Lesbian Visibility Day: Sports and thoughts
Six women working in sports media share their takes on the awareness day, role models, and the advice they would give their younger selves
Category: The LGBT Line
Podcasts: John Amaechi, Joe Johnson and more on being LGBT+ in sport
Don’t miss these conversations from episodes of Homo Sapiens, Level Playing Field, Same Team, and The Gay Footballer’s Podcast…
Tom Bosworth: Coming out opened so many doors
Olympic race walker Tom Bosworth has described the benefits of coming out publicly as a gay athlete in a new episode of the Level Playing Field podcast…
Ryan Atkin: I’ve benefitted from being true to myself
In a new episode of The Gay Footballer’s Podcast, football referee Ryan Atkin says sharing his story in 2017 helped him find the “spark” he’d previously lacked in the sport…
Eric Radford: Being out publicly made me feel ‘so free’
In a new interview with the Level Playing Field podcast, Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Eric Radford reflects on coming out publicly in 2014…
Liverpool launches Gay Games 2026 bid plan
Liverpool could become the first UK city to host the Gay Games after the LCR Pride Foundation announced a plan to bid for the 2026 event.
Gay Footballer’s Podcast: Sharing stories
In episode one of Adam McCabe’s new podcast, he chats to Sports Media LGBT+ network lead Jon Holmes about the importance of sharing stories….
Introducing ‘The Gay Footballer’s Podcast’
We’re supporting a new podcast project from Adam McCabe, who shared his story and is now amplifying the voices of other inspirational LGBT+ individuals in football…
Rainbow Laces In Review
Baking, boxing and so much more! Jon Holmes looks back at the campaign’s 2018 activation, and picks out 10 highlights…
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…