now on bbc news, the sporting l word. clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hi there, my name is clare balding, i m a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. i will particularly focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century with the record goal scorer and iconic footballer lily par to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and superstar megan rapinoe, women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, there will be a stigma or shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the f
hi there, my name is clare balding, a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. i will particularly focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century with the record goal scorer lily parr to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and superstar megan rapinoe, i think women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view or deny who they are and who they love, there will be a stigma or shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the flipside of hat coin, if you can be happily visible, if you can be proud, if you can be comfortable and confident, if you
at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hi there, my name is clare balding, and i m a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport, for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. and i m particularly going to focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century, with the record goal scorer and iconic footballer lily parr, to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and global superstar megan rapinoe, i think women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view, or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a stigma of shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the flip side of tha
at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. and i m particularly going to focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century, with the record goal scorer and iconic footballer lily parr, to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and global superstar megan rapinoe, i think women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view, or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a stigma of shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the flip side of that coin, if you can be happily visible, if you can be proud, if you can be comfortable and confident, if you can be generous with your experience and with your time, then i think you pass on an aura of positivity to oth
clare balding, and i m a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport, for the bbc and for other channels as well. it s really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. and i m particularly going to focus on women s sport, because since the early 20th century, with the record goal scorer and iconic footballer lily parr, to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and global superstar megan rapinoe, i think women s sport has been a place where it is important to be yourself. billiejean king and martina navratilova have both been vocal advocates for equal rights and for the lgbt community to be respected and valued. and visibility is a really important thing. for as long as people stay hidden from view, or deny who they are and who they love, then there will be a stigma of shame, and that shame passes on from generation to generation. on the flip side of that coin, if you can be happily visible, if you can be proud, if you