Events series tees up Football v Homophobia Month of Action
FvH 2021 launch event, and comedy night on the itinerary…
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Synchronised swimming duo honoured at Out For Sport Awards
Out To Swim Angels’ Stephen Adshead and Steph Ramsay recognised for outstanding club commitment at event recognising LGBT+-inclusive sport heroes…
Being gay in rugby, and coming out: Devin Ibanez Q&A
Pro rugby player Devin Ibanez wasn’t expecting global attention when he came out publicly via Instagram. He explains how he’s tackled the media…
Pride House Birmingham launches with ambassadors announcement
LGBT+ inclusion project for 2022 Commonwealth Games invites all to ‘Celebrate, Participate, and Educate’, with four athletes helping to share the message…
Liverpool, Sheffield Utd, Charlton nominated at Football v Homophobia Awards
Clubs, county FAs, fan groups and ‘heroes’ making football more LGBT+-inclusive recognised on shortlists, with 2021 ceremony to be held on Instagram…
The Sports Media LGBT+ Review of 2020
New networks and inspirational stories feature among Jon Holmes’ LGBT+ sports highlights of the year…
Rainbow Laces returns for 2020 with new identity laces
Lesbian, bi, trans, non-binary, pan and ace designs available for this year’s Stonewall campaign activation, which is now underway…
Trans Awareness Week: Verity Smith on inclusion in sport
Since sharing his story of being a rugby player who’s trans, Verity Smith has become an influential voice for inclusion. Now Mermaids’ first sport officer, he writes to mark Trans Awareness Week…
‘Be your best self!’: Roya Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy Q&A
She’s been nominated in the Young Inspiration category at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards – meet the FA National Youth Council chair…
Greg Clarke’s gone, but FA’s LGBT+ inclusion work will continue
The language used by Clarke was indeed “unacceptable” – yet away from the chairman’s cringe-inducing comments, the Football Association has been striving to achieve acceptance for all…