Isabelle Westcott had started to believe that there was no space in football for her. That was until a move for university, an iconic football song and an inclusive club right on her doorstep.

Poppy Watson grew up without much representation in the Scottish Highlands, but she has created a huge queer community of her own at university – including co-founding a football club that ha…

Against his own expectations, Ben Reynolds has found a home in martial arts – and now he helps others do the same by teaching them self-defence at Edinburgh Jitsu.

Anson Mackay’s life changed a handful of years ago, with a terminal cancer diagnosis coming quickly off the back of realising they were non-binary while out running.

Coinneach MacLeod (aka The Hebridean Baker) has become known for his culinary creations all around the world – but much of his life work has come in the football sphere.

Pippa York is one of the few athletes to have reached the top of their sport, and then gone through a gender transition – but long after retirement she is now looking to add another accolade …

The founder of the GCFL speaks to Ramsay Banks about the league’s evolution over the last few years, and why it remains a safe haven for many of the players involved.

Founder Ritchie Currie-Jenkins talks about the impact that having inclusive sports spaces outside of Scotland’s big two cities can have, and what he personally as a trans man has gained from …

Walking from Land’s End to John O’Groats was a cathartic experience for Olivia, who used the challenge as an opportunity for self-reflection after battling depression and eating disorde…

Often, inclusive clubs become a beacon for LGBTQ+ people in their area. For the Brighton Seagals, that is slightly different. As an inclusive football club in one of the UK’s most queer-friendly ci…

Asa Bryce would never have classed himself as competitive, but since getting more involved in sport through inclusive groups in Dundee, he has realised exactly what he had been missing out on.

Although many people struggle to balance their LGBTQ+ identities and their religion, Ahmed found that a pilgrimage to Mecca actually solidified his confidence in his own sexuality – and that …

Ailsa Davie always loved sport growing up, but undiagnosed dyspraxia meant that she never felt like she could fully immerse herself in it – until recently.

Jack Murley returns to Pride of the Terraces to talk commentating on pro wrestling, dealing with online abuse and a revolutionary experience with Cornwall-based inclusive football club Stargazy FC.

Fin Annand has seen football take her across the world, but even though she spent years at college in America her story is still a positive one of support.

Much like football is a way of life for many in the UK, ice hockey is a cultural institution in Canada. That was certainly the case for Jessica Platt, who grew up playing the sport – even to the po…

Former Scotland cricket captain Abbi Aitken-Drummond has always been quite a private person, which helped her come to terms with her sexuality as a youngster, but now she wants to speak out and ins…

Jack Murley returns to Pride of the Terraces to talk commentating on pro wrestling, dealing with online abuse and a revolutionary experience with Cornwall-based inclusive football club Stargazy FC.

How can we expect elite athletes to be open and honest about who they are when the people telling their stories are not doing the same? When looking at LGBT+ in sport, the media has such a crucial …

Kristen Fraser is a pioneer in boxing as she is Scotland’s first ever professional woman. From the sport being illegal for women, to Commonwealth Games disappointment, turning pro and targeti…

As a young child, Blair Hamilton hated football – making it quite ironic that for most of her life since then she has played it. Her father would take her to games and she would hate the noise of t…

For Bruce Mouat, the upcoming Winter Olympics is the culmination of a lifetime of hard work. The most successful curler in the world in 2021 is already in Beijing for the Games, which will start fo…

Craig Kyle may have grown up in an area where rugby is a religion – but that barely even crossed his mind when he essentially came out to friends on national TV.

In January, professional ice hockey player Zach Sullivan made headlined when he became the first UK player to come out. Since then his life has been a whirlwind of media interest off the ice, which…

Laura Montgomery is one of the co-founders of Glasgow City, the dominant side of women’s football in Scotland. She rose from not being allowed to play as a child, to forming her own club, pla…

Outstanding achievers to be recognised at sixth annual edition of FvH Awards Nominations window open until 3 January 2025, with gala ceremony in Glasgow on 7 March Previous winners include Manchester ...

Bay Area broadcaster Charles Wollin fills a multitude of roles on and off the soccer pitch, which has fuelled his passion for inclusion across the entire LGBT+ spectrum, and has seen first hand how…

Jade Konkel has been leading the way for professional women’s rugby in Scotland, and she has come a long way from not knowing all the rules of the game on her international debut against Engl…

John Dickinson-Lilley became the UK’s premier blind skier before his retirement, but that was at times in spite of comments from his fellow competitors about his sexuality.

Trans people are being excluded from sport all over the world right now. One teenager from Liverpool, however, has found a saving grace in football thanks to trans-focused club TRUK United.

Even within LGBTQ+ spaces in sport, Jahmal Howlett-Mundle has a unique spot – and he is determined to use it to help make positive change in the sport.

For some professional athletes, retirement is an opportunity to take a breath, look around and figure out what the next steps look like. That was not the case for footballer Anita Asante, though, w…

Basketball player Craig Stephen struggled to unite the idea of being gay and playing sports as a teenager, and a lack of prominent LGBT+ athletes did not help. Now, he tries to be the role model he…

The same number do not feel welcome in community sport groups or community team sports.