This weekend, Charlton Invicta and Millwall Romans – the LGBTQ+-inclusive football teams in London supported by their respective EFL clubs’ community trusts – will meet for the second time competitively. A new short documentary film by Sam Clarke for Football v Homophobia tells the story of their first-ever match and the personalities involved…
To mark the annual awareness day on September 23, Football v Homophobia Youth Panel comms officer Sam Clarke joins his fellow Sports Media LGBT+ network member Michael McCann and Proud Rovers founder Hannah Parys for a chat about their experiences of being bi and out…
As Sports Media LGBT+ partners with the Football Writers’ Association to collaborate on industry inclusion, Jon Holmes – who started out in sports journalism back in 2001 – discusses his career experiences as a gay man, a turning point for his own authenticity, and why the FWA link-up is significant…
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…
New networks and inspirational stories feature among Jon Holmes’ LGBT+ sports highlights of the year…
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…
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…
Gareth Burrell is British Athletics’ Communications and Content Manager, and a member of the Athletics Pride Network. This is his coming out story…
Over 200 individuals and 100+ organisations connected to LGBTQ+ inclusion in football respond to recent media coverage about gay and bi male professional footballers…
Finding inclusive environments within his favourite sports helped journalist Sam Clarke grow in confidence as a bisexual man. He shares his story…