Sports Media LGBT+ in 2021: FAQs, Calendar, stories, etc
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Author: jonhholmes
Digital Sports Editor
Rainbow Laces 2021: Play your part as LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport campaign returns
Since the campaign began back in 2013, Rainbow Laces has started countless conversations in football, rugby and many other sports. As it returns for its annual activation from November 25 to December 12, athletes, coaches, officials and fans everywhere are being urged to lift their voices, share their stories, and inspire others…
‘An amazing shoot!’: Manchester Village Spartans rugby players bare all to support Worldwide Roar
IGR-affiliated club help to send out ‘Men As Allies’ message as new Worldwide Roar 2022 calendar is launched on International Men’s Day; “We love the philosophy,” says Spartans’ Yoshio Tazaki; project continues to tackle issues related to hyper-masculinity; sales of annual calendar go towards funding Sport Allies charity…
Qatar 2022 Working Group on LGBTQ+ inclusion at World Cup convened by Kick It Out
Sports Media LGBT+ joins English football’s leading anti-discrimination organisation plus Stonewall, Football v Homophobia and Football Supporters’ Association to explore challenges facing LGBTQ+ people who will travel to World Cup in Qatar, and ongoing experiences of Qataris who are lesbian, gay, bi and trans…
Gay Games 2026 hosting bid won by Valencia – a first for Spain
Spanish city bid named presumptive host for Gay Games XII, set to take place three years after rescheduled event in Hong Kong in 2023
Major media impact of Joshua Cavallo’s coming out shows power of storytelling
When a young footballer in Australia saw himself reflected in the story of a former player, he reached out to him for guidance. Six months later, Joshua Cavallo was not just ready to come out publicly, but to share his truth in a way that reverberated across the football world. Jon Holmes looks at the media learnings behind the headlines…
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…
Join the stars at The Big LGBT Sport Podcast Anniversary Drop-In LIVE!
To mark 200 episodes of the BBC LGBT Sport Podcast, Sports Media LGBT+ is linking up with Pride Sports to hold a live online celebration for our annual #AuthenticMe event – and you’re invited! Here’s how you can join Jack Murley and a host of famous names TONIGHT (Tue 5 Oct) from 6pm BST…
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’