‘Coming out lifted a mental weight off my shoulders’
In Mental Health Awareness Week, sports reporter Jak Ball talks about football, feeling free, and how he once struggled to even say the word ‘gay’…
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Jo Currie: Lesbian visibility matters in sports media
As BBC Women’s Sport Reporter, Jo Currie is a familiar face in the media to millions. She wants young LGBT+ journalists to know it’s OK to be out…
Transgender Awareness Week: ‘Talk to us – and listen’
With new research showing the extent of negativity towards trans people in UK media, Emma Smith writes of the need for better dialogue…
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…
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
Sports Media LGBT+ Survey Results
We asked you to help us gauge how inclusive the sports media industry is for people who are LGBT, and to tell us about your experiences. Here are the results of your responses…
‘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?
21 Questions With… Daniel Trainor
He started up his own LGBTQ sports podcast and he’s our first Q&A guest from outside the UK – meet the host of ‘Same Team’ to learn about his journey, times of struggle, and why loves storytelling…
21 Questions With… Jack Murley
It’s the second installment of our new series of interviews with those in sports media who are LGBT+. Next up, it’s BBC broadcaster and presenter / producer of ‘The Other Side’, Jack Murley…
21 Questions With… Lee Hurley
In the first of a new series of interviews with those in sports media who are LGBT+, we speak to writer and editor Lee Hurley of Arsenal website DailyCannon.com…