Jon Holmes
@jonhholmes.bsky.social
Journalist and consultant. Founder and lead of @sportsmedialgbt.com; writer at @outsports.com; comms for @footballvhomophobia.com; committee member of @sportsjournalists.co.uk and @fwaofficial.bsky.social
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🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ “Leftfooters F.C. decided to make today an opportunity to reiterate our support for Trans women’s right to play”
@leftfooters.bsky.social 👏
The club’s post on Instagram 👉 www.instagram.com/p/DQ2PYuiAPa...
#LGBTQfootball #LetThemPlay #LetTransWomenPlay #TransPeopleBelong #FvT2025
@leftfooters.bsky.social 👏
The club’s post on Instagram 👉 www.instagram.com/p/DQ2PYuiAPa...
#LGBTQfootball #LetThemPlay #LetTransWomenPlay #TransPeopleBelong #FvT2025
November 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ “Leftfooters F.C. decided to make today an opportunity to reiterate our support for Trans women’s right to play”
@leftfooters.bsky.social 👏
The club’s post on Instagram 👉 www.instagram.com/p/DQ2PYuiAPa...
#LGBTQfootball #LetThemPlay #LetTransWomenPlay #TransPeopleBelong #FvT2025
@leftfooters.bsky.social 👏
The club’s post on Instagram 👉 www.instagram.com/p/DQ2PYuiAPa...
#LGBTQfootball #LetThemPlay #LetTransWomenPlay #TransPeopleBelong #FvT2025
NEW: When I read how the disapproval of Mary Earps’ parents towards LGBTQ relationships caused her paranoia and fear, it resonated with me.
The game should consider her story from a queer perspective, at a time when women’s football has previously celebrated #RainbowLaces.
For @sportsmedialgbt.com
The game should consider her story from a queer perspective, at a time when women’s football has previously celebrated #RainbowLaces.
For @sportsmedialgbt.com
Mary Earps' complicated coming out story is a timely LGBTQ reminder for football
The Lionesses legend has spoken publicly for the first time about her love for her girlfriend; in her autobiography ‘All In’, Earps mentions moments of paranoia and parental disapproval; while the wom...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
NEW: When I read how the disapproval of Mary Earps’ parents towards LGBTQ relationships caused her paranoia and fear, it resonated with me.
The game should consider her story from a queer perspective, at a time when women’s football has previously celebrated #RainbowLaces.
For @sportsmedialgbt.com
The game should consider her story from a queer perspective, at a time when women’s football has previously celebrated #RainbowLaces.
For @sportsmedialgbt.com
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I was at the Spurs v Chelsea match a week ago
Two Spurs fans near me used that homophobic slur
I called them out - not an easy or safe thing to do, especially as a woman in that environment
But once I did, others turned and stared them down
They went quiet after that
Speaking up matters
Two Spurs fans near me used that homophobic slur
I called them out - not an easy or safe thing to do, especially as a woman in that environment
But once I did, others turned and stared them down
They went quiet after that
Speaking up matters
The prospect of a three-year ban is a strong deterrent from Man Utd for fans using discriminatory language, including on social media.
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
Man Utd fan gets 3-year ban after homophobic post about Chelsea - Outsports
A supporter of the Premier League club says he’s been handed a three-year suspension for a discriminatory social media post.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I was at the Spurs v Chelsea match a week ago
Two Spurs fans near me used that homophobic slur
I called them out - not an easy or safe thing to do, especially as a woman in that environment
But once I did, others turned and stared them down
They went quiet after that
Speaking up matters
Two Spurs fans near me used that homophobic slur
I called them out - not an easy or safe thing to do, especially as a woman in that environment
But once I did, others turned and stared them down
They went quiet after that
Speaking up matters
The prospect of a three-year ban is a strong deterrent from Man Utd for fans using discriminatory language, including on social media.
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
Man Utd fan gets 3-year ban after homophobic post about Chelsea - Outsports
A supporter of the Premier League club says he’s been handed a three-year suspension for a discriminatory social media post.
www.outsports.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The prospect of a three-year ban is a strong deterrent from Man Utd for fans using discriminatory language, including on social media.
