This edition of the Footballco Business Podcast is a Pride special and looks at how the media handles conversations about sexuality and gender identity in football.
Our guest host for this show is Jon Holmes, a journalist, media consultant and the founder of Sports Media LGBT+.
Jon is joined by Erin Williams, Sport Programmes Manager at Stonewall and Jack King. Jack covers film and TV for publications including GQ and Vulture, often focusing on LGBTQ+ characters and storylines.
Jon, Erin and Jack will discuss everything from the tabloids to Ted Lasso as they evaluate how the media has and does cover sexuality and gender in the beautiful game and how that treatment impacts LGBTQ+ fans.
If you like this episode, be sure to look into our archive for our first show with Erin, in which she discusses Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign.
If you want to watch, the show is also available on YouTube.
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