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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I started and stopped - after twitter exodus- but will start again on here!!!

Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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 🙌

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Sam Lewis (she/they) 🌈 @battledinosaur.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

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 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🦇

Photos of soccer players from an LGBTQIA+ women’s and non-binary club in Australia called The Flying Bats FC advertising a story that will air on ABC’s 7:30 Report program.

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Sports Media LGBT+ @sportsmedialgbt.com · 16/04/2025

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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Statement

Sports Media LGBT+ shares in our community’s disappointment caused by the UK Supreme Court ruling about the legal definitions of words in the Equality Act.

As a network group and as a digital publisher, Sports Media LGBT+ has always been fully and proudly inclusive. We strive to provide welcoming, respectful spaces for all members, working alongside our many industry allies.

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

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.

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Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

“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...

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Friendship, fitness and freedom: why LGBTQ+ Australians are turning to sports clubs to find ‘queer joy’

A growing number of fitness groups are catering to the queer community, with the opportunity to build genuine connections the biggest drawcard

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Meant right wing but white wing is also pretty apt lol

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

You think their white wing echo chamber on twitter would be enough …

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I thought we escaped them! Just shows you they are obsessed with spreading hate

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Jessica Currie @jess-m-currie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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

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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

“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.

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Queensland government halts hormone treatment for new trans patients under 18

Health Minister Tim Nicholls unveiled the pause on Tuesday as he also announced a review into the evidence for stage one and two hormone therapies for children with gender dysphoria.

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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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

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BREAKING NEWS: META AND MARK ZUCKERBERG REMOVE LONG-STANDING ANTI-LGBTQ HATE SPEECH POLICIES AFTER ANNOUNCING END OF FACT-CHECKING PROGRAM | GLAAD

Meta Quietly Removes Major Sections of Hateful Conduct Policies Protecting LGBTQ People and Other Marginalized People GLAAD: “Zuckerberg’s removal of fact-checking programs and industry-standard hate ...

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · 06/12/2024

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

Cardiff Dragons FC players holding a huge Football v Homophobia flag, pictured in 2018

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

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

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Joel McGregor @joelmcgcrim.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

C u both on Friday if you are still there!

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

For as the research highlights we hear these comments so often it becomes normalised and we learn to accept it - that it’s just the norm. We need to break this norm- every LGBTIQA+ person deserves to go to work knowing they will be safe and free of harrassment.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

But like sexist comments and behaviour - we need to show that we don’t accept them and they are harmful and damaging. If you see or hear a LGBTIQA+ person receive these comments - check in on them and ensure they are ok….

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

people feel entitled to question, comment, and harass people about these topics because that’s what they assume and think we are- who we have sex with. Good allyship is calling these comments and behaviour out - or calling in.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Reducing LGBTIQA+ identities to sex and private spaces of the bedroom is wrong - and we don’t do this or speak like this about cisgender or heterosexual people - so people need to stop doing this. This is why I believe there is such a high prevalence….

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

For example- many sports clubs/ orgs- when questioned or prompted to reflect on how many LGBTIQA+ people may be in their club, publicly open about their identity- a common response is ‘we don’t need to know what goes on in the bedroom’ or ‘it’s none of our business who people have sex with’.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Thank you to Prof Kerry Robinson Dr Cristyn Davies and the team for leading this important research. What stands out to me, in comparison to some of my work and research - is reducing LGBTIQA+ identities and relationships to sex and sexualising our communities.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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...

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ANROWS report reveals 77% of LGBTQ young people have experienced workplace sexual harassment - ANROWS - Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety

Sexual harassment faced by LGBTQ young people in the workplace is widespread and targeted. This is the key finding of new research released today.

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Sarah Wymer @drsarahwymer.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

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!

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Laptop looking very woke now! 🤣

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Emma Sherry @emmasherry.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

@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!!

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Whilst there have been efforts - through pride games, and inclusion efforts in sport in recent years - it masks the undercurrent of constant discrimination in the form of homo/bi/transphobia directed to LGBTIQA+ people who engage/ work/ play in sport. Unless sports take action, it will not go away.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I wrote about this in several avenues - but two conversation articles highlight it well. One around resistance to LGBTIQA+ issues in sport - specifically’heteroactivism’, and one about how sport has become a key avenue + platform for anti-trans movements - which politicians have demonstrated well.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

That sport is used as a platform to advance anti-LGBTIQA+ movements - + becomes a vacuum to carry + promote discrimination, homophobia + transphobia in particular. My research recently showed that discrimination towards LGBTIQA+ people is still very common, + sports are doing little to combat it.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Matildas legend announced her + her partners pregnancy news online to be met with abuse + trolling. This is also fresh off the men’s netball team experiencing abuse after performing a dance at a recent tournament. This highlights many things.

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

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...

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Chelsea Pride condemns abuse directed at Sam Kerr after baby announcement

Chelsea Pride has condemned the homophobic abuse directed at the club’s striker Sam Kerr after she announced she was having a baby with her fiancee Kristie Mewis

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Dr Ryan Storr @drryanstorr.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Love seeing you become full cricket mum this season - and player too!

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