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
Importantly, there’s also an appeals process, and the club’s #LGBTQ supporters group calls for education.
For @outsports.com
@footballvhomophobia.com #FvH2025
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We’re at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, for the @lgbthm.bsky.social 2026 theme launch… which is… 🥁… ‘Science and Innovation’ 🧫🏳️🌈🧪🏳️⚧️🧬!
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTplusHM26
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTplusHM26
November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We’re at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, for the @lgbthm.bsky.social 2026 theme launch… which is… 🥁… ‘Science and Innovation’ 🧫🏳️🌈🧪🏳️⚧️🧬!
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTplusHM26
#LGBTplusHM #LGBTplusHM26
NEW: 12 clubs in the #GFSN, the world’s only national LGBTQ football league, will play on Sunday at St George’s Park, home of the England teams.
For chair Paul Williams, it’s a chance to showcase the GFSN and show trans solidarity, while on FA turf.
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@sportsmedialgbt.com
For chair Paul Williams, it’s a chance to showcase the GFSN and show trans solidarity, while on FA turf.
For @outsports.com
@sportsmedialgbt.com
12 LGBTQ clubs to show trans solidarity at home of England teams - Outsports
Paul Williams, chair of GFSN — the world’s only national LGBTQ soccer league — speaks to Outsports ahead of a special matchday hosted by the English FA.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NEW: 12 clubs in the #GFSN, the world’s only national LGBTQ football league, will play on Sunday at St George’s Park, home of the England teams.
For chair Paul Williams, it’s a chance to showcase the GFSN and show trans solidarity, while on FA turf.
For @outsports.com
@sportsmedialgbt.com
For chair Paul Williams, it’s a chance to showcase the GFSN and show trans solidarity, while on FA turf.
For @outsports.com
@sportsmedialgbt.com
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Gay politician keeps cheering on his Olympian fiancé after huge election win - www.outsports.com/2025/11/4/24...
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Gay politician keeps cheering on his Olympian fiancé after huge election win - www.outsports.com/2025/11/4/24...
🏉 Reece Walsh’s response to a homophobic slur directed at him by an England fan during Saturday’s second Test is earning plaudits for the Kangaroos star.
For @outsports.com
For @outsports.com
Reece Walsh clapback to gay slur and nail jibes is fair dinkum - Outsports
Australia’s Reece Walsh is being praised for his reaction to a fan’s homophobic insult during the series-clinching Test win over England.
www.outsports.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🏉 Reece Walsh’s response to a homophobic slur directed at him by an England fan during Saturday’s second Test is earning plaudits for the Kangaroos star.
For @outsports.com
For @outsports.com
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🚨 BREAKING: Perth, Australia, has won the bid to host the 13th edition of the Gay Games in 2030, ahead of Denver, USA.
It’s the second time Australia will have hosted the #GayGames after Sydney 2002.
Article via @outinperth.bsky.social
#LGBTQ #sports #PerthGayGames2030
It’s the second time Australia will have hosted the #GayGames after Sydney 2002.
Article via @outinperth.bsky.social
#LGBTQ #sports #PerthGayGames2030
Perth wins the 2030 Gay Games, an event that will bring thousands to our city
Perth has won the 2030 Gay Games, an event that is set to bring thousands of people to city to participate in sport, cultural and community events. The announcement was made in Valencia Spain, the cit...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Perth, Australia, has won the bid to host the 13th edition of the Gay Games in 2030, ahead of Denver, USA.
It’s the second time Australia will have hosted the #GayGames after Sydney 2002.
Article via @outinperth.bsky.social
#LGBTQ #sports #PerthGayGames2030
It’s the second time Australia will have hosted the #GayGames after Sydney 2002.
Article via @outinperth.bsky.social
#LGBTQ #sports #PerthGayGames2030
NEW: From last place at the Olympics to World Championship gold, #TeamUSA rower Teal Cohen has had a title-winning, turnaround 12 months.
We chatted for @outsports.com about her Shanghai success, confidence, being an #LGBTQ role model, and the push to LA 2028.
