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Jon Holmes

Digital Sports Editor
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Rainbow Wall flying flag for Wales and LGBTQ+ fans as Euro 2020 begins in Pride Month

Having seen their side reach the semi-finals at Euro 2016, hopes are high in Wales ahead of this year’s European Championship – and cheering the players on will be the national team’s new supporters group for LGBTQ+ fans and allies. Carys Ingram gives us the lowdown on ‘The Rainbow Wall’…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years10/06/2021 ago
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Rainbow Rovers FC launch ‘Eco-Kit’ for Pride ahead of Football United 2 match

Their first outing back in summer 2019 was a huge success, and now Sophie Cook’s Rainbow Rovers FC are preparing for their follow-up fixture on Saturday, August 7 – and they’ll be running out at Whitehawk FC in shirts sporting a Pride flag sash made from recycled plastic bottles…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years03/06/2021 ago
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Tributes paid to Leviathen Hendricks from across LGBTQ+ in sports family

“Loyal, fearless, and dedicated” – Leviathen Hendricks was an individual tour de force in the collective effort to make sports more inclusive for all LGBTQ+ people. Sports Media LGBT+ looks back at his life and legacy, with tributes and memories from those who knew him best…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years02/06/2021 ago
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LGBTQ+ cricket club Birmingham Unicorns set for debut match in Pride Month

Weoley Hill CC in south-west Birmingham is set to host a very special cricket match on June 13 – the debut outing of the Birmingham Unicorns. Club founder Lachlan Smith explains why it’ll be a date for all LGBTQ+ sports fans’ diaries…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years25/05/2021 ago
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Pansexual Visibility Day: Makayla Gerken-Schofield on Winter Olympics dreams, being pan in snowsports, and LGBTQ+ learning

She’s one of the British trio of siblings making headlines in freestyle skiing ahead of Beijing 2022 – and she’s also helping to provide representation in sports for people who are pan. We caught up with Makayla for an exclusive Q&A about the bump and roll of moguls and being a role model…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years24/05/2021 ago
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IDAHOBIT: Football v Homophobia releases powerful ‘I’m An Ally’ film

San Diego Loyal head coach Landon Donovan and Everton and Wales legend Neville Southall among those featuring in new short film from LGBT+ inclusion in football campaign group to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years17/05/2021 ago
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‘Football’s not listening on LGBT+ mental health’ – writer Dominic Stevenson on awareness and allyship

In Mental Health Awareness Week, the author of ‘Get Your Head In The Game’ talks to Sports Media LGBT+ about the conversations he had with LGBT+ people in football for his book, and how the sport he loves could do more to shift mindsets towards greater inclusion…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years12/05/2021 ago
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‘We should be celebrated – why not!’: Emma Dodds and Becky Morgan – Lesbian Visibility Week Q&A

TV sports reporter Emma Dodds and professional golfer Becky Morgan posted to Instagram about their engagement last year – but they took “different routes” before arriving at their shared happiness. They tell Zoe Vicarage about their journeys and the need to spread a little joy in just being authentic…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years27/04/2021 ago
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Lesbian Visibility Week 2021: Celebrate LGBT+ women in sport

In the week starting on Lesbian Visibility Day on Monday 26 April, we’re celebrating the contributions of LGBT+ women in our sport and sports media community. Find out how to get involved…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years26/04/2021 ago
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Style and substance – how Here For Sport is making an LGBTQ+-inclusive statement in sportswear

Having once hated sport, Sam Winton fell in love with rowing at university and later created Here For Sport to encourage LGBTQ+ people and others from under-represented groups to get involved. He explains why the social enterprise’s new Kickstarter campaign needs your support…

By Jon Holmes, 5 years22/04/2021 ago

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