"A blanket ban on access to gender- affirming spaces does not support healing. It retraumatises. It isolates. It tells vulnerable young people that their needs don't matter." A powerful letter from a parent of a trans child in the National today, calling for the govt. to challenge EHRC guidance.

Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.” The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...

I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her

A long overdue POTT interview to share the story of Olivia Robinson, whose love of cricket (and sport in general) helped her through struggles with mental health and eating disorders. She has just walked from Land’s End to John O’Groats - read why here 👇 prideoftheterraces.com/2025/09/06/o...

Feeling overdue some new content…

Brighton Seagals: "Maybe we don't fit in. Maybe that's the point!" It's been too long since I posted a new interview, so here's my chat with Brighton Seagals founder Justine Thompson on where the club fits in, and how she has personally benefited from it.

Between a hectic schedule and some annual leave, it's been a bit quiet on Pride of the Terraces lately - so here's some of the stuff I've been getting up to in the day job in the meantime. Definitely more in the works for POTT soon too though, so keep your eyes peeled!

A return to the east coast of Scotland for this latest interview on POTT, with Asa explaining how travelling around the world for work helped give him the confidence to try out sport in the city of discovery.

Asa Bryce: "Maybe I've always been this person and just not fully lived it before. Now I am." Having never seen himself as competitive growing up, Asa Bryce didn't know what he was missing until he joined @leapsports.bsky.social's Dundee groups last year. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/02/02/a...

Been excited to get this interview out there for a while, and I think it's a fascinating look at LGBTQ+ and religion and how they can coexist. One you don't want to miss as Pride of the Terraces kicks off for 2025

Highly recommended read - how a gay Muslim man found himself, then the charity Hidayah, the Glasgow Frontrunners, inclusive badminton, and love. Such a heartwarming tale on Pride of the Terraces. Thank you Ahmed and @ahenderson96.bsky.social for sharing 🙏 #LGBTQ #sports

Ahmed: "There isn't always a safe space for LGBTQ+ people who identify as Muslim." The first new interview of 2025 on the site, and it is a really powerful perspective from Ahmed, who found peace in his sexuality during a pilgrimage to Mecca. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/01/12/a...

As someone who was diagnosed with dyspraxia at the age of five years, but not diagnosed with autism until I was an adult, I can relate to a lot of this. Thanks to @prideoftheterraces.com's @ahenderson96.bsky.social for writing this! 🙏💙

For all of the connections I've made through POTT, I think this is the first time I've interviewed someone I was already friends with for the site. I'm so proud of Ailsa for getting to a point where she can fully throw herself into sport and overcome some of those challenges she has faced.

Ailsa Davie: "I remember feeling as a child that something was wrong with me, but I didn't know why." One last new interview in 2024, and this one focuses on the impact of dyspraxia on Ailsa's ability and confidence to take part in sport - and even love it. prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/21/a...

Both Jack Murley + @ahenderson96.bsky.social have been great supporters of all those involved in #LGBTQ #cricket - This is a great article on Pride on the Terraces where Jack talks about all the amazing work he has done and continues to do - check it out >> prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/07/j...

Back to the Scottish Highlands for this next throwback post, as I chat to Caley Thistle Women's Fin Annand about the development of women's football, playing in America and so much more. prideoftheterraces.com/2019/11/02/f...

Across to the other side of the pond for today's throwback interview, which is with ice hockey player Jessica Platt. prideoftheterraces.com/2020/10/10/j...

A much needed tonic after the discussions of the past week or so

For today’s throwback interview, let go back to my first foray into cricket, speaking to now-former Scotland women’s team captain Abbi Aitken-Drummond prideoftheterraces.com/2020/07/25/a...

Not going to lie, I've been so excited to put this out there ever since having this conversation with Jack. He covers so many important things so well - in my mind none more so than dealing with the torrent of abuse he gets for working for LGBTQ+ visibility in sport. You don't want to miss this one!

Jack Murley: "I cannot control how other people react to me, but I can control how I react to them, and I'm never going to live inauthentically again." A first for POTT as I welcome Jack back for a second interview, just over five years after our first chat! prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/07/j...

I've said it to him many a time, so it's no secret that if it wasn't for the work Jack Murley has done in the LGBTQ+ sports space, Pride of the Terraces wouldn't exist. With that in mind, here's a throwback to the very early days of POTT with Jack's own story. prideoftheterraces.com/2019/10/26/j...

Another throwback interview? Oh go on then! Let’s go back to Kristen Fraser, a trailblazer as Scotland’s first female professional boxer. prideoftheterraces.com/2020/07/11/k...

Given we’re at the tail end of Rainbow Laces, and there’s been a particular focus on trans inclusion in football lately, let’s share the story of the amazing Blair Hamilton for today’s throwback interview. prideoftheterraces.com/2020/11/07/b...

