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LET THE DOLLS PLAY: Goal Diggers FC launches friendly tournament in solidarity with trans players amid FA’s “cruel and cowardly ban”

LET THE DOLLS PLAY: Goal Diggers FC launches friendly tournament in solidarity with trans players amid FA’s “cruel and cowardly ban”

Goal Diggers FC (GDFC), a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, is inviting other trans and gender non-conforming, inclusive clubs to play in a friendly tournament on the first day of Pride Month, 1 June. The football club said on Instagram: “Join us on the 1 June to celebrate ou

Gary Lineker says trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet”

Gary Lineker says trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet”

Gary Lineker has said trans people are “some of the most persecuted on the planet” in a recent interview, describing the noise created by anti-trans activists around trans inclusion in sports as “too nuanced” for social media discussion. His remarks come amid ongoing debate following bans on trans w

Members of non-ability womxn and non-binary football club urge FA to stop banning trans women from football

Members of non-ability womxn and non-binary football club urge FA to stop banning trans women from football

Members of Goal Diggers Football Club, a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, walked from their training pitches at Haggerston to Wembley on 5 May to deliver a letter to the FA urging them to rethink their current transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming grassroots foot

Phuti Lekoloane, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer, shares insight on the urgent need to keep queer-inclusive sport alive in Africa

Phuti Lekoloane, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer, shares insight on the urgent need to keep queer-inclusive sport alive in Africa

Phuti Lekoloane, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer and a driving force behind the African Pride Games, has shared insights on the urgent need to keep queer-inclusive sport alive in Africa, saying he is “fighting because I know how heavy it is to feel invisible.” “Most people see the l

Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley handed 13-match suspension and fined £2,000 for using homophobic language towards opponent

Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley handed 13-match suspension and fined £2,000 for using homophobic language towards opponent

Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley has been handed a 13-match suspension and fined £2,000 for using homophobic language towards an opponent in a game against Walsall in January, the Football Association (FA) said on Friday, 25 April. During Walsall’s 5-1 win over Tranmere in fourth-tier League Tw

Openly gay Scottish footballer Zander Murray to give two public talks exploring the issue of homophobia in sport

Openly gay Scottish footballer Zander Murray to give two public talks exploring the issue of homophobia in sport

Trailblazing, openly gay footballer Zander Murray will be giving two public talks in Elgin, Scotland in May, exploring the issue of homophobia in sport. Moray Pride Inclusion Hub, which connects LGBTQ+ community members with local sports clubs to promote inclusive sporting opportunities, will be hos

Jake Daniels, the UK’s only ‘out’ gay player in professional men’s football, says “gay life is the best’ after helping to launch a new campaign

Jake Daniels, the UK’s only ‘out’ gay player in professional men’s football, says “gay life is the best’ after helping to launch a new campaign

Jake Daniels, the UK’s only ‘out’ gay player in professional men’s football, said “gay life is the best” after helping to launch a new campaign. Daniels, who has spent most of the season on loan at non-league club Warrington Rylands, features alongside Nicole Chui, co-founder of Baesianz FC, a Londo

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