⚽️ Lise Klaveness for FIFA President? Her candidacy might still be considered a long shot but even Sepp Blatter is now tweeting #lise4president… Even if she’s only in the running, the ramifications for women and LGBTQ people in football could be huge. For @outsports.com

Gay exec touted as best choice to replace Gianni Infantino at FIFA - Outsports

Lisa Klaveness has been an outspoken critic of under-fire FIFA President Gianni Infantino, whose predecessor says the out lesbian executive should now replace him.

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Once a refugee living on the street, gay weightlifter wins Commonwealth Games silver medal - buff.ly/pgf0UzC

🥇 8 of the 11 out LGBTQ athletes competing at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games won medals. On the medal table, #TeamLGBTQ would have finished above 25 of the 29 teams from nations with anti-gay laws. Here's to the athletes representing and the power of authenticity... 🌈 For @outsports.com

73% of out LGBTQ athletes at Commonwealth Games won medals - Outsports

If Team LGBTQ were a country at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the out athletes would have collectively beaten 25 nations with anti-gay laws.

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NEW: Courageous LGBTQ activists from three of the 29 Commonwealth nations with anti-gay laws have spoken out in support of the Zero Flags Project display at #Glasgow2026, organised by Pride House Glasgow, following criticism from some right-wing politicians and media outlets. #CommonwealthGames

'Not insulting' - LGBTQ activists from countries with anti-gay laws defend Commonwealth Games flags display

Right-wing media and politicians have claimed the Zero Flags display at the Commonwealth Games is somehow 'insulting' and 'out of touch' but LGBTQ activists from three of the 29 featured countries wit...

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God bless Seamus Derbyshire.

🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ New LGBTQ+ Supporter Group Toolkit launched by FSA and Pride in Football 🗣️ “With rising levels of homophobic abuse, LGBTQ+ supporters groups are needed more than ever… This toolkit will make existing groups stronger and make it easier for new groups to form” - @prideinfootball.bsky.social 1/2

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏳️‍🌈 Excited for Seamus Derbyshire in a #CommonwealthGames final on Friday night! He certainly impressed in the heats, winning his race after an iconic K-pop inspired intro moment. Fingers crossed for a medal… 🤞 Read on @outsports.com #TeamLGBTQ #Glasgow2026

Gay athlete Seamus Derbyshire uses K-pop to fuel himself into final - Outsports

Seamus Derbyshire is a medal-chasing, K-pop-loving Commonwealth Games athlete who's proud to be a role model for 'young gay me.'

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🚨 FvH responds to Kick It Out’s end-of-season reporting statistics ⬆️ 46% rise in reports of homophobia… increase in discriminatory mass chanting 📈 As many transphobic chants as in last 5 seasons combined… 90% increase in reports of homophobia in youth football… @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social 1/2

⚽️ Reports of homophobia submitted to Kick It Out have surged by nearly 50 per cent over the past season, according to the latest figures released by the charity. In response, Football v Homophobia is calling for greater “education, awareness and allyship” @footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2026

Nearly twice as many reports of homophobia to Kick It Out compared to last season

Football v Homophobia campaign responds to Kick It Out's end-of-season reporting statistics; FvH director Lou Englefield calls for greater "education, awareness and allyship" from influential figures ...

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NEW: More than half of all Chelsea’s domestic games last season were subject to reports of homophobia. Home Office data also shows another annual rise in the number of Premier League matches at which anti-LGBTQ incidents were reported. @prideinfootball.bsky.social and PL respond, on @outsports.com

Homophobia on the rise at Premier League games, report finds - Outsports

Homophobia incidents were reported at 15% of Premier League games last season, leaving LGBTQ fans feeling they are on the "front line" of discrimination.

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🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Hertha Berlin were marching officially on Christopher Street Day for the first time. Along with Union and other pro sports clubs and queer grassroots orgs from the city, they’ve spoken out after the shocking terror attack. On the unity across Berlin and wider Europe, for @outsports.com #LGBTQ

Pro sports teams and LGBTQ clubs in Berlin react to Pride attack - Outsports

Berlin's Bundesliga soccer teams have reacted to Saturday's attack at Pride in the city, alongside a huge response from the LGBTQ sports community in Germany and beyond.

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A statement from Football v Homophobia and on behalf of our campaign’s Football Pride community, in response to the shocking attack at Christopher Street Day Berlin. 🩷⚫️ #CSDBerlin #BerlinPride #FvH2026 #FvT2026

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in the world’s largest trans pride event. Via @the-independent.com #LondonTransPride

150,000 march through London in world’s largest trans pride, organisers say

Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and fears that trans people are being excluded from society.

