Sports Media LGBT+ in 2019
Read about our objectives, our achievements as a network thus far, and see our calendar of forthcoming events…
Author: jonhholmes
Digital Sports Editor
Pride needs you! Charlie Martin’s LGBT ‘game changer’
Find out how you can help Charlie achieve maximum visibility at the Le Mans race weekend in June…
IDAHOBIT, and homophobia: Sports and thoughts
Four out gay sports journalists describe the effects of homophobia, and suggest what the sports media industry can learn…
Podcasts: Rachel McKinnon, Tadd Fujikawa, Charlton Invicta
Don’t miss these conversations from episodes of Level Playing Field, Same Team, and The Gay Footballer’s Podcast…
Lesbian Visibility Day: Sports and thoughts
Six women working in sports media share their takes on the awareness day, role models, and the advice they would give their younger selves
The Festival of Football: Women’s World Cup events series to hit London
Non-profit month-long festival celebrating women and non-binary people in football to be held across the capital in June and July
GFSN at 30: Mersey Marauders host Get Together
2019 marks 30th birthday of Gay Football Supporters’ Network, whose annual Summer Get Together tournament will be held in Liverpool in June
Podcasts: John Amaechi, Joe Johnson and more on being LGBT+ in sport
Don’t miss these conversations from episodes of Homo Sapiens, Level Playing Field, Same Team, and The Gay Footballer’s Podcast…
Tom Bosworth: Coming out opened so many doors
Olympic race walker Tom Bosworth has described the benefits of coming out publicly as a gay athlete in a new episode of the Level Playing Field podcast…
Ryan Atkin: I’ve benefitted from being true to myself
In a new episode of The Gay Footballer’s Podcast, football referee Ryan Atkin says sharing his story in 2017 helped him find the “spark” he’d previously lacked in the sport…