Sport Unite. Tackle. Change: Premiership Rugby issues call to action to report LGBTQ+ discrimination Premiership Rugby has issued a call to action to report LGBTQ+ discrimination. Round 14 – 18th-20th April 2025 – is Premiership Rugby‘s LGBTQ+ Pride Round to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and help tackle discrimination. According to Premiership Rugby, LGBTQ+ Pride Round is “part of [our] unwavering By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Trans women can continue to compete in women’s football, the FA has announced The Football Association (FA) has announced that trans women can continue to compete in women’s football in England provided they meet “stricter eligibility criteria”, including meeting reduced testosterone levels and “match observation” to evaluate if the player “presents a risk”. The FA, which bel By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport A star for a star: Lesbian tennis legend Billie Jean King receives historic star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Lesbian tennis ace Billie Jean King has became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the sports entertainment category at a ceremony on Monday, April 7, which she attended with her wife Ilana Kloss and friends, including Jamie Lee Curtis. “The important thing is, I don’t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Trans swimmer Lia Thomas will “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports” American trans swimmer and activist Lia Thomas has said she is going to “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports” and ban them from competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Thomas was the first openly trans athlete to win gold in a national champion By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Brighton Seagals rebrands recreational section to ‘Seapals’ to be more inclusive Brighton Seagals Football Club, which is open to women, non-binary and trans people, has rebranded its recreational section to Seapals to be more inclusive. Players at the club, which competes in the Sussex County Women & Girls Football League, can be as competitive or non-competitive as they wish. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Openly gay Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina admits she had “no choice” but to leave Russia for Australia Russia-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina, who came out in 2022, has spoken about her decision to switch nationalities and start professionally representing Australia, admitting she had “no choice” but to leave Russia because she is openly gay. Speaking about her decision, Kasatkina, who is in a relat By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Kevin Penrose, an active Gaelic football (GAA) player, who publicly came out in February, has urged other sports people to come out Kevin Penrose, an active Gaelic football (GAA) player, who publicly came out in February, has urged other sports people to come out. Kevin, who also works as a travel blog influencer, is among a small cohort of openly gay sportsmen – a small list, which includes Jake Daniels and Donal og Cusack. Kev By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport World Athletics to initiate mandatory genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics has announced the organisation will initiate genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing. While full details have yet to emerge, female athletes will likely be required to undergo a one-time cotton swab or dried blood spot test befo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport New president of International Olympic Committee supports banning trans women from female sports Kirsty Coventry, new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), supports banning trans women from female sports. Former Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Ms Coventry, 41, pipped Lord Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch to the position. The election means Ms Coventry has become both the fi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Gay footballer Josh Cavallo reveals ongoing daily death threats The Australian athlete, and the first active openly gay male professional footballer, expressed his dismay at the slow pace of progress toward acceptance in the sport. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News The UK’s only LGBTQ+ inclusive rowing club has two crews participating in the world’s largest women’s rowing race in the world The UK’s only LGBTQ+ inclusive rowing club hit an exciting milestone on International Women’s Day on March 8 as for the first time two crews participated in the world’s largest women’s rowing race in the world. London Otters RC was founded in 2014 with just a handful of people as a way to help LGBTQ By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Sport Liverpool FC marked LGBT+ History Month last month with a series of events and activities to “reinforce its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion” Liverpool FC (LFC) marked LGBT+ History Month last month with a series of events and activities to “reinforce its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”. This year’s celebration coincided with the fifth anniversary of Red Together, the club’s dedicated equality, diversity and inclusion ini By Graham Robson • 2 min read