Since yesterday I shared Craig Kyle’s story as a throwback interview, it seems only right to follow it up with Craig’s partner: Olympic medalist Bruce Mouat prideoftheterraces.com/2022/01/29/b...

This one seem to have gotten a bit of traction over the last few days, so might as well make it today’s throwback interview: this is Craig Kyle’s story encompassing rugby in the Scottish Borders and curling prideoftheterraces.com/2024/01/20/c...

Another throwback interview, and yet another sport covered on Pride of the Terraces - here’s British ice hockey star Zach Sullivan speaking back just a few months after coming out prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/23/z...

With the Scottish national women's football team in a Euros play-off tonight, let's go for one of the fundamental figures in the game for today's retro interview: Glasgow City co-founder Laura Montgomery! prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/09/l...

🥁… The nominations window for the Football v Homophobia Awards 2025 is now OPEN! 🙌 🫵 We need YOU! Tell us who deserves an award from across our #LGBTQfootball family. A club? A fan group? Or just someone making a difference as an individual? Nominate them before the 3 Jan deadline! #FvHAwards2025

The next throwback interview I’m putting on here is something a bit different - a member of the sports media rather than an athlete! After all, who can LGBTQ+ sportspeople feel comfortable telling their stories to if nobody is visible asking the questions… prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/16/c...

I think this retro interview was when I really felt like I was starting to get somewhere with Pride of the Terraces - talking to Scotland's first female professional rugby player, who has gone on to star for both club (@harlequinsrugby.bsky.social) and country. prideoftheterraces.com/2020/01/17/j...

Did you think I'd forgotten? It may be late in the day, but there's still time to share a retro interview from the site, and today that comes in the form of John Dickinson-Lilley, who was Britain's top visually impaired skier. prideoftheterraces.com/2019/12/07/j...

For today’s throwback interview, here’s one from the start of this year that I’ve been thinking about again lately, featuring Emily from @trukunitedfc.bsky.social prideoftheterraces.com/2024/02/03/e...

This is a great #RainbowLaces interview with Jahmal Howlett-Mundle by @prideoftheterraces.com's @ahenderson96.bsky.social! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚽ Key quote: "A lot of the time the term that is used is a gay player, and that contributes to the erasure of bi people in general." prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/23/j...

Jahmal Howlett-Mundle: "I would love more black people from the LGBTQ+ community to have a voice." During Rainbow Laces, we return to football for a brand new interview, discussing bi rep in sport and why more diversity is needed within the LGBTQ+ community. prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/23/j...

For today’s “retro” interview, let’s go with the Lioness legend that is Anita Asante, who won it all at club level in women’s football and can now be seen doing punditry for the UK’s major broadcasters. This chat happened soon after Anita hung up her boots. prideoftheterraces.com/2022/10/01/a...

For today’s throwback interview, let’s go right back to the start of POTT again to hear from Craig Stephen about the lack of visible LGBTQ+ role models in men’s sport. prideoftheterraces.com/2019/10/18/c...

Scottish sports policy makers copy what happens in England, so it's just as important that Scottish women in football sign this too.

Research was conducted through market research and insight agency Opinium between January 24 and March 11 this year amongst 2,000 #LGBTQ+ people and found that some still feel unwelcome or unsafe playing or watching #sports. #RainbowLaces Via @theindependent.bsky.social

It’s Trans Day of Remembrance, at the end of Trans Awareness Week, so it feels apt to share a previous interview featuring someone from the community in sport. This is Effy Perry’s story. prideoftheterraces.com/2023/03/25/z...

It's now 3 weeks since we gathered the Scottish sport sector for our Moving to LGBTIQ+ Inclusion conference in Stirling and safe to say we are still buzzing! Big thanks to all speakers and contributors & especially a big thank you to LGBTIQ+ community members who shared their stories #DiverseSport

Done our survey yet? If not, why not? This is how we make football more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people.

Here’s a throwback: the very first interview ever posted on Pride of the Terraces! Here’s the story of former Caley Thistle goalkeeper Kim Jappy, who delightfully has also just announced she will be becoming a mum for the first time with her partner next year! prideoftheterraces.com/2019/10/11/k...

The latest interview on POTT was with Glasgow-based boxer Natalie Deans, who decided on a whim to compete at the Gay Games in Paris a few years back and saw that decision completely change her life outside of the ring - including leading to meeting her wife. prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/09/n...

Hello new world! For anyone who doesn’t know, Pride of the Terraces is a platform for long-read writing, podcasts and occasionally live events showcasing LGBTQ+ stories in sport - because every story has value. I’ll be sharing old interviews on here as well as new stuff, so stay tuned…