HOMOPHOBIA, GENDER AND SPORTING CULTURE
A report for Sport Allies by Adam Lowe, MSc. & Professor Brendan Gough
In order to launch an effective response to the obstacles we face and as part of our commitment to working from a rigorous evidence base, we concluded that it was important to have a robust, academic understanding of the existing research into homophobia, with a specific focus on young people and sporting culture.
To this end, we commissioned academics from Leeds Beckett University to produce the current review in order to inform us in the development of our strategic objectives and the formulation of our content. The report was launched on Thursday 26th October at the House of Commons, at an event hosted by Damian Collins MP - Chair of the select committee for Culture, Media and Sport.
A STRATEGY FOR CHANGE
Sport Allies is a registered charity with a mission to promote sport - especially team sport - as an inclusive and supportive route to personal growth for everyone. We also want to see sport play a more prominent role in promoting inclusion generally, with a specific focus on gender and non-heteronormative sexualities.
Our vision is a world where sport leads the way in promoting diversity, and you can read more about how we intend to achieve this vision throughout this document.
Complete report here
HOMOPHOBIA IN SPORT
Sport Allies has provided written evidence to a Commons Select Committee investigating homophobia in sport. A previous inquiry into racism in football (soccer) had concluded that homophobia was emerging as a bigger problem than other forms of discrimination in sport, and this inquiry has been launched in response.
Complete report here
2017 ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Trustees and Financial Statementsfor the Year Ended 31 January 2017.
Read our complete report here 2017 Annual Report.
Team sport presents a particular problem for LGBT youth.
The statistics show that LGBT+ males are just as likely to enjoy sport as heterosexual males, but feel unable to take part in ‘club’ or ‘team’ sports and tend to opt for more solitary exercise like running, tennis or going to the gym.
Everybody deserves to feel like they belong.
