The Sports Media LGBT+ Review of 2020
New networks and inspirational stories feature among Jon Holmes’ LGBT+ sports highlights of the year…
Category: Our Stories in Sport
Cycling, community, and Intersex Awareness Day: Imogen Callaway Q&A
Imogen Callaway fell in love with cycling in Cornwall and is now a Sportswomen of the Year Awards nominee. She talks about her bike ‘Unicorn’, YouTube, being intersex, inspiring women, and much more…
International Pronouns Day: JP Casey on being non-binary in sport
What’s it like to play team sports when you’re non-binary? And how do pronouns play a part in that? Our latest Q&A feature reveals all…
Coming Out Day: Athletics Pride Network’s Gareth Burrell shares his story
Gareth Burrell is British Athletics’ Communications and Content Manager, and a member of the Athletics Pride Network. This is his coming out story…
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football
Over 200 individuals and 100+ organisations connected to LGBTQ+ inclusion in football respond to recent media coverage about gay and bi male professional footballers…
Bi Visibility Day: Football, wrestling, and being bisexual
Finding inclusive environments within his favourite sports helped journalist Sam Clarke grow in confidence as a bisexual man. He shares his story…
‘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’…
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…