A quarter of LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome during live sport [Video]

A quarter of LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome during live sporting events, according to research commissioned by Stonewall. 

The research from the LGBTQ+ charity found that LGBTQ+ people felt unwelcome or unsafe whilst playing or watching sports. Furthermore, Stonewall discovered that one in four LGBTQ+ people do not feel welcome in community sports groups or community team sports.

One in five people who attended a live sporting event in the past year felt discriminated against because they are LGBTQ+, whilst one in three Black, Asian and minority ethnic LGBTQ+ people who attended a live sporting event in the past year reported being subjected to discrimination.

Meanwhile, one in five people who attended a fitness club or sports group in the last year were subjected to discrimination because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 

Stonewall launched a Rainbow Laces campaign in 2013, which aims to make sport inclusive for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. 

This year, the campaign was launched in …