Attitudes improving amid the rainbows
Professional sport is progressing in its LGBT equality journey, even if the findings of some surveys often suggests otherwise. Rory Magrath believes Rainbow Laces is a force for good…
Category: The LGBT Line
Share a story for Rainbow Laces
The Stonewall campaign for LGBT inclusion in sport is receiving its annual activation. We’d love to talk to you about Rainbow Laces and maybe work with you on telling your story. Read on for more info…
Sports Media LGBT+ Survey Results
We asked you to help us gauge how inclusive the sports media industry is for people who are LGBT, and to tell us about your experiences. Here are the results of your responses…
‘Amazing, inspiring’: #AuthenticMe at the BBC
In the week of National Coming Out Day, we held our first event, alongside our friends at BBC Pride. Catch up on an empowering evening exploring authenticity in sport…
‘Sometimes I’m still scared to be me’
Whether it’s phoning the florist or booking a hotel room, hockey player turned broadcast journalist Beth Fisher often finds she has to come out all over again. So how do we help other LGBT+ people with that?
#AuthenticMe: Join us on October 9!
You’re invited to our first-ever event, which is being held in partnership with BBC Pride at MediaCityUK in Salford on Tuesday 9 October. Find out more here…
What did we learn from the Rainbow Laces Summit?
Jon Holmes looks back at Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces Summit from a media perspective, and identifies five key points made on LGBT+ inclusion in sport…
LGBT-inclusive sports media project hits Glasgow 2018
‘Mojo on the Green’ is giving six young reporters the opportunity to shine a light on LGBT inclusion in sport during the European Championships this month…
Mario: UK poster reveal + trailer
Take a look at the UK poster and trailer for Mario, the Swiss movie about a complicated relationship between two footballers which is being released here on July 13…
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…