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Jon Holmes

Digital Sports Editor
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Jordan Burrow from ‘I Kissed a Boy’ tells FvH Podcast how to make men’s football more gay friendly

The lover boy from the Lake District has been one of the stars of the BBC TV reality dating show’s second season; Jordan joins the FvH Podcast to discuss coming from a Man Utd-supporting family, coming out as gay, and coming to the icons party dressed as Jake Daniels…

By Jon Holmes, 1 week10/06/2025 ago
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Trans charity ‘so grateful’ to benefit from LGBTQ football club’s fundraiser

Not A Phase among organisations supported by London Titans FC’s ‘Transcend Limits’ campaign, which raised nearly £10,000 in eight months; “we will always stand with Trans people,” says Titans’ Ollie James-Parr; LGBTQ+-inclusive club celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2025…

By Jon Holmes, 2 weeks05/06/2025 ago
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Grassroots women’s football raising thousands of pounds to keep trans teammates playing

Crowdfunders for trans-inclusive football attracting support, with £10,000 already raised by Goal Diggers FC; some teams and leagues say they won’t affiliate with FA after blanket ban on trans women in women’s game; broadcaster Shebahn Aherne says she feels issue has been “clouded completely”…

By Jon Holmes, 1 month08/05/2025 ago
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More than 100 clubs and groups publicly oppose bans on trans women playing women’s football

Goal Diggers FC organising walk to Wembley on Monday, and will deliver open letter of protest to FA chiefs; at least 50 clubs for women and nonbinary players have issued statements so far; thousands represented on Football v Homophobia’s ‘Let Them Play’ statement…

By Jon Holmes, 2 months03/05/2025 ago
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Football v Homophobia ‘deeply saddened’ by news of trans bans in England and Scotland

Pride Sports, which runs the Football v Homophobia campaign and its Football v Transphobia strand, has expressed grave disappointment after the English and Scottish FAs announced a ban on trans women playing women’s football, from June 1 – read the statement below…

By Jon Holmes, 2 months01/05/2025 ago
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‘I’ll never compromise on reporting truth in sports media’: Evie Ashton Q&A in Lesbian Visibility Week

Evie Ashton is a multiple award-winning freelance journalist whose recently-launched Substack blog ‘It’s Just a Game’ is dissecting both sports and sports media in ways rarely seen in the mainstream; to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, we asked her about the response from the industry, LGBTQ+ storytelling, and more…

By Jon Holmes, 2 months25/04/2025 ago
Goal Diggers FC
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‘We’ll always be trans inclusive’: UK’s LGBTQ sports teams rally after court ruling

Scores of inclusive sports clubs across Britain issue statements in solidarity with trans and non-binary people, following legal decision; sports policies, already a battleground, set for further scrutiny but grassroots groups insist they will hold fast to their values; sports media industry urged to show leadership…

By Jon Holmes, 2 months17/04/2025 ago
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‘Football should be for everybody!’: London Titans FC win national LGBTQ sports team award

Events and sponsorship officer Ollie James-Parr says everyone associated with London Titans FC is thrilled at the club’s Gaydio Pride Awards 2025 success; Titans were shortlisted alongside Newcastle Frontrunners and Bristol Swifts and picked up the top prize at the gala event in Manchester on Friday…

By Jon Holmes, 3 months18/03/2025 ago
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Leeds United, Rainbow Blades and Saltire Thistle among winners on FvH Awards gala night in Glasgow

FvH Scotland stages memorable sixth annual FvH Awards event at iconic Òran Mór venue, with The Football Association as lead sponsor; Manchester Laces, Dulwich Hamlet and Sheffield Wednesday FC Community Programme also pick up prizes; special awards go to Aaron Ramsdale and the late Kat Lindner…

By Jon Holmes, 3 months08/03/2025 ago
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FvH benefits as millions see more than 200 goals scored with EFL and PUMA’s Rainbow Ball

Football v Homophobia to receive £10,200 donation from PUMA UK following second annual activation of EFL’s Rainbow Ball; 1.1 million fans attended matches in which the special matchball was used, with 1.9m viewers watching these games live on TV…

By Jon Holmes, 3 months06/03/2025 ago

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