The LGBT Sport Podcast

It’s hard to put into perspective the things that Hedvig Lindahl has been able to accomplish in the beautiful game. With nearly two-hundred caps for Sweden, she is – by some distance – the most-capped Swedish goalkeeper of all-time. Her international career has seen her reach the World Cup Final in 2003, along with two Olympic silver medals, two World Cup bronzes and three bronzes from the Europea...

It’s been more than a year since Jake Daniels made history. Still just a teenager, the Blackpool player came out publicly as gay – and become the first active British male footballer to come out while still playing since Justin Fashanu. Life has been a whirlwind for Jake since then – and we’re delighted that he’s found the time to join us on the podcast for an episode that we know so many of you h...

There’s nothing better than getting to take this show on the road! And that’s what we’re celebrating on the podcast today with a bumper compilation episode, looking at some of the best people and places that we’ve been able to take the show to since 2018. From the beaches of Cornwall to Wembley Way, to one of the UK’s most iconic cricket clubs to a training centre for the fastest-rising British wr...

We last had Richard on the podcast for our 50th episode – and at the time, we described him as a modern-day James Bond – a racing driver with a doctorate for Cambridge who also fenced at the international level for England and Great Britain. Since then, he’s gone from strength-to-strength, competing for Revolution Race Cars in the European Sports Prototype Cup – where just days ago, he clinched th...

If you’ve been watching British wrestling for a while, you’ll probably have seen Jason Joshua in action. Sovereign Pro Wrestling, WAW, Full Force Wrestling, the self-proclaimed ‘Big Daddy Unicorn’ has been plying his trade across the UK scene – and now, he’s joining us on the podcast to talk about his journey, in and away from the ring. We get into who inspired him to give wrestling a try; finding...

The last time that Ben Watkiss was on the podcast, he was working for League One’s Burton Albion as a strength and conditioning coach. Now, he’s crossed the border to Scotland – where he’s working as the Lead Sport Scientist for Ayr United, who play in the Scottish Championship where they’re currently sitting in a mid-table position. And the last time Ben was on, back in April of 2021, men’s footb...

It’s hard to imagine Devin Ibanez living a life without rugby. He played for Major League Rugby’s New England Free Jacks in the USA in their inaugural season, took gold with Team USA at the World Maccabiah (Maccabee) Games in Israel in 2017 and represented Richmond in the Championship in the UK. And if all of that wasn’t a tip-off that Devin loves the game, his social media handle – ‘that gay rugg...

It was in February of this year that Jakub Jankto looked down the lens of a camera and told the world that he was gay. The 27-year old’s motivation was simple – he no longer wanted to live in fear or in hiding – and while his message was simple, the reaction was overwhelming. Support came in from some of the biggest names in the beautiful game, as Jankto made history as the most high-profile activ...

October 11th is National Coming Out Day. It’s a worldwide anniversary that celebrates the bravery of those who have found the strength to live authentically and open up about their sexuality or gender identity, and to recognise the challenges and hurdles that still prevent people from doing just that. And to mark the occasion, we’ve got a special bumper edition of the podcast celebrating some of t...

You know that you’re going to like someone when they describe their identity as a non-binary bisexual as ‘joyful chaos’ – and that’s exactly how Charlotte Galloway talks about herself. But it’s just one part of Charlotte’s personality, which is as much tied up in their love of football, which manifests itself in her role as both the chair of Cardiff Dragons and as the co-founder of the Women's Foo...

Maggie Alphonsi is one of the most decorated rugby players in English history. A World Cup winner who played for the Red Roses in three finals, she helped England claim seven consecutive Six Nations title in a career that saw her win 74 caps for her country. For achievements on the pitch, she’s been recognised with an MBE and named as the International Rugby Board’s Women’s Player of the Year – an...

On the face of it, Ryan O’Callaghan was living the dream. The offensive tackle was a stand-out collegiate football player who was drafted to play alongside Tom Brady at the New England Patriots. He should have had it all – fame, fortune, all the trappings that came with it – but for Ryan, football was never a game he loved, but a way to hide the fact he was gay. It was something he did throughout...

