SOLD OUT! All-day event celebrating LGBTQ culture in football returns on Friday 28 June 2024, this time in London; confirmed performance of acclaimed ‘PITCH’, a theatrical production about a grassroots queer football team; speakers include Georgia Robert from TV’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’; updates here on packed programme…
To mark Trans Day of Visibility and in support of the annual Week of Action for the Football v Transphobia campaign, Sports Media LGBT+ recommends feature articles, podcasts and videos that give voice to a much-marginalised community of people in the game…
Goalkeeper Blair Hamilton plays for fifth-tier Saltdean United Women, while Natalie Washington is at Rushmoor in tier six; they’re probably the most high-profile trans women players in English football; on a special FvT Pod for the Week of Action, they discuss welcoming cultures, spikes in anti-trans reporting stats and more…
Sixth annual activation of FvT campaign being held from March 24 through to Trans Day of Visibility at end of month; clubs and leagues encouraged to promote their trans and non-binary inclusive values, using hashtag #FvT2024…
Impactful work on educating young people, improving fan experience and trans inclusion highlighted at fifth annual ceremony; Proud Baggies make it a hat-trick and Stargazy FC also successful on LGBTQ+ football’s biggest night of the year; FvH campaign director Lou Englefield says event at Manchester’s National Football Museum was “a joyful celebration of resistance”
The 15th FvH Month of Action in February was launched at Portcullis House, Westminster, at the invitation of Hannah Bardell, MP; speakers included Signify AI CEO Jonathan Hirshler and the PFA’s Simone Pound; LGBTQ+ fans Peter Davey, Tracy Brown and Rishi Madlani; and TRUK United players Natalie Washington and Arthur Webber…
FvH issues call to action to leagues, clubs, coaches, officials, players and fans across the game, urging them to take a strong vocal stand against all forms of anti-LGBTIQ+ discrimination…
League One club will go up against Premier League giants in the Professional Club category; shortlists in 10 more categories announced; the gala ceremony will be held at the National Football Museum in Manchester on February 23…
“You’ve got to be in it to win it!” Seven people previously shortlisted for the FvH Awards tell Sports Media LGBT+ why the community event is so important; nominations deadline for 2024 now closed; the gala ceremony to be held at the National Football Museum in Manchester on February 23…
Football v Homophobia will host Football Pride symposium at Manchester Metropolitan University on Friday 25 August, followed by a party event, and there’s a Manchester Pride parade opportunity on the Saturday; Zander Murray and Mikey Connor among guest speakers; REGISTER TO ATTEND NOW!