Community News Stonewall FC launch new kit to coincide with Rainbow Laces Day Stonewall FC, the LGBTQ+ football club, announces the launch of their new club kits, created in collaboration with lead club sponsor adidas By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Mara Gomez is the first trans woman to play in Argentinian league Mara Gomez, 22, is the first trans woman to have been signed to a professional football team in Argentina amidst global debates surrounding trans women’s right to play on league level sporting teams. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Manchester United partners with Stonewall to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion UK football team Manchester United has announced its partnership with LGBTQ+ organisation Stonewall to promote greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the sports team. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Whitehawk FC to commemorate local WWII hero, Private Charlie Standing Whitehawk Football Club to commemorate local WWII hero Private Charlie Standing by unveiling a plaque to him at 12pm on Saturday, October 31 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Mexican football team promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport Muxes, a football team in Mexico City, has risen to prominence for promoting greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in South America’s most popular sport. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Over 250 sign open letter about better LGBTQ+ inclusion in football More than 150 people and 100 organisations have signed a letter criticising ‘sensationalist’ media coverage that speculates about the sexuality of male football players. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Football: Rainbow Jerseys trigger homophobia Bristol City football club have unveiled their new season goalkeeper jerseys and the rainbow designs have triggered some people. By Paul Wright • 2 min read
Community Whitehawk FC announce Dr Sophie Cook as club’s first Equalities & Diversity Officer Whitehawk FC announces Dr Sophie Cook FRSA as the club’s first Equalities & Diversity Officer, taking up her role in readiness for the 2020/21 season, Whitehawk FC’s 75th Anniversary. By Contributor • 2 min read
Business News Utilita partners with Whitehawk FC & Rainbow Rovers Utilita, a smart Pay As You Go energy supplier, partners with Whitehawk FC and the club’s affiliated LGBTQ+ team, the Rainbow Rovers By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South FOOTBALL: A Unique Tale About The World’s Favourite Sport Football, a unique Tale About The World’s Favourite Sport – is a new documentary about how Association Football was born, developed and spread across the globe, while also telling the tale of the remarkable life of the game’s first entertainer, Fred Spiksley. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: We’re queer and we should be here by Darryl Telles. We’re queer and we should be here By Darryl Telles. Darryl Telles’s lifelong passion for his beloved Tottenham Hotspur is a real passion, yet like other gay football supporters, he has had to endure decades of abuse and threats from homophobic fellow fans in a sport where discussing being gay or tal By Eric Page • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News FA to investigate former Cardiff manager about alleged homophobic text messages Crystal Palace have announced they will not be appointing Malky Mackay as their new manager. The announcement comes after his former club Cardiff delivered a dossier to the FA claiming Mackay allegedly sent texts of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature while employed by them, according to The Dail By Besi • 1 min read
