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Sportswriters and sportscasters provide insightful commentary to the world of sports.  They can provide live running commentary, play-by-play action, post-game assessments, and critiques of sports and their participants. 
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Sports themselves tend to be professions that have historically been intolerant of sexual diversity.  Only recently have several sports adopted diversity policies which encourage LGBTQ players to self-identify.  Given this, it is important to have commentators and analysts who are members of the LGBTQ community.  Some in the profession are gay and out, while it is reported that many remain in the closet.
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Many sportscasters and sportswriters are retired athletes themselves, such as Canada's [[Mark Tewksbury]] providing commentary on swimming for the CBC, or the UK's [[Gareth Thomas]] on rugby.  The majority tend to be gay males.  However, there is a surprising number of transgender individuals in the profession, including the UK's [[Nicky Bandini]] of the Guardian newspaper and Americans [[Christina Kahrl]] of ESPN and [[Mike Penner]] of the Las Angeles Times.
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A sports media LGBTQ network would be helpful to the profession and its members and the wider sports profession.  A collective voice can add weight and credibility to the LGBTQ community.  Issues of sexual diversity are becoming more prominent in sports, and it helps to have a strong coalition of commentators and critics of sports to interpret this trend and provide insight.  It would also be a helpful resource for those in the industry who are looking to come out and be visible.  To this end, the organization Sports Media LGBT+ was founded by Great Britain's [[Jon Holmes]].
  
 
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* [[Scott MacArthur]], The Sports Network
 
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* [[Nicky Bandini]], The Guardian/ESPN/Talksport
 
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* [[Jon Holmes]], Sky Sports Digital
 
* [[Mark McAdam]], Sky Sports
 
* [[Mark McAdam]], Sky Sports
 
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==Further Reading/Research==
 
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* https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/members-news/part-of-the-team-being-lgbt-in-sports-media/
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* https://sportsmedialgbt.com/
  
 
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Sportswriters and sportscasters provide insightful commentary to the world of sports. They can provide live running commentary, play-by-play action, post-game assessments, and critiques of sports and their participants.

Sports themselves tend to be professions that have historically been intolerant of sexual diversity. Only recently have several sports adopted diversity policies which encourage LGBTQ players to self-identify. Given this, it is important to have commentators and analysts who are members of the LGBTQ community. Some in the profession are gay and out, while it is reported that many remain in the closet.

Many sportscasters and sportswriters are retired athletes themselves, such as Canada's Mark Tewksbury providing commentary on swimming for the CBC, or the UK's Gareth Thomas on rugby. The majority tend to be gay males. However, there is a surprising number of transgender individuals in the profession, including the UK's Nicky Bandini of the Guardian newspaper and Americans Christina Kahrl of ESPN and Mike Penner of the Las Angeles Times.

A sports media LGBTQ network would be helpful to the profession and its members and the wider sports profession. A collective voice can add weight and credibility to the LGBTQ community. Issues of sexual diversity are becoming more prominent in sports, and it helps to have a strong coalition of commentators and critics of sports to interpret this trend and provide insight. It would also be a helpful resource for those in the industry who are looking to come out and be visible. To this end, the organization Sports Media LGBT+ was founded by Great Britain's Jon Holmes.

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Canada

Germany

Great Britain

Israel

United States

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