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‘Amazing, inspiring’: #AuthenticMe at the BBC
In the week of National Coming Out Day, we held our first event, alongside our friends at BBC Pride. Catch up on an empowering evening exploring authenticity in sport…
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Decrease and development: Reflections on D Word 3
The D Word 3 conference on diversity in the sports media industry featured alarming statistics and awkward conversations, but also energy and enthusiasm. Sports Media LGBT+ network lead Jon Holmes looks back on an important industry event…
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‘Sometimes I’m still scared to be me’
Whether it’s phoning the florist or booking a hotel room, hockey player turned broadcast journalist Beth Fisher often finds she has to come out all over again. So how do we help other LGBT+ people with that?
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#AuthenticMe: Join us on October 9!
You’re invited to our first-ever event, which is being held in partnership with BBC Pride at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday 9 October. Find out more here…
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What did we learn from the Rainbow Laces Summit?
Jon Holmes looks back at Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces Summit from a media perspective, and identifies five key points made on LGBT+ inclusion in sport…
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New! June newsletter out now
An overview of items featured in the latest edition of our newsletter, which is available now to those signed up to our mailing list…
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Now on Facebook!
We’ve launched a new public page on Facebook, where you can get updates on what we’re doing and catch up with LGBT sports content from around the world…
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World Cup meetup! Clapham, Sunday 17 June
Football lovers of London! Come and watch the World Cup action with fellow fans who are LGBT at our special meetup at Two Brewers Clapham…
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Rainbow Laces roundtable held
Sports Media LGBT+ attended a roundtable discussion with fellow media professionals, and representatives from the Premier League and Stonewall, to discuss LGBT inclusion in sport…
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Stonewall’s Work Report, and sports media
Stonewall has released its Work Report, looking at the experiences of LGBT+ people from England, Wales and Scotland in the workplace. Which of its findings might have particular relevance to the sports media industry?