out Day was a glorious, globe-spanning get-together made possible by inspirational guests, our partners at Pride Sports and Pride of the Terraces, and host Jack Murley whose BBC LGBT Sport Podcast had hit its double centenary. Here’s what happened and some words of wisdom shared…
Birmingham and London bidding to host EuroGames events in 2024 and 2025
Bids representing UK’s two most populous cities submitted for Europe’s biggest inclusive multi-sports event; Pride Sports and Out For Sport are the two organisations leading the bids for Birmingham and London respectively; Vienna also in contention for both editions, with Lyon entered for 2025
New trans guidance is ‘backwards step’, say UK’s leading LGBTIQ+ sports organisations
Pride Sports, LEAP Sports Scotland and LGBT+ Sport Cymru say guidance issued by UK’s Sports Councils “presents false dichotomy of inclusion and fairness”; review by Equality Group recommends national governing bodies consider adopting one of three options – prioritising trans inclusion; creating ‘female’ and ‘open’ categories; or offer ‘universal admission’
New short film ‘Safe Space’ showcases LGBTQ+- inclusive football at Charlton and Millwall
A new short documentary film by Sam Clarke for Football v Homophobia tells the story of Charlton Invicta and Millwall Romans – the LGBTQ+-inclusive football teams in London supported by their respective EFL clubs’ community trusts – their first-ever meeting, and the personalities involved…
Broadcasting, Blackburn, and Bi Visibility Day: Listen to the FvH Podcast
To mark the annual awareness day on September 23, Football v Homophobia Youth Panel comms officer Sam Clarke joins his fellow Sports Media LGBT+ network member Michael McCann and Proud Rovers founder Hannah Parys for a chat about their experiences of being bi and out…
‘Rainbow Ready’: Media resources on LGBT+ inclusion in sport
Read and download our strategy and media guidelines document, designed to assist all in comms roles in sport…
Ten iconic Team LGBTQ+ moments from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
From the letter ‘X’ to the ‘Queen of Tokyo’, from a trail-blazing trans triumph to Britain’s No 1 knitter, here’s our collection of quality queer-friendly memories that will linger on long after the Olympic flame has been extinguished in Japan…
International Non-Binary People’s Day: FC United of Manchester’s Caz Fields Q&A
What’s it like to come out as non-binary in football? Caz Fields, vice-captain of the FC United of Manchester Women’s team, got a welcoming reception from their team-mates when they shared their truth last year. In an exclusive Q&A to mark the annual awareness day, they talk about their experiences…
‘Eng-clusion’ effect at Euro 2020 has helped make the nation feel whole again
A tournament in Pride Month, with rainbows on flags, armbands and laces, and the unbridled joy that only inflatable unicorns can bring… was this inescapably, unforgettably, a queer-friendly Euros? Is England for everyone? And what happens next, asks Jon Holmes…
Hockey Pride: The LGBTQ+ visibility project amplifying queer voices in ice hockey
When the NHL announced that it would be focusing on the stories of allies during Pride Month, a group of players, coaches and fans vowed to shine a spotlight on those in the sport who are, like them, LGBTQ+ and visible – and through the power of social media, a powerful project began to take shape…