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🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ The football bloc at London Trans+ Pride was legendary! Around 150,000 people marched through the capital in a spirit of protest, solidarity and unity @leftfooters.bsky.social @trukunitedfc.bsky.social @sportsmedialgbt.com #LetTheDollsPlay#FvT2026 #LondonTransPride #LGBTQfootball

‘We can’t even walk through the streets’: women arrested for kissing in public on life under Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

‘We can’t even walk through the streets’: women arrested for kissing in public on life under Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law

Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise freed after five months in prison over allegations of engaging in same-sex activity

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“I was encouraged by the vast number of Pride flags I saw hung outside homes in virtually every state… it was warming to see people standing out and proud.” 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 @danielstorey85.bsky.social 🙏

Daniel Storey@danielstorey85.bsky.social · 2w ago

101 things I learned from driving across the USA for the World Cup. 48 days 7,835 driving miles 28 states 34 motels 10 matches in 9 stadiums It was all for this. Grab a brew and settle in as I review...America. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

Today, I do my final bits of research for @glamcricket taking on Yorkshire. Tomorrow, I commentate at the charming ground in Neath. On Saturday, I’ll be at @londontranspride showing that bigots and bullies claiming to speak for cis people emphatically DO NOT. These are all me. 🏏🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Here’s our initial @outsports.com #TeamLGBTQ for the #CommonwealthGames Fewer sports at Glasgow 2026 also means fewer out athletes compared to Birmingham 2022, but because of the LGBTQ rights situation in 29 of the 56 Commonwealth nations, representation really matters at this multi-sport event…

Team LGBTQ athletes competing at 2026 Commonwealth Games - Outsports

The 23rd Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland, features fewer sports and, consequently, fewer out LGBTQ athletes.

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🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ Over 100 people attended Football v Homophobia’s annual #FootballPride event, which featured the Northern U.K. Premiere of the highly-rated new documentary “The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel”. The film is set to be shown at London’s Arzner Cinema in August. #LGBTQ @footballvhomophobia.com

Football Pride panellists praise documentary about lost gay player ahead of limited U.K. release

The Northern U.K. premiere screening of “The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel” drew more than 100 guests to Football v Homophobia’s annual Football Pride event in Leeds; LGBTQ football pioneer Joanie ...

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🪧🩷⚫️ Football Bloc Assemble! It’s nearly time for London Trans+ Pride… 🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🏳️‍🌈 Fans, players, coaches, match officials… whatever your role in the game, this is our day to show that the LGBTQ and allies football community is #StrongerTogether and that when we say ‘For All’, we really do mean - ‘FOR ALL’

The men’s World Cup will never have much say to or about #LGBTQ people, but Spain’s triumph and the way in which we kept popping up - from the ‘Pride Match’ in Seattle to gay fans kissing on Insta, from a history-making referee to the many memes - was our way to show queer joy. For @outsports.com

FIFA ignored gay fans. They made this World Cup unforgettable - Outsports

Gay supporters shaped the world's biggest sports event, and it felt like Spain's victory gave the community plenty to celebrate.

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🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ A highly emotional and very entertaining edition of #FootballPride goes down in history! 🎦 Thank you to all our attendees at the special screening of ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ at The Hyde Park Picture House - it was so great to welcome you in for this unforgettable documentary…

🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Football Pride Day to all who celebrate! Doors at 1.15pm today at The Hyde Park Picture House, #Leeds, for our film screening + panel discussion event. If you’re in LS6 early, head to Brudenell Social Club for a drink - it’s a short walk from the cinema and opens at 12pm. 🙌 #LGBTQ

📣 Completing our Football Pride panel in Leeds on Saturday afternoon… welcome to the co-chair of Yorkshire Terriers, it’s Baz Sido! 🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ The Terriers are one of the oldest LGBTQ+ inclusive teams in the country, founded in 1997. They’ve been GFSN National League members since it began in 2002. 1/2

📣 Joining our panel discussion at Football Pride in #Leeds on Saturday, we’ve got the wonderful Wiggy! 🤍💛💙 Stephen Wignal is the chair of Marching Out Together, the official Leeds United supporters group for LGBTQ+ people and allies #FootballPride #LeedsPride @marchingout.bsky.social 1/2

I wrote about why it’s become essential to have gay bars and queer-friendly spaces that show England games, and how our #LGBTQfootball family keeps growing, even when times are tough. For @outsports.com #WorldCup

Watching England's World Cup exit at gay bar provided ray of hope - Outsports

As a fan, England self-destructing in a World Cup semifinal really hurts, but watching the game in a packed gay bar brought optimism, too.

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📣 Football Pride 2026 comes to #Leeds this Saturday, and we’re overjoyed to confirm Joanie Evans as a guest speaker! ⚽️🌈 Joanie is truly an #LGBTQfootball pioneer, and also a proud Leeds United fan. She was a co-founder of Hackney Women’s FC, Europe’s first out lesbian football team, in 1986… 1/3

Gay soccer star Josh Cavallo just signed with ‘The Puritans.’ Yes, really. - www.outsports.com/2026/7/14/24...

🗞️ Big thanks to Benjii Jackson at the Yorkshire Evening Post for this article about Football Pride 2026 in #Leeds on Saturday! Got your tickets yet? 🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ #LeedsPride #LGBTQ #football

Powerful football documentary to have northern premiere during Leeds Pride 2026

Co-produced by former Leeds United star Robbie Rogers, 'The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel' will receive its northern premiere at Hyde Park Picture House on Leeds Pride weekend

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📢 As the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup comes to a close, the #SRA and @hrw.org will host a 60-minute, hybrid press briefing on Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 11am EST / 5pm CEST in New York City and online. 📩 For details and registration: HRWpress@hrw.org