Tag: John Amaechi
John Amaechi criticises football chiefs over homophobia in the sport
English retired NBA player John Amaechi has criticised the football leaders in England for not creating an environment comfortable enough for players to be openly gay.
Landmark conference seeks to level the LGBT playing field across sport
An unprecedented coalition of athletes, sponsors, rights holders and LGBT allies will gather in London on 11 February 2016 for the inaugural conference Team Pride: Levelling the LGBT Playing Field to address how sport can foster an LGBT inclusive environment.
Stonewall annual dinner raises £470,000 for LGBT equality
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, has tonight raised a record £470,000 at its annual Equality Dinner. The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON.
Marcus Collins, John Amaechi and the Mayor of Liverpool to speak at Stonewall Manchester Workplace Conference
John Amaechi OBE, the organisational consultant and former international basketball player and X Factor’s Marcus Collins are two of the keynote speakers at Stonewall’s 2014 Manchester Workplace Conference, Britain’s leading conference on sexual orientation issues in the workplace.
Andie Worrall Wins LGBT Role Model Of The Year Award
Here at Just a Ball Game? we are extremely pleased to announce that our patron, Manchester City Ladies goalkeeper Andie Worrall has won this year’s UK LGBT Role Model of the Year award at a presentation evening in Manchester hosted by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.