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A platform for sharing LGBTQ+ stories in any sport, at any level, anywhere around the world.
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Scottish Trans
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"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.
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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.
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Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
Founder Ritchie Currie-Jenkins talks about the impact that having inclusive sports spaces outside of Scotland’s big two cities can have, and what he personally as a trans man has gained from …
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/rainbow-warriors/
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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
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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 👇
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Olivia Robinson: “I’ve gone from wanting to end my life to really loving my life, and loving who I am.”
Walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats was a cathartic experience for Olivia, who used the challenge as an opportunity for self-reflection after battling depression and eating disorde…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2025/09/06/olivia-robinson/
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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.
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Brighton Seagals: “Maybe we don’t fit in. Maybe that’s the point!”
Often, inclusive clubs become a beacon for LGBTQ+ people in their area. For the Brighton Seagals, that is slightly different. As an inclusive football club in one of the UK’s most queer-friendly ci…
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2025/04/05/brighton-seagals/
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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!
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9 months ago
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.
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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.
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Asa Bryce: “Maybe I’ve always been this person and just not fully lived it before. Now I am.”
Asa Bryce would never have classed himself as competitive, but since getting more involved in sport through inclusive groups in Dundee, he has realised exactly what he had been missing out on.
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2025/02/02/asa-bryce/
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9 months ago
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
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Jon Holmes
9 months ago
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
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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.
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Ahmed: “There isn’t always a safe space for LGBTQ+ people who identify as Muslim.”
Although many people struggle to balance their LGBTQ+ identities and their religion, Ahmed found that a pilgrimage to Mecca actually solidified his confidence in his own sexuality – and that …
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2025/01/12/ahmed/
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Chris (he/him)
10 months ago
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
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Andrew Henderson
10 months ago
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.
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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.
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Ailsa Davie: “I remember feeling as a child that something was wrong with me, but I didn’t know why.”
Ailsa Davie always loved sport growing up, but undiagnosed dyspraxia meant that she never felt like she could fully immerse herself in it – until recently.
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/21/ailsa-davie/
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Out4Cricket
10 months ago
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 >>
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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.”
Jack Murley returns to Pride of the Terraces to talk commentating on pro wrestling, dealing with online abuse and a revolutionary experience with Cornwall-based inclusive football club Stargazy FC.
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/07/jack-murley-2024/
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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.
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Fin Annand: “There was nobody in my team that was gay when I was in America, openly anyway. I was the odd one out at the time.”
Fin Annand has seen football take her across the world, but even though she spent years at college in America her story is still a positive one of support.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2019/11/02/fin-annand/
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Across to the other side of the pond for today's throwback interview, which is with ice hockey player Jessica Platt.
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Jessica Platt: “I didn’t have anyone that I felt like I needed to be, I didn’t have to put on a front anymore.”
Much like football is a way of life for many in the UK, ice hockey is a cultural institution in Canada. That was certainly the case for Jessica Platt, who grew up playing the sport – even to the po…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/10/10/jessica-platt/
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A much needed tonic after the discussions of the past week or so
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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
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Abbi Aitken-Drummond: “I do firmly believe that cricket is one of the most inclusive and diverse sports out there.”
Former Scotland cricket captain Abbi Aitken-Drummond has always been quite a private person, which helped her come to terms with her sexuality as a youngster, but now she wants to speak out and ins…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/07/25/abbi-aitken-drummond/
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11 months ago
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!
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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!
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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.”
Jack Murley returns to Pride of the Terraces to talk commentating on pro wrestling, dealing with online abuse and a revolutionary experience with Cornwall-based inclusive football club Stargazy FC.
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/12/07/jack-murley-2024/
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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.
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Jack Murley: “I get to speak to amazing sportspeople, and that isn’t anything I’m going to wish away in a hurry.”
How can we expect elite athletes to be open and honest about who they are when the people telling their stories are not doing the same? When looking at LGBT+ in sport, the media has such a crucial …
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2019/10/26/jack-murley/
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Another throwback interview? Oh go on then! Let’s go back to Kristen Fraser, a trailblazer as Scotland’s first female professional boxer.
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Kristen Fraser: “I’m not taking a step back now, I either finish with a world title or I don’t finish.”
Kristen Fraser is a pioneer in boxing as she is Scotland’s first ever professional woman. From the sport being illegal for women, to Commonwealth Games disappointment, turning pro and targeti…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/07/11/kristen-fraser/
11 months ago
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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.
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Blair Hamilton: “The more trans is visible, the more it is socially acceptable.”
As a young child, Blair Hamilton hated football – making it quite ironic that for most of her life since then she has played it. Her father would take her to games and she would hate the noise of t…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/11/07/blair-hamilton/
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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
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Bruce Mouat: “In an ideal world, it would obviously be held in a place that didn’t have these issues, but as an athlete I want to come away with an Olympic medal.”
For Bruce Mouat, the upcoming Winter Olympics is the culmination of a lifetime of hard work. The most successful curler in the world in 2021 is already in Beijing for the Games, which will start fo…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2022/01/29/bruce-mouat/
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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
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Craig Kyle: “I suppose I have one of the more unique coming out stories!”
