Football v Homophobia

Hosted by Football v Homophobia, Sports Media LGBT+ and the Football Writers' Association again marked their partnership in Pride Month with a panel discussion event held on Zoom and streamed live on the FvH Facebook page. Titled 'Behind the Headline', the event looked at the background to the story of Jake Daniels, the teenage Blackpool striker who made headlines around the world in May when he p...

Warning: This episode references offensive language from an incident of homophobic abuse. At the end of Mental Health Awareness Week and ahead of the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on May 17, the FvH Podcast in association with Sports Media LGBT+ brings you a story about homophobic abuse in local men’s football and the effects of this language. Zack Leader pl...

We have a very special guest for this episode of the pod - singer-songwriter-producer Shura drops in for a chat, as Lesbian Visibility Week 2022 draws to a close. Shura’s fans will be very familiar with the role that football has played in her life and career to date. She was part of the Manchester City youth set-up as a teenager before she started recording music at the age of 16 and followed tha...

It’s Lesbian Visibility Week and in a collision of collaborations, the Football v Homophobia Podcast is again partnering with Sports Media LGBT+ - this time to talk about Studs AND Huns FC! Representing Studs is sports producer Becky Taylor-Gill, who launched the digital channel / collective back in 2019 ahead of the Women’s World Cup. Studs’ quirky and often queer-eyed takes on football culture h...

Natalie Washington speaks to Arthur Webber & Paula Griffin to get the supporters perspective of the game.

Natalie Washington chats with Lucy Clark & Abi Cornell about their careers and the upcoming match between TRUK Utd and Dulwich Hamlet.

For this special World AIDS Day episode, Youth Panel Comms Officer Sam Clarke chats with John Brown of Canal Street Blues about AIDS activism, football and much more 

Another month, another Youth Panel Roundtable. This month focuses on the upcoming Hate Crime Awareness Week with host Sam joined by Youth Panel Chair Cam, Events Officer Holly and Communications Officer Ben.

For Bi Visibility Day, Sam is joined by sports commentators Michael McCann (@thisismccann) & Hannah from Blackburn Rovers LGBT+ Supporters Group (@proudrovers).  They discuss being visible in the sporting world, facing biphobia and the dangers of bi-erasure.

On this months edition of the FvH Podcast, Sam is joined by Tracy from Chelsea Pride & Paul from Kop Outs to discuss homophobic chanting at  football matches.   They go into specific detail on the recent incident at Carrow Road & the 'rent boys' chant, the origins of the chant, debunking the excuses and the affects homophobic chanting has on the community. Edited by Sam Clarke.

The Youth Panel Roundtable is back (kinda)! FvH Youth Panel Communications Office Sam is joined by Events Officer Danyal Khan in a South Asian Heritage Month special.    Danyal talks about about growing up in football, coming out to his Dad and his career as a journalist.  Edited by Sam Clarke

Join Amy Allard-Dunbar, Sharifa James and Annette Nelson for a round table discussion, where they share their experiences of football as young people, finding safe places and talking to people in authority about issues people of colour face. This engaging chat also offers their perspectives around queer and black intersecting identities in football. Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin...

On this episode, FvH Youth Panel Communications Officer Sam is joined by James & Anna of the Rainbow Blades, Sheffield United's LGBT+  Supporters Group.     As the group launch their Proud Allies project, they talk about;  Earliest memories of Bramall Lane, the clubs work in supporting them  & what it means to be an Ally.

Hosted by Football v Homophobia, Sports Media LGBT+ & the Football  Writers Association celebrated their relationship with a panel  highlighting LGBTQI+ voices in football media.   Recorded on June 14th 2021, with a panel consisting of:   Jon Holmes of Sky Sports, & Sports Media LGBT+ Network Lead   Nicky Bandini, The Guardian, ESPN, talkSPORT   Adam Crafton,...

This months episode is brought to you to celebrate Lesbian Visbility Day. We hear from Lou Englefield, FvH Campaign Director, Annette Nelson, FvH Education Lead, Sirri Topping, FvH Scotland Lead and Holly Grimes, FvH Youth Panel Events Coordinator.  We struggled with some technology and wifi issues during the recording of this episode so we apologise for any issues with sound quality.  M...

This week Beatrice and Angharad sit down with Verity from Mermaids to talk about the amazing work happening for trans young people in sport.  https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) License: CC BY ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Edited by Martin McCandlish

FvT Campaign Lead Natalie Washington talks to three trans & non-binary football players all at the same club - Naomi, Samuel & Julia tell us about their football, experiences in getting back into the game, and what Charlton Invicta are doing that means they feel included & keep coming back. This is part of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action #fvt2021 Music from filmmusic.io "Life...

FvT Campaign Lead Natalie Washington talks to three trans & non-binary football writers, Emma Smith, Lee Hurley & Casey JP about their lives, careers & even a bit of Lego discourse. This is part of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action #fvt2021 Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) License: CC BY ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

For this months FvH Youth Panel Roundtable, Sam is joined by Events Officer Holly & Co-Coordinator Angharad. They look back at all things #FvH2021 Month of Action from the panels to 'What's the Matter with Banter', while also taking a look ahead to the Football v Transphobia Week of Action (Commencing March 22nd 2021) Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )...

For the final edition of our Month of Action collab series, Sam & Events Officer Holly Grimes, are joined by Hannah Burt & Ellie Reid from the 50 Lost Years project. 50 Lost Years is a project ran by young women looking to raise awareness of the 50 year FA ban on Women's football, and tell the inspirational stories of that time. You can follow what they are doing on Twitter, @50LostYears,...

FvH Youth Panel x the Mental Well-Balling Podcast The next in our #FvH2021 collab series, Sam & Ryan are joined by Kyle Andrews of the Mental Well-Balling Podcast. They talk mental health in football, hyper masculinity & Kyle's favourite photos he has taken! To check out our guest today, head over to @WellBallingPod on Twitter & Instagram Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevi...

For #FvH2021 Month of Action, we are celebrating with a series of collab podcasts with a few friends from within our community and outside of it! First up, we are joined by Ollie & Martyn from 'A Breath of Fresh Tea' as we chat about everything from Stonewall FC & the growth of LGBTQI+ fan groups to Drag Race & TikTok. Go check out 'A Breath of Fresh Tea'; @FreshTeaPodcast on Twitter a...

This edition of the Youth Panel Roundtable sees Sam joined once again by Education Officer Ryan Harwood and for the first time on the podcast, Communications Officer Ben also makes an appearance.  The main topic of conversation this month is uni life, as well as discussions on the use of 'man up' in football and Marcus Rashfords attempts to feed kids Edited by Martin McCandlish Music from fil...

This month we celebrate Black History Month as we take a look at some amazing black people in football. Beatrice and Angharad are joined by the Football v Homophobia Education Lead, Annette Nelson and Football v Homophobia Youth Panel Education Officer Amy Allard-Dunbar! Edited by Martin McCandlish Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) License: CC BY ( creati...

The Football v Homophobia Youth Panel Communications Officer Sam Clarke is joined by Education team member Ryan Harwood and youth panel coordinator Beatrice Thirkettle, for the second of our monthly youth panel discussions This month they chatted all things Asexuality!  Edited by Martin McCandlish Music from filmmusic.io "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) License: CC BY ( cr...