Jake Daniels, the UK’s only male professional footballer to be publicly out, and the first since Justin Fashanu in 1990. says he is determined to be known as more than just ‘the gay footballer’. The Blackpool forward made his sexuality public in May 2022, but he has not played a competitive match for the since then, with his […]
A new football team based in Boston, United States has apologised after offending trans football players with its ‘Too Many Balls’ campaign. On the same day BOS Nation Football Club announced its name and logo, the club shared an ad about how Boston athletics has “Too Many Balls”, along with a video clips of famous […]
Words by Adam Haworth from Out and Out Football. Original article HERE. Football – men’s football in particular – has a problem with LGBTQ+ people. It’s why I started Out and Out Football. Despite the challenges we face, across football, there is amazing, dedicated, tireless work going on to change things for the better. But […]
Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia‘s 2034 World Cup bid unit, said his country welcomes all visitors, including LGBTQ+ people as the country bids to host the football tournament. There are currently no legal protections for LGBTQ+ rights in Saudi Arabia. Homosexuality and transgender status or gender non-conformity are widely seen as immoral and indecent, […]
Mark McAdam, a Sky Sports reporter who came out as gay in 2014, has opened up on their experience of being the broadcaster’s only openly gay male journalist. Speaking on the All Out with Jon Dean podcast, Mark admitted that he feels he has to repeatedly come out, but this has not stopped him having […]
Sutton United Football Club, which recently signed trans Scottish goalkeeper Blair Hamilton, has revealed their women’s team fixture against Ebbsfleet United on Sunday, September 1 was postponed because of concerns around the safety and wellbeing of their players. The club defended the addition of Hamilton and expressed “full support” for manager, Lucy Clark, who was […]
Allsorts Youth Project, which aims to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation, took part in local women’s football team, Brighton & Hove Seagals FC’s, first ‘Super Sixes’ fundraising event earlier in 2024. The event was hosted as part of the club’s […]
German weekly newspaper Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung is claiming that multiple male footballers in German football will come out as gay on May 17, which is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. The outlet claims a group of professionals across the country will publicly declare their sexual orientation during the German domestic season, with the […]
Leicester Pride has announced that Zander Murray – one of only five ‘out’ LGBTQ+ professional footballers in the world – has been ‘signed’ to co-host Leicester Pride, as it makes its colourful return to the city on August 31. Zander will co-host the main stage at Leicester Pride 2024 – which celebrated its 15th anniversary […]
Gay footballer Josh Cavallo, who became the world’s only top-flight openly gay male professional player when he came out in 2021, has said “it felt right to share this special moment on the pitch”, after he proposed to his boyfriend at Adelaide United‘s Coopers Stadium. The Australian midfielder, 24, said the club had provided “a safe […]
