The LGBT Sport Podcast

Dominic Clarke is one of those people who has lived enough life for about three lifetimes – and he’s barely hitting his stride!

A trampoline gymnast who has competed around the world – including at the Tokyo Olympics, and winning bronze at World Championship level – he’s now a Cirque du Soleil artist for the Michael Jackson ‘ONE’ show in Las Vegas.

Oh – and did we mention that he successfully auditioned for Australia’s version of ‘The Voice’?!

Like we say, we weren’t ever going to be short of things to talk to Dominic about, and we’re delighted he found the time to join us from Las Vegas to talk all about his amazing career – and his journey with his sexuality away from sport as well.

It’s every bit of the conversation that you’d hope to have with someone like Dom – funny, frank, honest and full of amazing tales – and we think you’re absolutely going to love it!

We talk about his love of sport; his decision to come out and some of the stereotypes in gymnastics that made that difficult; the reaction he had; preparation for the Tokyo Olympics in the midst of COVID; The Voice; and so, so much more.

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Callum Prince is someone who lives and breathes football.

In fact, it’s hard to pick a part of the beautiful game that he’s not involved with!

He’s a member of the GFSN Committee, a player with Nottingham Lions, a consultant with Burton Albion on their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work – and that’s just scratching the surface.

He’s someone that we’ve wanted to have on for a while, and we’re delighted to have him on the podcast today – especially since he joined us from Malta where the Lions are currently having a summer break.

We talk to Callum about all sorts of things – his experiences in the beautiful game (including the homophobia he has dealt with); the joys of coaching; working with his childhood team to showcase the value of inclusion; the importance of inclusive clubs – and loads, loads more besides.

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She’s a key part of the AEW roster – a gender-fluid, transfeminine performer who uses she/ her and they/them pronouns and wrestles in the men’s division.

She’s someone we’ve wanted to have on the podcast for a long time – especially as you know we love professional wrestling! – and today, we’re making it happen in a big way with an absolutely superb episode.

We talk about her background in dance and performing art; how she got her break in professional wrestling; some of her most memorable moments in AEW; how she came to terms with her sexuality and then her gender identity; her goals for the future; and how she enjoys switching off – along with so, so much more.

If you love wrestling, you’ll love this conversation – and if wrestling isn’t your thing, you’ll still love this chat with a brilliant individual!

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It’s been about two years since Jake Williamson joined us on the podcast for the first time – and since then, his career has gone from strength to strength.

Not only have you seen Jake compete Hyrox events and ultra-marathons, but he’s also using his platform to try and make sport a place where LGBTQ+ people feel welcome.

It’s been too long since we’ve had a proper chat with Jake, so it was high time that we got him back onto the podcast to talk about his journey since then.

We talk about all sorts of things – Jake’s coming out journey; his progress in the world of athletics; using his platform to help others as an advocate; modelling; the future and loads, loads more.

We always love chatting with Jake, and we think you’ll love this episode!

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With the Women’s World Cup in full swing in Australia and New Zealand, we thought we’d put together a special episode featuring some of the amazing women from the beautiful game who have joined us on the podcast since 2018.

We’re talking pundits, journalists, pioneers, record-breakers and more – as we remind ourselves of some of the brilliant female football folk who have shared their stories with us.

So, coming up on this episode, you’ll hear from:

- Former USWNT Head Coach Jill Ellis

It’s a brilliant trip down memory lane with some fantastic guests who you may not have heard first time round – so we think you’re going to love it!

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It was last month that British weightlifter Ryan Lucas-Lowther decided to open about his sexuality in a conversation for Pride Month.

We saw it – and if you listen to this show, you probably did as well – which is why we’re so delighted to get him onto the podcast to talk about his journey in full.

He’s one of only a handful of weightlifters that we’ve had on the podcast before, so it was a chance for us to really delve into the sport – and Ryan’s journey, both in it and away from it as well.