#rowing
We chatted for @outsports.com about her Shanghai success, confidence, being an #LGBTQ role model, and the push to LA 2028.
#rowing
Team USA rower Teal Cohen is world champion and gay role model - Outsports
Teal Cohen talks to Outsports about her gold medal success at World Championships as an out gay rower, and LA28 Olympics.
www.outsports.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NEW: From last place at the Olympics to World Championship gold, #TeamUSA rower Teal Cohen has had a title-winning, turnaround 12 months.
We chatted for @outsports.com about her Shanghai success, confidence, being an #LGBTQ role model, and the push to LA 2028.
#rowing
We chatted for @outsports.com about her Shanghai success, confidence, being an #LGBTQ role model, and the push to LA 2028.
#rowing
The #MLSCupPlayoffs are here - I spoke to the league's creative director Roman King, who's putting the pizzazz into the postseason.
Previously at the WNBA, he's just been named on
@outsports.com's #Rising50 of influential #LGBTQ people, part of our #Power100.
#MLS @sportsmedialgbt.com
Previously at the WNBA, he's just been named on
@outsports.com's #Rising50 of influential #LGBTQ people, part of our #Power100.
#MLS @sportsmedialgbt.com
Gay sports visionary goes from West Virginia to WNBA and MLS - Outsports
Roman King, named on the Rising 50 of Outsports’ Power 100, believes “the game is changing” for LGBTQ sports fans like him.
www.outsports.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The #MLSCupPlayoffs are here - I spoke to the league's creative director Roman King, who's putting the pizzazz into the postseason.
Previously at the WNBA, he's just been named on
@outsports.com's #Rising50 of influential #LGBTQ people, part of our #Power100.
#MLS @sportsmedialgbt.com
Previously at the WNBA, he's just been named on
@outsports.com's #Rising50 of influential #LGBTQ people, part of our #Power100.
#MLS @sportsmedialgbt.com
🏉 As crowdfunding begins for a new film about his remarkable life, Ian Roberts spoke to me for @outsports.com.
From #comingout as gay in pro rugby league in the 90s, through so much light and darkness, he’s truly an #LGBTQHistoryMonth icon.
From #comingout as gay in pro rugby league in the 90s, through so much light and darkness, he’s truly an #LGBTQHistoryMonth icon.
'Being gay is my superpower,' says out rugby legend Ian Roberts - Outsports
Ian Roberts made LGBTQ history 30 years ago, coming out as gay in pro rugby league. He talks to Outsports about his documentary crowdfunder.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🏉 As crowdfunding begins for a new film about his remarkable life, Ian Roberts spoke to me for @outsports.com.
From #comingout as gay in pro rugby league in the 90s, through so much light and darkness, he’s truly an #LGBTQHistoryMonth icon.
From #comingout as gay in pro rugby league in the 90s, through so much light and darkness, he’s truly an #LGBTQHistoryMonth icon.
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After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
Enough is enough when it comes to hateful comments
Reporter Andrew Henderson gives his take on the trend of social media comments turning abusive under LGBTQ+ articles.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
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Outsports won an Emmy Award for our amazing docuseries about LGBTQ USA Women's Basketball Team players. @glaad.bsky.social
www.outsports.com/2025/10/20/2...
www.outsports.com/2025/10/20/2...
Outsports wins an Emmy Award - Outsports
Outsports' short-form series 'Ballin' Out,' featuring LGBTQ Team USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball players, won an Emmy Award.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Outsports won an Emmy Award for our amazing docuseries about LGBTQ USA Women's Basketball Team players. @glaad.bsky.social
www.outsports.com/2025/10/20/2...
www.outsports.com/2025/10/20/2...
