Network News
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…
Network News
‘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…
Network News
‘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?
Network News
#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…
Network News
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…
The LGBT Line
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…
The LGBT Line
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…
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…
The LGBT Line
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…
The LGBT Line
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…