Craig Kyle may have grown up in an area where rugby is a religion – but that barely even crossed his mind when he essentially came out to friends on national TV.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/01/20/craig-kyle-i-suppose-i-have-one-of-the-more-unique-coming-out-stories/
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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
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Zach Sullivan: “I just needed someone to tell me there was nothing wrong with it.”
In January, professional ice hockey player Zach Sullivan made headlined when he became the first UK player to come out. Since then his life has been a whirlwind of media interest off the ice, which…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/23/zach-sullivan/
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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!
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Laura Montgomery: “There were probably other people at the time that said it was arrogance. I think Cas and I genuinely believed we could do things better.”
Laura Montgomery is one of the co-founders of Glasgow City, the dominant side of women’s football in Scotland. She rose from not being allowed to play as a child, to forming her own club, pla…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/09/laura-montgomery/
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Football v Homophobia
11 months ago
🥁… 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
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Nominations open for Football v Homophobia Awards 2025
Outstanding achievers to be recognised at sixth annual edition of FvH Awards Nominations window open until 3 January 2025, with gala ceremony in Glasgow on 7 March Previous winners include Manchester ...
https://www.footballvhomophobia.com/nominations-open-for-football-v-homophobia-awards-2025/
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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…
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Charles Wollin: “We’re all in this together, and sometimes we forget that.”
Bay Area broadcaster Charles Wollin fills a multitude of roles on and off the soccer pitch, which has fuelled his passion for inclusion across the entire LGBT+ spectrum, and has seen first hand how…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/05/16/charles-wollin/
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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
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Jade Konkel: “I don’t know if I will ever make a World Cup, but I’ll be damned if I don’t try.”
Jade Konkel has been leading the way for professional women’s rugby in Scotland, and she has come a long way from not knowing all the rules of the game on her international debut against Engl…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2020/01/17/jade-konkel/
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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.
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John Dickinson-Lilley: “Pretty much everybody was telling me I was overreacting, but words matter. Words do matter, words do have power.”
John Dickinson-Lilley became the UK’s premier blind skier before his retirement, but that was at times in spite of comments from his fellow competitors about his sexuality.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2019/12/07/john-dickinson-lilley/
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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
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Emily: “At the end of the day, we’re just people.”
Trans people are being excluded from sport all over the world right now. One teenager from Liverpool, however, has found a saving grace in football thanks to trans-focused club TRUK United.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/02/03/emily/
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Rainbow Owls
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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."
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Jahmal Howlett-Mundle: “I would love more black people from the LGBTQ+ community to have a voice.”
Even within LGBTQ+ spaces in sport, Jahmal Howlett-Mundle has a unique spot – and he is determined to use it to help make positive change in the sport.
https://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/23/jahmal-howlett-mundle/
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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.
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Jahmal Howlett-Mundle: “I would love more black people from the LGBTQ+ community to have a voice.”
Even within LGBTQ+ spaces in sport, Jahmal Howlett-Mundle has a unique spot – and he is determined to use it to help make positive change in the sport.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/23/jahmal-howlett-mundle/
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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.
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Anita Asante: “Football is supposed to be a beacon that brings people from all sorts of walks of life and backgrounds into one shared space.”
For some professional athletes, retirement is an opportunity to take a breath, look around and figure out what the next steps look like. That was not the case for footballer Anita Asante, though, w…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2022/10/01/anita-asante/
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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.
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Craig Stephen: “I was just looking for role-models in general, but there was a distinct lack of gay sporting role-models in general.”
Basketball player Craig Stephen struggled to unite the idea of being gay and playing sports as a teenager, and a lack of prominent LGBT+ athletes did not help. Now, he tries to be the role model he…
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Scottish sports policy makers copy what happens in England, so it's just as important that Scottish women in football sign this too.
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Sports Media LGBT+
11 months ago
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
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One in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome at live sports events – Stonewall
The same number do not feel welcome in community sport groups or community team sports.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/stonewall-lgbtq-opinium-rainbow-laces-research-b2650937.html
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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.
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Zooey ‘Effy’ Perry: “I’m a million layers before you even get to the fact that I’m trans – that does not define me.”
There are not many people that can legitimately say they are the first to do something, but Zooey Perry is one of the few. Known as Effy, Perry is the first trans woman ever to compete in competiti…
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2023/03/25/zooey-perry/
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LEAP Sports Scotland
11 months ago
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
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Out and Out Football 🏳🌈⚽
11 months ago
Done our survey yet? If not, why not? This is how we make football more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people.
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Share your experience: mapping LGBTQ+ experiences of men's football in the UK
A home for LGBTQ+ football fans. A newsletter about queer identity and football.
https://www.outandout.football/survey/
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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!
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Kim Jappy: “Football has always been 90 minutes of freedom, it’s an escape.”
Kim Jappy spent 22 years in football before retiring last year, and for her it was always a chance to forget about illness, or falling out with her family. This is her story.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2019/10/11/kim-jappy/
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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.
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Natalie Deans: “If I hadn’t gone to the Gay Games, I wouldn’t be sitting here married.”
Natalie Deans decided to work towards boxing at the Gay Games on a whim – but it completely changed her life outside of the ring in the best possible way.
http://prideoftheterraces.com/2024/11/09/natalie-deans/
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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…
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