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Pride Cymru @pridecymru.bsky.social · 19d

2 WEEKS TO GO until our free Youth Festival for LGBTQ+ young people and their allies!

For more info: [email protected]

In partnership with Pride Sports (@pridesportscymru.bsky.social). This event has been made possible through funding from The National Community Lottery Fund Wales.

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Pride Cymru @pridecymru.bsky.social · 19d

2 WYTHNOS I FYND tan ein Gŵyl Ieuenctid ar gyfer pobl ifanc LHDTC+ a'u cynghreiriaid!

Am fwy o wybodaeth, ebostia [email protected]

Mewn partneriaeth â Pride Sports (@pridesportscymru.bsky.social). Mae'r digwyddiad hwn wedi'i wneud yn bosibl trwy arian gan Gronfa Loteri Genedlaethol Cymru.

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Trans Aid Cymru @transaid.cymru · Aug 26

Upcoming this week!

Image text: One Struggle One Fight. Afghan families in Wales are facing fascist hate - the same forces that attack our trans+ & queer communities. Our fight is one. Friday - Holiday Inn Cardiff Airport. Port Rd, Rhoose, Barry, CF62 3BT. Friday 29 August 5:30PM & Saturday. Barry Civic Offices, Holton Road, CF63 4RU Saturday 30 August 11AM. The logos for We Exist, Trans Pride Cardiff, Trans Aid Cymru, and Cymru Queers for Palestine are along the top of the graphic.

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Aug 24

Yesterday we took part in Cardiff Trans Pride march 🏳️‍⚧️

Highlighting to our community that #EuroGames2027 in Cardiff will be inclusive of trans people & that trans people deserve a place in sport

⚽️ 🏉🏋️🏐🏀🚴

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Aug 21

JOIN US to mark the start of the biggest ever Women’s Rugby World Cup, as we launch Rugby Pride 2025 🏉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 with a breakfast panel and networking event in Manchester as the city also gears up for a weekend of Pride LGBTQ+ celebrations 🥳🎉

TOMORROW MORNING - Get your FREE ticket via the link below!

Rugby Pride 2025 Launch Breakfast

To mark the start of the biggest ever Women’s Rugby World Cup, join us for the launch of Rugby Pride 2025!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Aug 9

The countdown continues for the Rugby Pride Launch Breakfast on Friday 22 August in Manchester 🏉🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We’re thrilled to announce our first speaker - England Red Rose, Barbarains RFC star and the power behind the #RuckYou match, Director of Bisons RFC, Sacha Acheson ⭐️

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Lou Englefield @louenglefield.bsky.social · Aug 7

Fantastic read on the (il)legality of sex testing in sport.

With particular reference to World Athletics & World Boxing’s decision to introduce genetic testing as a precondition for competing in the women’s category 🧬

Sex Testing on Trial

verfassungsblog.de

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Aug 5

📣 We’re thrilled to announce that Lars from ‘I Kissed a Boy’ will be speaking at Football Pride on Friday 29 August in Leicester!

🎧 He’s also a guest on a new episode of the FvH Podcast. Listen here 👉 pod.fo/e/30ad20

🏳️‍🌈⚽️🏳️‍⚧️ Info & tkts 👉 ytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

#LGBTQ #football /1

Speaker announcement | Lars Fellows - TV’s ‘I Kissed a Boy’ | Football Pride | Friday 29th August 2025 | The Y Theatre, Leicester | a photo of Lars wearing a red and blue shirt

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Jul 10

Huge congratulations to Caster Semenya on winning this important case! 🙌

We’ll be interested to see how this decision impacts sports & human rights going forward

Caster Semenya wins ECHR appeal as sex eligibility case set to return to court

The 34-year-old has been unable to compete in her favoured 800 metres event since 2019

www.independent.co.uk

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Jul 7

“Seeing a Games like this, with athletes from around the world who were the same as me, it would have inspired me so much more”

Read more in this lovely piece by @jonhholmes.bsky.social

cardiffeurogames2027.cymru/olympic-swim...

Olympic swimmer Dan Jervis ‘in awe’ of LGBTQ community and excited for EuroGames Cardiff 2027 - Cardiff EuroGames 2027

Two-time Olympian Dan Jervis has spoken of his happiness three years after coming out publicly as gay, and that seeing a major event like EuroGames Cardiff would likely have helped him accept his sexu...

cardiffeurogames2027.cymru

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Jul 7

Lovely Dan Jervis helped us promote #EuroGames2027 in London last week at an event at Canary Wharf.

Asked how he would have felt as a young person growing up gay in the Valleys, he responded….

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · May 16

Including LGBTQ+ people in sport & physical activity in Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A lunchtime webinar for sport & physical activity providers across Wales.

