2021
The truth about being trans in football journalism - SportsMediaLGBT+
What’s it like to work in football media when you’re trans? Goal’s Emma Smith canvasses views from fellow writers who are trans and discusses her own experiences in support of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action…
2020
Pink News - December 2020
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
Pink News - December 2020
A trans footballer who was recently signed to a Football Association (FA) league has revealed that she has been targeted with abuse before even stepping onto the pitch.
GOAL - December 2020
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
Pink News - December 2020
'Living like that made me want to die' - Ex-academy star Sammy Walker says acceptance as a trans footballer saved her life
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
Over 200 individuals and 100+ organisations connected to LGBTQ+ inclusion in football respond to recent media coverage about gay and bi male professional footballers…
This letter was first published on Monday 21 September, 2020.
BBC Radio Bristol - August 2020
BBC Radio Bristol - August 2020
An open letter from LGBTQ+ people and allies in football.
Following tirade of abuse and harassment from anti-trans groups online following her trial at a professional Womens team, Sammy spoke to BBC Radio Bristol Beakfast Show presenter - Emma Britton
BBC Website - August 2020
BBC Radio Bristol - August 2020
PrideOfTheTerraces - July 2020
A trans footballer who endured online abuse after announcing she was joining a professional team said the experience has been "hurtful."
"I fought tooth and nail to be me, and it obviously hurts," she said...
PrideOfTheTerraces - July 2020
BBC Radio Bristol - August 2020
PrideOfTheTerraces - July 2020
"You can't control peoples opinions, only prove them wrong..."
Speaking to Andrew Henderson at PrideOfTheTerraces on LGBT+ issues, coming out and (of course) football...
talkSPORT Radio - June 2020
Sky Sports Website - March 2020
Sky Sports Website - March 2020
Mark McAdam, the sports presenter who came out as gay in 2014, spearheaded the coverage as talkSPORT marked pride in 2020.
A number of LGBTQ+ voices from across football, including clubs and fans across the spectrum of the sport, sharing their experiences, and how fans of the game and the industry can support them...
Sky Sports Website - March 2020
Sky Sports Website - March 2020
Sky Sports Website - March 2020
Trans in football: Team-mates share stories of trust and tenacity as Football v Transphobia's Week of Action concludes on Trans Day of Visibility.
Sky Sports meets players, fans and officials who are helping each other thru the challenges they face...
2019
Indy Online - December 2019
Indy Online - December 2019
Indy Online - December 2019
Explaining how the move happened and touching on a horrific event, Walker said: “I was having a really bad time in London. A relationship broke down and I was a victim of a hate crime. I no longer felt safe... It was a chance to start afresh.”
BBC Website - November 2019
Indy Online - December 2019
Indy Online - December 2019
"The fear was paralysing, it affected the way I did everything."
Not the words you might expect to hear from a teenager who was a promising football academy player.
But for Sammy Walker, it wasn't playing football that was the trigger, it was playing football as a male...