A big event deserves a big guest, and we’ve got two of them to join us on the podcast as we look ahead to the first-ever Rainbow Games in New Zealand next year. Tom Leonard is the event director – and Honey Hireme-Smiler is someone who can only described as a New Zealand sporting legend, as a league, union and sevens international who has played at more World Cups than you can shake a stick at in...

If you’re listening to this episode, you probably love Formula 1 – but not as much as Christian Hewgill does. Because, if we’re honest, few people in the world do. He’s the host of ‘The Fast and The Curious’ podcast with Betty Glover and Greg James, the ‘F1 Explains’ podcast – and a regular contributor to BBC Radio 5Live’s F1 coverage. For years, he was one of the voices of sport on BBC Radio 1’s...

Tia Fernandez loves being out and about in the great outdoors. She’s a member of Queer Surf Club – who we’ve featured on this show before – but in the not-too-distant future, she’s hoping to go from the beach to the far ends of the Earth in a bid to make history as the first queer person of colour to reach the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility. And when we heard that Tia was attempting to do someth...

Dominic Clarke is one of those people who has lived enough life for about three lifetimes – and he’s barely hitting his stride! A trampoline gymnast who has competed around the world – including at the Tokyo Olympics, and winning bronze at World Championship level – he’s now a Cirque du Soleil artist for the Michael Jackson ‘ONE’ show in Las Vegas. Oh – and did we mention that he successfully audi...

Callum Prince is someone who lives and breathes football. In fact, it’s hard to pick a part of the beautiful game that he’s not involved with! He’s a member of the GFSN Committee, a player with Nottingham Lions, a consultant with Burton Albion on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work – and that’s just scratching the surface. He’s someone that we’ve wanted to have on for a while, and we’re d...

She’s a key part of the AEW roster – a gender-fluid, transfeminine performer who uses she/ her and they/them pronouns and wrestles in the men’s division. In fact, Sonny Kiss defies definition in so many ways – and while Sonny entered AEW as the self-proclaimed ‘Concrete Rose’, the wrestler has evolved as both a person and a competitor during her more than three years in the spotlight, including th...

It’s been about two years since Jake Williamson joined us on the podcast for the first time – and since then, his career has gone from strength to strength. Not only have you seen Jake compete Hyrox events and ultra-marathons, but he’s also using his platform to try and make sport a place where LGBTQ+ people feel welcome. It’s been too long since we’ve had a proper chat with Jake, so it was high t...

With the Women’s World Cup in full swing in Australia and New Zealand, we thought we’d put together a special episode featuring some of the amazing women from the beautiful game who have joined us on the podcast since 2018. We’re talking pundits, journalists, pioneers, record-breakers and more – as we remind ourselves of some of the brilliant female football folk who have shared their stories with...

It was last month that British weightlifter Ryan Lucas-Lowther decided to open about his sexuality in a conversation for Pride Month. We saw it – and if you listen to this show, you probably did as well – which is why we’re so delighted to get him onto the podcast to talk about his journey in full. He’s one of only a handful of weightlifters that we’ve had on the podcast before, so it was a chance...

Ed Slattery has a passion for taking elite athletes to the next level as a hugely experienced strength and conditioning coach who has worked with Irish Rugby for coming up in a decade. Take a listen to this CV – Athletics Performance Coach for Irish women’s rugby; Athletic Performance Coach for Sevens and Womens Rugby; Athletic Performance Coach for Mens Rugby; and now his current role as Head of...

In many ways, it was inevitable that Georgia Adams was going to get into cricket. After all, her dad is former Sussex captain Chris Adams – and some of Georgia’s earliest memories are of watching him play, throwing a ball around, and itching to get into the game herself. That’s exactly what she’s ended up doing – and now plies her trade for Southern Vipers, who she captains. In fact, she was the V...

It’s no secret that we love professional wrestling on this show – so when we had the chance to record a programme live on location at the House of Pain Wrestling Academy in Nottingham, we absolutely weren’t going to turn it down. Our main guest was British wrestling star Adam Bolt – who has been on this podcast before, and has inspired many wrestlers to open up about their own journey since he sha...

For a long time, Veda Scott has been one of the ‘go-to’ names on the professional wrestling circuit. As a competitor, they’ve stepped into the ring for the likes of Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling and numerous other independent promotions. And as a commentator, they’ve lent their voice to the action for AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, GCW and others. After finding their space in the wrestling indust...