The ongoing global expansion of inclusive rugby clubs is one of the success stories of LGBTQ+ sports and a major inspiration behind new movie ‘In From The Side’. Writer-director Matt Carter talks exclusively to Sports Media LGBT+ about the film’s world premiere, telling gay stories on screen, and his rugby passion…
Having accepted an invite to attend an Arsenal game and be part of their LGBTQ+ inclusion initiative, Arthur Webber – Twitter’s @BernieTranders – saw for himself how true support goes both ways between a club and its fans, as he told QueerAF in the Football v Transphobia campaign’s Week of Action…
It’s the annual Week of Action for the Football v Transphobia campaign, running from Thursday, March 24 up to March 31, which is Trans Day of Visibility. Sports Media LGBT+ talks to campaign lead Natalie Washington about the initiative and why stories about trans people in the game are so important…
Foxes pick up Professional Game Award at third annual FvH Awards, with Foxes Pride triumphing in Supporters Group category; inspirational P.E. teacher and footballer Hayley Wood-Thompson named FvH Hero; event in Cardiff, hosted by BBC Sport’s Jo Currie, streamed live on social media – watch a replay here
When Duncan Campbell found himself looking for more ways to connect with the wider LGBTQ+ community through sport, he hit upon the idea of a new kind of social network. With the stylish and intuitive Rally app now launched, he tells Sports Media LGBT+ why it’s all about bringing people together…
Sports Media LGBT+ is once again supporting LGBT+ History Month in February; we’ve selected five talking points for the 2022 theme connected to the Winter Olympics, motorsport museums, women’s tennis, football kits, and athlete activism; get in touch with us to discuss content this month!
QueerAF is a new organisation supporting and mentoring LGBTQ+ creatives in media; Sports Media LGBT+ among groups and individuals backing the project; ‘The Queer Gaze’ will pay emerging and underrepresented queer creatives to write in a free weekly newsletter…
Exciting announcement for Racing Pride as inclusion initiative moves into US and Canada; drift racer Zandara Kennedy joins NASCAR duo Devon Rouse and Zach Herrin, drag racer Travis Shumake, and Pirelli World Challenge’s Tom O’Gorman as driver ambassadors; You Can Play and Athlete Ally among organisations on board as partners…
Over the course of four years, ice hockey in Britain has built an impressive reputation on LGBTQ+ inclusion – and one of the driving forces behind it has been the EIHL’s media manager, Luke Fisher. To mark Pride Week, he explains what the ever-growing commitment shown by the sport in UK means to him personally, and why it’s so important…
Sports Media LGBT+ invited friends and colleagues from across the LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports sector to provide their personal ups and downs from 2021 and look ahead to what 2022 might bring – here’s what they told us…