This article is about Sport NI and LGBTQ+ inclusion. In the photo, the legs of two people playing football on a field.

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Swimmer wearing swim cap and goggles in pool, competitive swimmer Lia Thomas is fighting World Aquatics transphobic ban.

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Action shot of Shawn Barber pole vaulting. His side profiled is photographed from the stomach up, as he runs with a pole in his hands.

Tributes pour in following death of gay Olympian and world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber

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Stephen Laybutt playing football for Australia. He is photographed from the chest up, wearing a teal Australia jersey. He looks off into the distance.

Tributes pour in following death of gay Australian footballer Stephen Laybutt

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A photo of the Barcelona men's football team who are due to play in Saudi Arabia. The players pose on the pitch, all wearing a Barcelona football kit.

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A cropped scan of the poster for the first Gay Games. The scan is black and white, with "GAY OLYMPIC GAMES I San Francisco 1982" printed in the top right corner. Below is an image of several men running in track and field.

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The image shows newly appointed Ireland head coach, Eileen Gleeson. She is standing on a soccer pitch in front of a crowded stadium looking out to the distance. She has short cropped red hair and is wearing a suit jacket and white shirt buttoned up to the collar.

Eileen Gleeson named head coach of Ireland women's football team

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Rebecca Holloway and Lucy Quinn playing football against each other in the Aviva Stadium. Rebecca wears a Northern Ireland jersey, while Lucy wears a Republic of Ireland jersey.

Football couple Lucy Quinn and Rebecca Holloway go head-to-head in Irish derby

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Jake Daniels calls Jordan Henderson’s move to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq Football Club a “slap in the face” to the LGBTQ+ community.

Gay footballer Jake Daniels calls Jordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia transfer a "slap in the face"

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Photo of cricket player wearing red Canadian jersey after ICC banned transgender women from competing

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women's cricket

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An image of the back of three Bravo Volleyball players. They are pictured from the waist up, and their navy jerseys with their numbers, club logos and slogans on them are visible. A volleyball court is also visible in the background.

Meet Bravo, Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ volleyball team

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This article is about UN experts encouraging equality for LGBTQ+ athletes. The image shows a person from the shoulders down playing football on an astro-turf pitch. The player wears an all-black kit (jersey, shorts and socks) and a group can be seeing playing football together in the background.

UN experts call for equal treatment of LGBTQ+ athletes in sport

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Sport NI urged to increase support for LGBTQ+ people and women following funding underspend

Swimmer Lia Thomas takes legal action against World Aquatics over trans ban

Tributes pour in following death of gay Olympian and world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber

Tributes pour in following death of gay Australian footballer Stephen Laybutt

Barcelona faces backlash after issuing warning for LGBTQ+ fans travelling to Saudi Arabia

Revisiting the first-ever Gay Games in San Francisco 1982

Eileen Gleeson named head coach of Ireland women's football team

Football couple Lucy Quinn and Rebecca Holloway go head-to-head in Irish derby

Gay footballer Jake Daniels calls Jordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia transfer a "slap in the face"

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women's cricket

Meet Bravo, Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ volleyball team

UN experts call for equal treatment of LGBTQ+ athletes in sport

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Sport NI urged to increase support for LGBTQ+ people and women following funding underspend

Swimmer Lia Thomas takes legal action against World Aquatics over trans ban

Tributes pour in following death of gay Olympian and world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber

Tributes pour in following death of gay Australian footballer Stephen Laybutt

Barcelona faces backlash after issuing warning for LGBTQ+ fans travelling to Saudi Arabia

Revisiting the first-ever Gay Games in San Francisco 1982

Eileen Gleeson named head coach of Ireland women's football team

Football couple Lucy Quinn and Rebecca Holloway go head-to-head in Irish derby

Gay footballer Jake Daniels calls Jordan Henderson's Saudi Arabia transfer a "slap in the face"

Transgender athletes banned from playing international women's cricket

Meet Bravo, Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ volleyball team

UN experts call for equal treatment of LGBTQ+ athletes in sport

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