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…
In a sporting year dominated by pandemic-delayed major events – the Olympics, the Paralympics, and Euro 2020 – new heroes emerged while several established stars stepped up to be stronger allies, with both groups inspiring LGBTQ+ people everywhere; alas, there were villains too, attempting to split our community; here’s a look back at what happened in our world in 2021…
It’s one of our favourite-ever football kits – and now you can get it in FIFA 22! Stonewall FC’s camo-design Unity kit in trans Pride flag colours has dropped on FIFA Ultimate Team in support of the Rainbow Laces campaign – and if you want the real thing to wear, it’s back on sale from the club’s online shop…
Dance has been Trudi Clark’s passion since childhood and she founded her own company – Mirrors Dance – when she was 30. But she never felt entirely comfortable being her true self within the world of dancesport. Then, at the age of 44, she took a big step towards authenticity – it changed her life. She shares her story with us for Rainbow Laces…