Mario: UK poster reveal
Take a look at the new UK poster for Mario, the Swiss movie about a complicated relationship between two footballers which is being released here next month…
Category: The LGBT Line
It’s good to talk about being gay in football
Sports media professionals are being given the opportunity to discuss LGBT inclusion with the Premier League and Stonewall. It’s a chance our industry shouldn’t squander, writes Jon Holmes…
Why Lesbian Day of Visibility matters
To mark Lesbian Day of Visibility on April 26, we’ve collected stories and quotes from women working in sport and sports media on why it’s important for them to be out, and to show everybody…
A thaw point? How ice skating stories show progress
As a new documentary about British Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater John Curry is released in UK cinemas, Jon Holmes looks at what the media can learn from LGBT representation in winter sports both then and now…
In Review: LGBT sport in 2017 – Coming out stories
In the second part of his review of the year, Jon Holmes looks back at some of his favourite interviews of 2017 in which sportsmen and women spoke to the media for the first time about being LGBT…
In Review: LGBT sport in 2017 – Rainbow Laces
Jon Holmes picks out the media moments – videos, social posts and articles – that helped boost the Rainbow Laces campaign in 2017, and asks you to choose any that made a difference to you…
‘Pot of gold’ in reach for Rainbow Laces, and media
If it’s up to sport to show support and visibility for this month’s Rainbow Laces campaign activity, it’s up to the media to explain why it’s not purely for the benefit of LGBT people, writes Jon Holmes…
The LGBT Line: Philippa York, and allies in cycling
The return of a cycling icon to the media spotlight in recent months is an outstanding example of inclusion by allies in sport and journalism, writes Jon Holmes…