We talk about whether he was sporty growing up; his journey into fitness and weightlifting; some of his highlights in the sport; understanding his sexuality and being out and open about it – it really is a top conversation with a great guest that we think you’re going to love.

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Ed Slattery has a passion for taking elite athletes to the next level as a hugely experienced strength and conditioning coach who has worked with Irish Rugby for coming up in a decade.

Take a listen to this CV – Athletics Performance Coach for Irish women’s rugby; Athletic Performance Coach for Sevens and Womens Rugby; Athletic Performance Coach for Mens Rugby; and now his current role as Head of Athletic Performance for the Womens Pathways and National team.

What that means, to you and me, is that he’s absolutely brilliant at helping get the absolute best out of players across the Irish national rugby set-up – and that has taken him through Six Nations campaigns, to the Tokyo Olympics and so much more.

He’s also been a long-time listener to the podcast – and when we started chatting about him coming on, he was more than happy to join us – even if he was worried he wouldn’t have anything interesting to say.

Turns out he was wrong about that, as he’s a brilliant guest, and we get into all sorts of things!

We talk about the skills of high-performance coaching and getting into it in the first place; about getting players on-board and seeing results; the Tokyo Olympics and that experience with Ed; his own personal journey and how being his authentic self made him a better coach; and loads, loads more.

This isn’t Ed’s ‘coming out’ story, as more than a few folks know his story – but plenty of others don’t so we hope you enjoy it, as it’s a cracking conversation with a great guy.

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In many ways, it was inevitable that Georgia Adams was going to get into cricket.

After all, her dad is former Sussex captain Chris Adams – and some of Georgia’s earliest memories are of watching him play, throwing a ball around, and itching to get into the game herself.

That’s exactly what she’s ended up doing – and now plies her trade for Southern Vipers, who she captains.

In fact, she was the Vipers’ stand-out player in their Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy-winning team of 2020 when she was the competition’s leading run scorer with 500 – and when they retained the trophy in 2021 – and honestly, she’s an absolutely brilliant guest to chat to today.

There’s so much in here – the art of captaincy, the growth of the women’s game, allowing herself to be vulnerable, accepting her own sexuality, and so, so much more!

There are some guests you just click with instantly, and Georgia is one of them – and we really, really think you’re going to love this one.

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It’s no secret that we love professional wrestling on this show – so when we had the chance to record a programme live on location at the House of Pain Wrestling Academy in Nottingham, we absolutely weren’t going to turn it down.

Our main guest was British wrestling star Adam Bolt – who has been on this podcast before, and has inspired many wrestlers to open up about their own journey since he shared his bisexuality publicly a couple of years back.

But we wanted to go beyond that as well – so we’re also joined by Adam’s tag-team partner Jackie T for a great conversation about allyship and supporting Adam as he came out, and by wrestler ZiZi who is ready to share her story publicly for the first time as well.

It’s a cracking episode – lots of laughs, lots of characters, lots of great stories with great people – and we think you’re going to love it.

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For a long time, Veda Scott has been one of the ‘go-to’ names on the professional wrestling circuit.

As a competitor, they’ve stepped into the ring for the likes of Ring of Honor, Impact Wrestling and numerous other independent promotions.

And as a commentator, they’ve lent their voice to the action for AEW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, GCW and others.

After finding their space in the wrestling industry, they found their space in the LGBTQ+ community – as a queer, non-binary person who uses the they/ them and she/ her pronouns.

You know we need very little excuse to talk about professional wrestling on this show – and with Veda, we’ve got an absolutely amazing guest to chat with about life inside and outside the squared circle.

We talk about how their got into the business; their favourite moments as a competitor; transitioning to the announce desk and their goals and dreams there; finding their identity as an LGBTQ+ person; being part of a rapidly-growing LGBTQ+ community in wrestling and so, so much more.

It’s a brilliant episode with a great guest, and we can’t wait for you to check it out.

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