From Team LGBTQ’s exciting exploits at the Olympics and Paralympics, big get-together events such as Football Pride and the FvH Awards, and further progress for our community in the sports media industry, here are selections and reflections taken from the last 12 months…
With an electrifying FIFA Women’s World Cup at its centre, the year just gone in sports was full of ups and downs for LGBTQ+ people; in our traditional look back at the last 12 months, there are a lot of football mentions but also some rugby union, cricket, curling and miscellaneous moments that caught our attention…
No more lockdowns but lots of upheaval in 2022; Heartstopper made us happy cry, and we shed tears of joy at Wembley in late July; there was advocacy for freedom and authenticity around the Commonwealth Games and Qatar 2022, with mixed results; all that and more in our annual lookback at the year just gone…
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…
New networks and inspirational stories feature among Jon Holmes’ LGBT+ sports highlights of the year…