โThree men were arrested in connection with homophobic and racially aggravated public order offences during Wrexham AFC's FA Cup Fifth Round fixture against Chelsea.โ (via @northwaleslive.bsky.social)
#FvH2026 #RetireTheChant
Happy International Womenโs Day!
At Pride Sports Cymru, we are celebrating all the women driving change in sport in Cymru ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
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 โ
Happy International Womenโs Day!
At Pride Sports, we are celebrating all the women driving change in sport around the world ๐
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 โ
International Womenโs Day 2026 | Rights. Justice. Action. | FvH logo
๐ Happy International Womenโs Day!
Football v Homophobia stands with UN Women and in solidarity with women everywhere, championingโฆ
Justice: Equality on and off the pitch
Rights: Empower ALL women in football
Action: Support womenโs voices
#IWD2026 #FvH2026 #FvT2026
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...
๐ฃ FvH and Kick It Out are partnering up to help build confidence in reporting for all those impacted by anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in football.
This new relationship is being launched with Kick It Out having already received a record number of homophobia reports so far in 2025/26.
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NION Women Rejects Anti-Trans Narrative at Kenwood Ladies Pond Image of women swimming in the wild
๐โโ๏ธThe women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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FvH logo captainโs armband - pink with white logo and text
๐จ New for this season - FvH Armbands! ๐ฉทโซ๏ธ
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 ๐ www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
โโShe contacted the Chairman immediately and had to โoutโ herself to explain why she could no longer remain a member of her beloved club or play with the team,โ the club told QueerAFโ
Phuti Lekoloane, recognised as Africaโs first out male gay footballer, has been honoured at the recent 18th South African Sport Awards.ย Find out more here ๐๐ฟ www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/05/a...
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Josh Cavallo will be in Leicester on Friday to speak at #FootballPride
๐ฃ๏ธ โThere really is no event quite like it โ itโs joyful and uplifting, with a strong spirit of protest thatโs fitting for the fractious times weโre living inโ - @louenglefield.bsky.social, @footballvhomophobia.com
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Speaker announcement | Josh Cavallo, professional footballer | Football Pride | Friday 29th August 2025 | The Y Theatre, Leicester | a photo of Josh wearing a red football jersey
๐ฃ Here we go! Joining the #FootballPride line-up in Leicester this Friday will be Josh Cavallo, pro footballer and globally recognised LGBTQ+ advocate
๐ Josh inspired people worldwide when in 2021, he publicly shared his story of being a gay man in the sportโฆ
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An image of broadcaster Becky Taylor-Gill wearing an orange baseball cap and a black T-shirt, and the Football Pride logo - Co-host announcement - Friday 29 August 2025, The Y Theatre, Leicester
๐ค Bringing all the hot goss to the #FootballPride party, itโs our charmingly chaotic co-host, Becky Taylor-Gill!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ The Studs founder is swapping the Counter Pressed studio for The Y Theatre stage - for one day only! and that day is THIS FRIDAY, 29th August ๐ฎ
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JOIN US to mark the start of the biggest ever Womenโs Rugby World Cup, as we launch Rugby Pride 2025 ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ with a breakfast panel and networking event in Manchester as the city also gears up for a weekend of Pride LGBTQ+ celebrations ๐ฅณ๐
TOMORROW MORNING - Get your FREE ticket via the link below!
Did not have Phil Neville coming out strongly against homophobic chanting on my bingo card for this week.
Story for @outsports.com on the โtotally unacceptableโ and repeated slurs chanted at Portland Timbers players, and the FIFA protocol not being followed.
#LGBTQ #football #FvH2025
Fantastic read on the (il)legality of sex testing in sport.
With particular reference to World Athletics & World Boxingโs decision to introduce genetic testing as a precondition for competing in the womenโs category ๐งฌ
โKick It Out says it received record-high reports of discrimination during the 2024/25 season with a rise in sexism, transphobia and faith-based abuseโฆ
โโฆ reports of transphobia doubledโฆโ (via BBC Sport)
#LGBTQ #football @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
Speaker announcement | Lars Fellows - TVโs โI Kissed a Boyโ | Football Pride | Friday 29th August 2025 | The Y Theatre, Leicester | a photo of Lars wearing a red and blue shirt
๐ฃ Weโre thrilled to announce that Lars from โI Kissed a Boyโ will be speaking at Football Pride on Friday 29 August in Leicester!
๐ง Heโs also a guest on a new episode of the FvH Podcast. Listen here ๐ pod.fo/e/30ad20
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Info & tkts ๐ ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
#LGBTQ #football /1
Anzeigetafel im Stadion mit der Botschaft โFOOTBALL v. HOMOPHOBIAโ in pinken Buchstaben auf schwarzem Hintergrund. Daneben der Hashtag #PUSB auf hellblauem Grund.
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#fcsp #covfcsp
โฆ.had womenโs interests at heart. They have created an environment where the go-to attack on successful women is to question their gender.
One of the first negative comments on this piece was to question whether the Rt Revd Cherry Vann is a woman.
Not sure if this is because sheโs the 1st woman Archbishop or because sheโs the 1st lesbian Archbishop.
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The utterly brilliant @transsomething.bsky.social WON an EGLSF Advocacy award! ๐โญ๏ธ
One of the best people I know, whose work on LGBTQ+ inclusion I couldnโt respect more ๐๐ป
Llongyfarchiadau Natalie! ๐๐
sportsmedialgbt.com/natalie-wash...
It has been six years since the Gender Autonomy Act was passed in Iceland. In those six years, none of the usual fears that anti-trans advocates warn against have manifested - and trans people, non-binary people and intersex people have enjoyed increased rights and protections.
Italian Elena Linari wore a rainbow captain's armband last night against Spain at #WEURO2025, in support of LGBTQ+ rights. It's the first time an Italy captain (male or female) has worn one.
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โSigning in solidarity with my trans sisters, who are arguably some of the most vulnerable in our society. To witness the stripping away of such basic rights to one specific group of people is abhorrent and reflective of a societal ignorance that should have been extinct decades ago.โ
This quote came from someone who signed the โNot In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ communityโ letter โ and it speaks to the urgency of this moment
If you agree, please read, sign, and share
๐ฌ change.org/nion_women
#NIONWomen #NotInOurName #Feminism #WomensRights #TransRights #WithTheT
Some time after 1630, Holly's bucket hat was removed from the DJ booth at Affekt Bar in St. Gallen on Wednesday.
As you see, it has a variety of badges on that she's collected down the years. She would very much like it back.
Please share & If you can help in any way do get in touch.
#EURO2025
Huge congratulations to Caster Semenya on winning this important case! ๐
Weโll be interested to see how this decision impacts sports & human rights going forward
Football Pride - A Day of Queer Football Culture - Friday 29 August 2025 - The Y Theatre, Leicester
๐ฃ BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Football Pride is BACK for 2025, this time in lovely #Leicester, on Friday 29 August!
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฝ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Itโll be the third annual summer get-together from FvH, celebrating LGBTQ culture and community in the game. Tickets on sale NOW! Link in next skeetโฆ
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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 respondedโฆ.
But it โwas not an ideological judgmentโ. Yeah, right! ๐คข
