Jack Murley, whose long-running podcast amplifies LGBTQ voices in sports, is supporting Switchboard in July by putting in the hard yards in the pool; long-distance swim is a nod to the long shadow of homophobic Section 28 legislation…
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There’s a noticeable nonchalance within British sports about Pride Month so far this June, with less enthusiasm from governing bodies and clubs, and a dearth of coverage in mainstream media; however, as LGBTQ storytellers, we know that this is our time to stick together and keep showing up…
The lover boy from the Lake District has been one of the stars of the BBC TV reality dating show’s second season; Jordan joins the FvH Podcast to discuss coming from a Man Utd-supporting family, coming out as gay, and coming to the icons party dressed as Jake Daniels…
Not A Phase among organisations supported by London Titans FC’s ‘Transcend Limits’ campaign, which raised nearly £10,000 in eight months; “we will always stand with Trans people,” says Titans’ Ollie James-Parr; LGBTQ+-inclusive club celebrates its 20-year anniversary in 2025…
Crowdfunders for trans-inclusive football attracting support, with £10,000 already raised by Goal Diggers FC; some teams and leagues say they won’t affiliate with FA after blanket ban on trans women in women’s game; broadcaster Shebahn Aherne says she feels issue has been “clouded completely”…
Goal Diggers FC organising walk to Wembley on Monday, and will deliver open letter of protest to FA chiefs; at least 50 clubs for women and nonbinary players have issued statements so far; thousands represented on Football v Homophobia’s ‘Let Them Play’ statement…
Pride Sports, which runs the Football v Homophobia campaign and its Football v Transphobia strand, has expressed grave disappointment after the English and Scottish FAs announced a ban on trans women playing women’s football, from June 1 – read the statement below…
Evie Ashton is a multiple award-winning freelance journalist whose recently-launched Substack blog ‘It’s Just a Game’ is dissecting both sports and sports media in ways rarely seen in the mainstream; to mark Lesbian Visibility Week, we asked her about the response from the industry, LGBTQ+ storytelling, and more…
Scores of inclusive sports clubs across Britain issue statements in solidarity with trans and non-binary people, following legal decision; sports policies, already a battleground, set for further scrutiny but grassroots groups insist they will hold fast to their values; sports media industry urged to show leadership…