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🥾 Meet Jack Turner - a footballer from the Westcountry who’s planning an epic adventure…

🗣️ “I don’t expect one person walking 339 miles to solve homophobia in sport, but I do believe it only takes one person to start a conversation.”

⚽️ Jack is a grassroots player with Bristol-based AC Moose. As a gay guy, it took him a while to find his place in game. Now he’s created ‘Steps Against Homophobia’ to help other LGBTQ people feel more comfortable in the sports they love… 🌈

🔗 Read more here 👉 https://sportsmedialgbt.com/steps-against-homophobia-jack-turner-gay-footballer-lgbtq-axminster-devon

Follow Steps Against Homophobia - and please donate what you can 🙏

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🏳️‍🌈🏉🏳️‍⚧️ "This is a huge moment for our club, but also for inclusive rugby in the UK" - Will McCartney, chair of Leeds Hunters Rugby

The IGR Bingham Cup, one of the world's biggest LGBTQ sports events, will be held in Leeds in July 2028 and is set to bring thousands of visitors to Yorkshire.

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'Huge moment' for LGBTQ sports in UK as Leeds wins race to host Bingham Cup The Bingham Cup, one of the world's biggest LGBTQ-inclusive sports events, will be held in Leeds in summer 2028; each edition of the biennial rugby tournament brings thousands of players and spectators to the host city; Leeds Hunters chair Will McCartney says the club is "incredibly excited" by the....

On the shocking situation for LGBTQ people in Senegal, and the Youth Olympic Games which begin in Dakar on Oct. 31… thanks to Jeremy Clamy Edroux and Brahim Naït-Balk for speaking out.

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Senegal, hosting the Youth Olympics, is arresting LGBTQ people. Two gay sportsmen speak out.

🌈 Save the date! Rainbow Laces Day is 8 October 2026.

Taking place right before World Mental Health Day, Rainbow Laces Day will bring people together to create spaces where LGBTQ+ people know they belong. Sport and movement should be for everyone, yet three times as many LGBTQ+ people still face discrimination whilst exercising.

This Rainbow Laces Day, we're asking everyone to take one action for LGBTQ+ inclusion. Whether you're an individual, a workplace, a sports club or team, one small action can make a big difference.

Find out how to get involved and get planning! ▶️ https://bit.ly/4gr5hwL

🎥 The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

Former Bath City defender Tony Powell vanished in 1981 while in the USA as he could not speak to his family about his homosexuality. Decades on, his sister hopes a new film will give others strength.
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🏆 Congratulations Kings Cross Steelers RFC, who have reclaimed the IGR Bingham Cup! 👏

🏳️‍🌈🏉🏳️‍⚧️ Ottawa Wolves RFC win the Amanda Mark Cup

Great coverage of the tournament from QNews

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🏟️ Everyone should feel safe and welcome when watching football - so if you witness or experience discrimination, be confident and Report It

Most incidents of anti-LGBTQ language and behaviour go unchallenged or unrecorded. Yet it’s never been easier to submit a Report… through our relationship with Kick It Out, we’re amplifying the call to action

🩷⚫️ You can DM Kick It Out; use the website or app; call the hotline; or send an email 📧

Hopefully, you won’t encounter homophobia at the match. But if you do, take the opportunity to tackle it… Report It

👉 https://www.footballvhomophobia.com/report-it/



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New features for free-to-enter AIPS Sport Media Awards, with prize money on offer - Sports Journalists' Association Submissions encouraged for 9th annual AIPS Sport Media Awards, where British entrants have been successful in previous editions; event offers chance to be recognised on global stage, with trophies and prize money for top three in eight main categories plus Young Reporters awards...

USWNT goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn says coming out was 'joyous' - Outsports USWNT goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn is dating Utah Royals teammate Ana Tejada. She is grateful for the 'amazing' response to her coming out.

🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍⚧️ More than 1,000 athletes have already registered for EuroGames Cardiff 2027, including award-winning campaigner Natalie Washington and her 7-a-side football teammates…

🗣️ “Alongside the FLINTA category, and the inclusive facilities that will be used, the organisers are committed to using venues and spaces in which everyone will be safe and free to be themselves” - Natalie

👀 Follow the link to learn more about inclusion at next summer’s LGBTQ multi-sport event, and start your journey towards EuroGames today!

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'EuroGames for everyone!' Trans footballer Natalie Washington flags up FLINTA categories at Cardiff 2027 More than 1,000 athletes have already registered for EuroGames Cardiff 2027; UK's first-ever multi-sport event for LGBTQ people and allies is a trans-inclusive positive action initiative; award-winning campaigner Natalie Washington is looking forward to playing in the FLINTA 7-a-side tournament next...