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🚨 New for this season - FvH Armbands! 🩷⚫️
To add to the collection of armbands in our store, we now have Football v Homophobia armbands ready for the February Month of Action #FvH2026
Get yours from our store now 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
To add to the collection of armbands in our store, we now have Football v Homophobia armbands ready for the February Month of Action #FvH2026
Get yours from our store now 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
October 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨 New for this season - FvH Armbands! 🩷⚫️
To add to the collection of armbands in our store, we now have Football v Homophobia armbands ready for the February Month of Action #FvH2026
Get yours from our store now 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
To add to the collection of armbands in our store, we now have Football v Homophobia armbands ready for the February Month of Action #FvH2026
Get yours from our store now 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/fvh-...
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Rising 50 highlights powerful LGBTQ up-and-comers and veterans in sports on Power 100 - www.outsports.com/2025/10/14/2...
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Rising 50 highlights powerful LGBTQ up-and-comers and veterans in sports on Power 100 - www.outsports.com/2025/10/14/2...
A grassroots football club’s statement about forfeiting a game due to homophobia recently went viral on social media.
The incident is similar to the famous San Diego Loyal ‘walk-off’ in 2020. On both occasions, players with gay teammates made a stand.
For @outsports.com
#FvH2025 #LGBTQfootball
The incident is similar to the famous San Diego Loyal ‘walk-off’ in 2020. On both occasions, players with gay teammates made a stand.
For @outsports.com
#FvH2025 #LGBTQfootball
Right to forfeit game after homophobic slur, says gay footballer - Outsports
News of a British amateur team's decision to walk off the pitch due to a gay slur recently went viral on social media.
www.outsports.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A grassroots football club’s statement about forfeiting a game due to homophobia recently went viral on social media.
The incident is similar to the famous San Diego Loyal ‘walk-off’ in 2020. On both occasions, players with gay teammates made a stand.
For @outsports.com
#FvH2025 #LGBTQfootball
The incident is similar to the famous San Diego Loyal ‘walk-off’ in 2020. On both occasions, players with gay teammates made a stand.
For @outsports.com
#FvH2025 #LGBTQfootball
🏀 NEW: Josh Scott is one of the greats of Colorado college #basketball, a 6ft 10in forward who’s played pro in Japan for nearly a decade.
He recently posted about being a bi man in sports. Now he shares his powerful story with @outsports.com for #ComingOutDay
#LGBTQ @sportsmedialgbt.com
He recently posted about being a bi man in sports. Now he shares his powerful story with @outsports.com for #ComingOutDay
#LGBTQ @sportsmedialgbt.com
Pro basketball player Josh Scott feels 19 again after coming out - Outsports
Josh Scott moved to Japan to play pro, having been a college basketball star. Now he’s enjoying a fresh start at 32 as an out bisexual man.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🏀 NEW: Josh Scott is one of the greats of Colorado college #basketball, a 6ft 10in forward who’s played pro in Japan for nearly a decade.
He recently posted about being a bi man in sports. Now he shares his powerful story with @outsports.com for #ComingOutDay
#LGBTQ @sportsmedialgbt.com
He recently posted about being a bi man in sports. Now he shares his powerful story with @outsports.com for #ComingOutDay
#LGBTQ @sportsmedialgbt.com
Grateful to Callum for speaking to me about his experiences as a #grassroots footballer who’s out as gay in his men’s league 🙏
What really comes through from our chat is that having teammates you can trust is invaluable for #LGBTQ players
🎧 listen on the FvH Pod! 🔗 ⬇️
What really comes through from our chat is that having teammates you can trust is invaluable for #LGBTQ players
🎧 listen on the FvH Pod! 🔗 ⬇️
NEW: It’s #ComingOutDay, and on the FvH Podcast, there’s good advice about how to be true to yourself in grassroots men’s football when you’re gay or bi
⚽️ Callum Hodge is a prolific striker for Chew Magna FC and has been out in the county league for many years…
#LGBTQfootball #FvH2025
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⚽️ Callum Hodge is a prolific striker for Chew Magna FC and has been out in the county league for many years…
#LGBTQfootball #FvH2025
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October 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Grateful to Callum for speaking to me about his experiences as a #grassroots footballer who’s out as gay in his men’s league 🙏
What really comes through from our chat is that having teammates you can trust is invaluable for #LGBTQ players
🎧 listen on the FvH Pod! 🔗 ⬇️
What really comes through from our chat is that having teammates you can trust is invaluable for #LGBTQ players
🎧 listen on the FvH Pod! 🔗 ⬇️
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Nonbinary AFLW icon designed the ball for an even bigger and better Pride Round - buff.ly/eskzIQi
October 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nonbinary AFLW icon designed the ball for an even bigger and better Pride Round - buff.ly/eskzIQi
NEW: A group of elite athletes, including gold medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians, are inviting fellow #LGBTQ sportspeople to their new network.
