Happy International Womenβs Day!
At Pride Sports Cymru, we are celebrating all the women driving change in sport in Cymru π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
We stand with UN Women in their call for RIGHTS & JUSTICE for all women & we pledge to take ACTION for the inclusion of ALL women in sport & physical activity β
"You can't avoid the political climate right now. It is super important to be involved in these kinds of things; I don't want to say change the narrative, but to more support something that means a lot to me."
Jess Fishlock on her role as ambassador for EuroGames 2027, announced yesterday πβ€οΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
EXCLUSIVE: Wales legend Jess Fishlock says she felt compelled to become an ambassador for the 2027 EuroGames in Cardiff because of the "political climate" for LGBT people in the UK.
We talked football in her home suburb, trans athletes and padel, here...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Lisa Power wears a Queer Britain T-shirt and a Pride rainbow flag
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ Lisa Power announced as Patron for EuroGames Cardiff 2027 π
βActivist. Historianβ¦ first openly queer person to address the UN on #LGBTQ rights. A Cardiff local. A self-confessed βserial interfererβ (the best kind).β
@thisislisapower.bsky.social π
#EuroGames2027 @pridesportscymru.bsky.social
A graphic of a white ribbon logo on an orange background with the logos of Pride Sports, Football v Homophobia, Pride Sports Cymru and Sports Media LGBT+
November 25 is #WhiteRibbonDay and weβre amplifying the call for men and boys to help prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG)
1 in 4 women will be a victim of sexual assault or attempted assault in their lifetimes (National Audit Office (UK) report, 2025)
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and weβre thrilled to have her join the EuroGames family.
Croeso, Sarah! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
Let the journey begin! π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
π 600 Days to Go! π
As we count down to EuroGames Cardiff 2027, we are absolutely delighted to reveal our very first ambassadorβ¦
π Sarah Jones! π
With 197 Great Britain & Wales caps, a double Olympian, and a Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist, Sarah is a true hockey legend -
FvH logo captainβs armband - pink with white logo and text
π¨ New for this season - FvH Armbands! π©·β«οΈ
To add to the collection of armbands in our store, we now have Football v Homophobia armbands ready for the February Month of Action #FvH2026
Get yours from our store now π www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
2 WEEKS TO GO until our free Youth Festival for LGBTQ+ young people and their allies!
For more info: hello@pridecymru.com
In partnership with Pride Sports (@pridesportscymru.bsky.social). This event has been made possible through funding from The National Community Lottery Fund Wales.
2 WYTHNOS I FYND tan ein GΕ΅yl Ieuenctid ar gyfer pobl ifanc LHDTC+ a'u cynghreiriaid!
Am fwy o wybodaeth, ebostia hello@pridecymru.com
Mewn partneriaeth Γ’ Pride Sports (@pridesportscymru.bsky.social). Mae'r digwyddiad hwn wedi'i wneud yn bosibl trwy arian gan Gronfa Loteri Genedlaethol Cymru.
Image text: One Struggle One Fight. Afghan families in Wales are facing fascist hate - the same forces that attack our trans+ & queer communities. Our fight is one. Friday - Holiday Inn Cardiff Airport. Port Rd, Rhoose, Barry, CF62 3BT. Friday 29 August 5:30PM & Saturday. Barry Civic Offices, Holton Road, CF63 4RU Saturday 30 August 11AM. The logos for We Exist, Trans Pride Cardiff, Trans Aid Cymru, and Cymru Queers for Palestine are along the top of the graphic.
Upcoming this week!
Yesterday we took part in Cardiff Trans Pride march π³οΈββ§οΈ
Highlighting to our community that #EuroGames2027 in Cardiff will be inclusive of trans people & that trans people deserve a place in sport
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JOIN US to mark the start of the biggest ever Womenβs Rugby World Cup, as we launch Rugby Pride 2025 ππ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ with a breakfast panel and networking event in Manchester as the city also gears up for a weekend of Pride LGBTQ+ celebrations π₯³π
TOMORROW MORNING - Get your FREE ticket via the link below!
