Sport Out For Sport, London’s LGBTQ+ sports festival, to return on 29 June Out For Sport, London’s LGBTQ+ sports festival, is to return for its second consecutive year at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre from 10.30am on Sunday, 29 June. Taking place at one of London’s most iconic sporting destinations, the Festival aims to break down barriers to sports participation. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport West Ham United fined £120,000 for homophobic chanting West Ham United has been fined £120,000 after homophobic chants were made by the club’s fans during a match at Chelsea in February. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport 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 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Ian Roberts, Australia’s first openly gay professional rugby player, sends powerful message to closeted gay players who are afraid to come out Ian Roberts, Australia’s first openly gay professional rugby player, has sent a powerful message to closeted gay players who are afraid to come out. Roberts, who came out in 1995, has urged gay footballers to not be afraid to embrace their authentic selves after it was recently revealed in a survey By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport 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 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Carl Nassib, the first openly gay, active American football player, reveals how losing his gay uncle gave him the strength to come out publicly The first openly gay, active American football player Carl Nassib has revealed what contributed to his decision to publicly come out. Speaking on The Pivot podcast, Nassib reflected on a conversation he had with a gay uncle who was dying of cancer. “I saw him on his deathbed and he was in a really b By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Two cities in the running to host 2030 Gay Games! Perth in Australia and Denver in the United States have moved one step closer to hosting the 2030 Gay Games, after Auckland in New Zealand withdrew from the selection process, citing a lack of government funding. Writing before the withdrawal of Auckland, Laurie Butterfly, co-chair of the team in ch By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Changing the goalposts: Football Association BANS all trans women from women’s football The Football Association has announced that trans women will be banned from playing women’s football in England from next season, despite announcing in April that trans women could continue to play on conditions they meet “stricter eligibility criteria”. The FA said the move, which will apply to all By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport 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 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
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 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Trans women banned from competing in pool’s female category Ultimate Pool Group (UPG), the professional body for 8-ball pool, has become the first sports body to amend its rules – banning trans women from its female category – in the wake of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. While its open category By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport 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 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