“Proud Champions” offers a space for those who are publicly out, and those who aren’t.
For @outsports.com
“Proud Champions” offers a space for those who are publicly out, and those who aren’t.
For @outsports.com
Out Olympians invite LGBTQ athletes, coaches to join new network - Outsports
'Proud Champions' is a legacy project from Pride House Paris at last year’s Olympics that aims to empower queer athletes.
www.outsports.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NEW: A group of elite athletes, including gold medal-winning Olympians and Paralympians, are inviting fellow #LGBTQ sportspeople to their new network.
“Proud Champions” offers a space for those who are publicly out, and those who aren’t.
For @outsports.com
“Proud Champions” offers a space for those who are publicly out, and those who aren’t.
For @outsports.com
⚽️🇦🇺 Andy Brennan, who made history in 2019 as Australia’s first out gay pro footballer in the men’s game, has been suddenly let go by South Melbourne FC.
He’s spent the last four years at #SMFC and says it was “heartbreaking” to tell his teammates.
For @outsports.com
#NPLVictoria #LGBTQfootball
He’s spent the last four years at #SMFC and says it was “heartbreaking” to tell his teammates.
For @outsports.com
#NPLVictoria #LGBTQfootball
Trailblazing gay soccer player surprised to be released by his team - Outsports
Andy Brennan was the first male pro soccer player in Australia to come out as gay. He’s now leaving South Melbourne FC. Where to next?
www.outsports.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
⚽️🇦🇺 Andy Brennan, who made history in 2019 as Australia’s first out gay pro footballer in the men’s game, has been suddenly let go by South Melbourne FC.
He’s spent the last four years at #SMFC and says it was “heartbreaking” to tell his teammates.
For @outsports.com
#NPLVictoria #LGBTQfootball
He’s spent the last four years at #SMFC and says it was “heartbreaking” to tell his teammates.
For @outsports.com
#NPLVictoria #LGBTQfootball
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⚽️ Lovely touch - a new #FansForDiversity flag with logos of fan groups and organisations (including ours!), unveiled at Friday’s Meetup event at Emirates Stadium
🙏 Great to spend quality time with friends from across the game
#FFD @prideinfootball.bsky.social @footballvhomophobia.com
🙏 Great to spend quality time with friends from across the game
#FFD @prideinfootball.bsky.social @footballvhomophobia.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
⚽️ Lovely touch - a new #FansForDiversity flag with logos of fan groups and organisations (including ours!), unveiled at Friday’s Meetup event at Emirates Stadium
🙏 Great to spend quality time with friends from across the game
#FFD @prideinfootball.bsky.social @footballvhomophobia.com
🙏 Great to spend quality time with friends from across the game
#FFD @prideinfootball.bsky.social @footballvhomophobia.com
🏉 Excited for Saturday’s sold-out Women’s Rugby World Cup final, and among many story threads is the #LGBTQ representation, including Canada’s Asia Hogan-Rochester who’s publicly out as genderfluid - likely a first at this level.
For @outsports.com #RWC2025
For @outsports.com #RWC2025
Women's Rugby World Cup final will feature out genderfluid player - Outsports
More than 80,000 fans are set to attend Saturday’s showdown between England and Canada, with Asia Hogan-Rochester one to watch.
www.outsports.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🏉 Excited for Saturday’s sold-out Women’s Rugby World Cup final, and among many story threads is the #LGBTQ representation, including Canada’s Asia Hogan-Rochester who’s publicly out as genderfluid - likely a first at this level.
For @outsports.com #RWC2025
For @outsports.com #RWC2025