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Gay Games 2026 hosting bid won by Valencia – a first for Spain
Spanish city bid named presumptive host for Gay Games XII, set to take place three years after rescheduled event in Hong Kong in 2023
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Major media impact of Joshua Cavallo’s coming out shows power of storytelling
When a young footballer in Australia saw himself reflected in the story of a former player, he reached out to him for guidance. Six months later, Joshua Cavallo was not just ready to come out publicly, but to share his truth in a way that reverberated across the football world. Jon Holmes looks at the media learnings behind the headlines…
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Coming out, community, and celebration: #AuthenticMe marks LGBT Sport Podcast’s 200 milestone
Our annual event in the build-up to Coming Out Day was a glorious, globe-spanning get-together made possible by inspirational guests, our partners at Pride Sports and Pride of the Terraces, and host Jack Murley whose BBC LGBT Sport Podcast had hit its double centenary. Here’s what happened and some words of wisdom shared…
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Join the stars at The Big LGBT Sport Podcast Anniversary Drop-In LIVE!
To mark 200 episodes of the BBC LGBT Sport Podcast, Sports Media LGBT+ is linking up with Pride Sports to hold a live online celebration for our annual #AuthenticMe event – and you’re invited! Here’s how you can join Jack Murley and a host of famous names TONIGHT (Tue 5 Oct) from 6pm BST…
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Birmingham and London bidding to host EuroGames events in 2024 and 2025
Bids representing UK’s two most populous cities submitted for Europe’s biggest inclusive multi-sports event; Pride Sports and Out For Sport are the two organisations leading the bids for Birmingham and London respectively; Vienna also in contention for both editions, with Lyon entered for 2025
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New trans guidance is ‘backwards step’, say UK’s leading LGBTIQ+ sports organisations
Pride Sports, LEAP Sports Scotland and LGBT+ Sport Cymru say guidance issued by UK’s Sports Councils “presents false dichotomy of inclusion and fairness”; review by Equality Group recommends national governing bodies consider adopting one of three options – prioritising trans inclusion; creating ‘female’ and ‘open’ categories; or offer ‘universal admission’
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TRUK United FC set to push trans-inclusive football forwards in charity cup match
A National Affinity Cup game at Leatherhead FC on Sunday afternoon will mark the debut outing for TRUK United FC, whose squad has a strong representation of players who are trans and non-binary. Club founder and player-boss Lucy Clark explains why the game will be “pretty historic”…
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New short film ‘Safe Space’ showcases LGBTQ+- inclusive football at Charlton and Millwall
A new short documentary film by Sam Clarke for Football v Homophobia tells the story of Charlton Invicta and Millwall Romans – the LGBTQ+-inclusive football teams in London supported by their respective EFL clubs’ community trusts – their first-ever meeting, and the personalities involved…
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Broadcasting, Blackburn, and Bi Visibility Day: Listen to the FvH Podcast
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…
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Ten iconic Team LGBTQ+ moments from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
From the letter ‘X’ to the ‘Queen of Tokyo’, from a trail-blazing trans triumph to Britain’s No 1 knitter, here’s our collection of quality queer-friendly memories that will linger on long after the Olympic flame has been extinguished in Japan…