Football v Homophobia

Blair Hamilton and Natalie Washington on being accepted and how to report abuse in Football v Transphobia Week of Action

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Episode notes

There haven't been many stories shared by transgender footballers in the UK, which makes Blair Hamilton and Natalie Washington two trailblazers in the sport.

Blair is a goalkeeper for Saltdean United Women. She plays in the fifth tier of the women's game in England, while Natalie is a level below at tier six.

On this special episode of the FvH Podcast in support of the annual Week of Action for the Football v Transphobia campaign, Blair speaks candidly about her experiences in the game - the supportive camaraderie she's found at Saltdean, the moments of discrimination she's overcome in the sport, and her determination to help educate others through her academic research.

Together with Natalie, who is the campaign lead of FvT, they also discuss new statistics released by Kick It Out that show more people are coming forward to report anti-trans abuse than ever before.

This episode is hosted by FvH media and comms lead Jon Holmes, produced by Sports Media LGBT+.

Activate FvT in your football space - just head to footballvhomophobia.com/fvt for info, or contact us. We value your support.

Links

Football v Transphobia info and resources - https://www.footballvhomophobia.com/fvt/ 

The focus of #FvT2024 - https://sportsmedialgbt.com/football-v-transphobia-week-of-action-2024-lgbtq-trans-nonbinary 

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