World Cup meetup! Clapham, Sunday 17 June
Football lovers of London! Come and watch the World Cup action with fellow fans who are LGBT at our special meetup at Two Brewers Clapham…
Rainbow Laces roundtable held
Sports Media LGBT+ attended a roundtable discussion with fellow media professionals, and representatives from the Premier League and Stonewall, to discuss LGBT inclusion in sport…
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…
Stonewall’s Work Report, and sports media
Stonewall has released its Work Report, looking at the experiences of LGBT+ people from England, Wales and Scotland in the workplace. Which of its findings might have particular relevance to the sports media industry?
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…
Network update: April
Network consulting on LGBT in sport reporting guidelines; how to support events such as the Gay Games; new LinkedIn group established…
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…
The need for welcoming workplaces in sports media
For someone who’s LGBT, the hierarchy and tradition of a newsroom may seem a tough environment in which to come out. Grant Dalton says it’s important sportsdesks are open about inclusion…
In Review: LGBT sport in 2017 – Coming out stories
In the second part of his review of the year, Jon Holmes looks back at some of his favourite interviews of 2017 in which sportsmen and women spoke to the media for the first time about being LGBT…
In Review: LGBT sport in 2017 – Rainbow Laces
Jon Holmes picks out the media moments – videos, social posts and articles – that helped boost the Rainbow Laces campaign in 2017, and asks you to choose any that made a difference to you…