Jon Mulkeen has been working in track and field media for nearly 20 years, and is among the LGBTQ editors and journalists out at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo; here, he discusses his role and what makes the sport he loves so inclusive, and shares some of his personal journey too…
Jack Murley, whose long-running podcast amplifies LGBTQ voices in sports, is supporting Switchboard in July by putting in the hard yards in the pool; long-distance swim is a nod to the long shadow of homophobic Section 28 legislation…
There’s a noticeable nonchalance within British sports about Pride Month so far this June, with less enthusiasm from governing bodies and clubs, and a dearth of coverage in mainstream media; however, as LGBTQ storytellers, we know that this is our time to stick together and keep showing up…
Evie Ashton is a multiple award-winning freelance journalist whose recently-launched Substack blog ‘It’s Just a Game’ is dissecting both sports and sports media in ways rarely seen in the mainstream; to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, we asked her about the response from the industry, LGBTQ+ storytelling, and more…
From interviewing trans athletes for the Telegraph and CNN, to fronting an LGBT+ History Month video for Sky’s WSL TikTok account, Becky Thompson is telling important stories at a time when women in sport face a high risk of abuse on social media; to mark IWD 2024 and its #InspireInclusion theme, she talks about the icons she admires, her Ultimate Frisbee passion, being pan, and the advice she got from an industry great…
When Sky Sports News AP Nakul Pande felt “truly and authentically” himself, he posted to his social media accounts to let people know that he is bisexual; on Bi Visibility Day on Saturday 23 September, he joins us for a Q&A to reflect on that moment and on his career in sports media so far, and share some inclusion advice for the industry…
Having announced their name change earlier this month, Australian sports journalist Poletti blogs for Sports Media LGBT+ about their self-discovery and the value of visibility; “I want the journey for the next non-binary person to come along in media to be easy than mine was,” they say…
Football Writers’ Association and Sports Media LGBT+ celebrate ongoing partnership with another special Pride episode of the Football v Homophobia Podcast; ESPN’s Sophie Lawson, Guardian writer Júlia Belas, ABC’s Samantha Lewis and freelancer Poletti look at LGBTQ+ themes at the Women’s World Cup…
Over 40 out women were named in squads at World Cup 2019 – and there’s likely to be many more competing in Australia and New Zealand this summer; however, there’s barely been any acknowledgement in professional women’s football of Lesbian Visibility Week; reporter Beth Fisher and FvH’s Lou Englefield discuss the various reasons behind that in a new podcast episode – listen now!
Images from the double-header of games at Dulwich Hamlet FC have gone viral, bringing TRUK United FC to the attention of many more people around the world; Lucy Copsey, who was behind the camera after turning out for TRUK’s women’s team, talks us through her journey with the club and the joy conveyed within her match photography…