The countdown continues for the Rugby Pride Launch Breakfast on Friday 22 August in Manchester ππ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
Weβre thrilled to announce our first speaker - England Red Rose, Barbarains RFC star and the power behind the #RuckYou match, Director of Bisons RFC, Sacha Acheson βοΈ
Fantastic read on the (il)legality of sex testing in sport.
With particular reference to World Athletics & World Boxingβs decision to introduce genetic testing as a precondition for competing in the womenβs category π§¬
Speaker announcement | Lars Fellows - TVβs βI Kissed a Boyβ | Football Pride | Friday 29th August 2025 | The Y Theatre, Leicester | a photo of Lars wearing a red and blue shirt
π£ Weβre thrilled to announce that Lars from βI Kissed a Boyβ will be speaking at Football Pride on Friday 29 August in Leicester!
π§ Heβs also a guest on a new episode of the FvH Podcast. Listen here π pod.fo/e/30ad20
π³οΈβπβ½οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈ Info & tkts π ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
#LGBTQ #football /1
Huge congratulations to Caster Semenya on winning this important case! π
Weβll be interested to see how this decision impacts sports & human rights going forward
βSeeing a Games like this, with athletes from around the world who were the same as me, it would have inspired me so much moreβ
Read more in this lovely piece by @jonhholmes.bsky.social
cardiffeurogames2027.cymru/olympic-swim...
Lovely Dan Jervis helped us promote #EuroGames2027 in London last week at an event at Canary Wharf.
Asked how he would have felt as a young person growing up gay in the Valleys, he respondedβ¦.
Including LGBTQ+ people in sport & physical activity in Cymru π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
A lunchtime webinar for sport & physical activity providers across Wales.
Β£10pp & FREE to all EuroGames 2027 Partners
ποΈ includinglgbtq.eventbrite.co.uk
@leapsports.bsky.social, Pride Sports & @pridesportscymru.bsky.social are deeply shocked by the decision of the UK Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. We are concerned about the potential implications for trans people across the sport & physical activity sectorβ¦
The Football v Transphobia Week of Action culminates on 31 March, Trans Day of Visibility #TDOV2025
Today marks the start of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action 2025! π³οΈββ§οΈβ½οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈ
How will you get involved?
www.footballvhomophobia.com/fvt/
#fvt2025
Weβre loving the new shirt for this yearβs Football v Transphobia Week of Action ππ©·π€
Football clubs in Cymru, get involved! π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ³οΈββ§οΈ
Mae pel-droed yn gΓͺm i bawb
March 25 - 31 is the Football v Transphobia Week of Action, a time that we ask football to come together against transphobia & for trans inclusion in the game.
This year we are asking other sports to get involved!
There are a range of things your club can doβ¦
The EuroGames team behind a desk with an EGLSF flag on it, one person signs the contract as the others wait. Behind them a screen reads βsigning the contractβ
Hugh Torrance, Co-President of EGLSF signs the contract on behalf of the licensing organisation as his co-president and Pride Sports Cymru team look on
This weekend we signed the contract to bring #EuroGames 2027 to Cardiff!
Weβre up to 32 sports (possibly 35 by the time weβve finalised the programme).
Canβt wait to welcome more than 5,000 #LGBTQ+ athletes to our capital city in 2 years time π₯³ππ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ
π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ βDedicating our match against Sweden to Football v Homophobia sends a clear message that football is for everyoneβ - Angharad James, #Cymru captain
Wales vs Sweden in the UEFA Womenβs National League at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on Tuesday (KO 7.15pm) is an #FvH2025 game π©·β«οΈ - thank you FAW
βTrans women athletes displayed similar exercise performance and biomarkers compared with cis women but lower results compared with cis menβ
Another piece of new research highlighting thereβs no justification for blanket #trans bans in sport π³οΈββ§οΈ
Lovely afternoon at @kinmelbaymens.bsky.social for their #FvH2025 designated game.
Fantastic community club with a rich history of inclusion!