£10pp & FREE to all EuroGames 2027 Partners

🎟️ includinglgbtq.eventbrite.co.uk

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Apr 17

@leapsports.bsky.social, Pride Sports & @pridesportscymru.bsky.social are deeply shocked by the decision of the UK Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. We are concerned about the potential implications for trans people across the sport & physical activity sector…

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Mar 27

The Football v Transphobia Week of Action culminates on 31 March, Trans Day of Visibility #TDOV2025

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Mar 25

Today marks the start of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action 2025! 🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️

How will you get involved?
www.footballvhomophobia.com/fvt/

#fvt2025

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Mar 19

We’re loving the new shirt for this year’s Football v Transphobia Week of Action 💙🩷🤍

Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Mar 19

📣 Announcing the BRAND NEW football shirt for the 2025 Football v Transphobia Week of Action #FvT2025 🏳️‍⚧️

Made to order & available now from our online store: www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/foot...

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Mar 15

Football clubs in Cymru, get involved! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍⚧️

Mae pel-droed yn gêm i bawb

Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Mar 15

📣 GET INVOLVED in the Football v Transphobia Week of Action

25 - 31 March 2025

Let’s take a stand against transphobia & celebrate #trans people in the game 🏳️‍⚧️⚽️🏳️‍⚧️

✍️ Sign up here >> form.jotform.com/250703433939...

A black graphic containing the words Football v Transphobia, “Football for Everyone” and “Week of Action, 25 - 31 March 2025” and the hashtag “#FvT2025”. Also images of a football, a warning hand, a speech call out, and a heart in trans colours (blue, white & pink)

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Mar 11

March 25 - 31 is the Football v Transphobia Week of Action, a time that we ask football to come together against transphobia & for trans inclusion in the game.

This year we are asking other sports to get involved!

There are a range of things your club can do…

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Mar 5

This weekend we signed the contract to bring #EuroGames 2027 to Cardiff!

We’re up to 32 sports (possibly 35 by the time we’ve finalised the programme).

Can’t wait to welcome more than 5,000 #LGBTQ+ athletes to our capital city in 2 years time 🥳🎉🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

The EuroGames team behind a desk with an EGLSF flag on it, one person signs the contract as the others wait. Behind them a screen reads “signing the contract”

Hugh Torrance, Co-President of EGLSF signs the contract on behalf of the licensing organisation as his co-president and Pride Sports Cymru team look on

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Feb 24

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 “Dedicating our match against Sweden to Football v Homophobia sends a clear message that football is for everyone” - Angharad James, #Cymru captain

Wales vs Sweden in the UEFA Women’s National League at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham on Tuesday (KO 7.15pm) is an #FvH2025 game 🩷⚫️ - thank you FAW

Cymru to champion ‘Football v Homophobia’ at dedicated match - FAW

The FAW is proud to dedicate the upcoming Cymru v Sweden UEFA Nations League match to the Football v Homophobia campaign, reinforcing the FAW’s commitment to ensuring football is a game for everyone.

faw.cymru

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Lou Englefield @louenglefield.bsky.social · Feb 23

“Trans women athletes displayed similar exercise performance and biomarkers compared with cis women but lower results compared with cis men”

Another piece of new research highlighting there’s no justification for blanket #trans bans in sport 🏳️‍⚧️

Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players

Objective The inclusion of transgender athletes in competitive sports has promoted significant dialogue and controversy among exercise-related professionals. The objective of this study was to investi...

bjsm.bmj.com

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Lou Englefield @louenglefield.bsky.social · Feb 8

Lovely afternoon at @kinmelbaymens.bsky.social for their #FvH2025 designated game.

Fantastic community club with a rich history of inclusion!

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Feb 6

📣 🩷⚫️ We’re asking you to wear it BLACK and PINK on Wednesday 19 February and show your support for Football v Homophobia… get involved!

Read on to learn more about this call to action…

#FvH2025 /1

Wear it Black & Pink - we’re calling on our supporters to mark #FvH2025 on Feb 19th

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Pride Sports Cymru @pridesportscymru.bsky.social · Jan 31

The Football v Homophobia Month Of Action is launched & we need football clubs in Cymru to sign up

Mae pêl-droed yn gêm i BAWB 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · Jan 30

🚀 The Football v Homophobia 2025 Month of Action is officially launched! 🩷⚫️

⚽️ More than 100 clubs and leagues already on board, from Premier League, EFL, non-league & grassroots

🏟️ Read a recap of our big night, hosted by Bolton Wanderers in the Community 🙏

How will you activate #FvH2025?

#LGBTQ

Champions assemble! Clubs urged to share #FvH2025 message in February

Expert speakers deliver campaign rallying cry at #FvH2025 Month of Action launch event held at Bolton Wanderers FC More than 100 clubs and leagues, including at least 20 in professional game, have si...

www.footballvhomophobia.com

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Pride Sports UK @pridesports.bsky.social · Jan 11

“We don’t need to be protected by paternalistic sporting organizations and misguided activists”

@taliabarrington.bsky.social for Cosmopolitan

www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitne...

Stop Trying to “Protect” Women by Banning Trans Athletes

Research shows the gender divide in sports is shrinking. And that should be something to celebrate, not fear.

www.cosmopolitan.com

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