Was fantastic to chat with Anna, Jo, and Kristi on the end of sport podcast - as a massive fan of the podcast AND heated rivalry - this was awesome. Would be useful for any sport sociology classes discussing sexuality + sport too 🙌

QueerAF speaks to experts and victims of Trans+ sports bans about how this might be a breach of their right to privacy, which could see legal challenges https://www.wearequeeraf.com/i-had-to-out-myself-are-sports-bodies-violating-trans-peoples-right-to-privacy/

the story on The Flying Bats will air on ABC at 7:30pm AEST tonight! tune in to learn more about our amazing club, our 40-year history of creating inclusion in sport, and our battles against anti-trans activists. we’d love you to show support by using the hashtag #footballforall 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🦇

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 A statement from Sports Media LGBT+ in solidarity with our trans members, friends and supporters 1/3

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. Trans folk are having to resist relentless attacks by politicians, media, academics, etc who trash them as an “ideology” and seek to censor their lives. We must work harder to end erasure of trans people and make trans visibility, freedom and safety a reality.

“CEOs might believe they’re inclusive because they’ve had no complaints, or they might believe it’s a safe environment because there’s a gay man on the board or the women’s team is full of lesbians, but that’s laughable.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

World Athletics said Mon. it plans to go back to mandatory sex testing for ALL women, ban all trans women and DSD athletes, and return to requiring cheek swabs, a version of chromosome testing discontinued in the 1990s for being unscientific, harmful & invasive. www.reuters.com/sports/athle... 1/

I’m quietly pleased that MM is sufficiently annoyed.^ ^but only because that has delivered us all our next fave Substack.

“It should be a medical discussion and decision between an individual and their doctors — not one made by politicians.” Politicians must stop weaponising their anxieties to block medical transition. Trans people shouldn’t be denied care because those in positions of power object to their existence.

Meta has quietly removed major sections of its hate speech policy protecting LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups. Today’s alarming policy changes will allow anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, and cease to protect LGBTQ users from being targeted with such attacks

Thread 🧵 Hi! Just in case we need to reintroduce ourselves 😉 … we’re Football v Homophobia 👋 Since 2010, we’ve been tackling anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in football through education, at all levels of the game, and creating community-building projects. 🩷⚫️ www.footballvhomophobia.com /1

Nice to catch up with good people last night in Gtown!

Huge congratulations to all the winners, and a big shoutout to the amazing Swinburne Media team for all their support, especially Breck Carter and Max Halden! 📸 = @drryanstorr.bsky.social

Yesterday saw the launch of an important report led by colleagues in Sydney - on the experiences of LGBTIQA+ young people + sexual harrassment. The results are shocking but not surprising -with 77% of LGBTIQA+ young people experiencing workplace sexual harrassment. www.anrows.org.au/media-releas...

go.bsky.app/Nh5ztK8 Welcome to the SMAANZ 2024 Starter Pack! This is a curated list to help conference attendees connect, share ideas, and keep up with everything happening in Geelong. If you’re coming to the conference and want to join or know someone I have missed, please let me know!

Laptop looking very woke now! 🤣

Again, totally not sure if I'm doing this right! Here's a starter pack of Australian and Kiwi sport researchers - shout out below if you would like me to add you or others to the list as they start to pop up here go.bsky.app/5sv3gYP

@audreygiles.bsky.social Hi Audrey - so great to meet you in person in Chicago - was great to chat. Nice to see you on here- hoping academics migrate on here too so I can stay up to date with everyone’s research!!

Hello Blue Sky! A nice way to introduce myself to any new followers - commenting on LGBTIQA+ issues in sport!!! Which keeps me busy! I research this+ DEI broadly,but have a particular focus on promoting inclusion at all levels of sport. First up - is this www.theguardian.com/football/202...