Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard wishes to thank Sussex Cricket Foundation for hosting a free session where the LGBTQ+ community came together to watch a match at Sussex County Cricket Club. One service user said: “I’m really liking the Cricket meet ups which you all told us about. Charlotte and the team at Sussex Cricket […]
The Sussex Cricket Foundation is inviting everyone from the local LGBTQ+ community for coffee and cake at its County Ground in Hove on Monday, January 8 from 11am – 1.30pm. This is a free event, offering the chance to sit and socialise in a safe and relaxed environment, at the home of Sussex Cricket. The […]
The Sussex Cricket Foundation is inviting everyone from the local LGBTQ+ community for coffee and cake at its County Ground in Hove today from 11.30am – 3pm. This is a free event, offering the chance to sit and socialise in a safe and relaxed environment, at the home of Sussex Cricket. The fascinating Sussex Cricket […]
The event will act as a fundraiser for Staffordshire-based No Boundaries Cricket Club – which helps disadvantaged children through cricket initiatives – and the Birmingham LGBT charity.
Nearly half (44%), of 1,000 people polled, feel that the sporting world is less accepting and progressive than society in general when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community.
Birmingham Unicorns is only the world’s second openly LGBTQ+ cricket club, which was formed during lockdown by cricket-lover Lachlan Smith, who wanted to create a space for the LGBTQ+ community to connect again after the pandemic. Now, the competitive team has over 30 registered players.
LGBTQ+ organisation Stonewall has called for greater inclusion in cricket to mark the 10 year anniversary of Steven Davies becoming the first out gay cricketer in the UK.
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