Pride Month 2026

It’s Pride Month and this June, we want to celebrate our community members who identify as LGBTQ+.

We're using 'LGBTQ+' as an umbrella term. But we know that LGBTQ+ people do not exist as one group. Everyone is different.

June is a month-long celebration each year celebrating diversity. June was chosen as Pride Month to remember the Stonewall Riots. On 28 June 1969, a series of violent clashes started outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City, between police and gay rights activists. These riots are widely considered to be the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.

Pride month continues today because LGBTQ+ people can still be impacted by abuse, bullying and discrimination.

According to 2026 YouGov data

• 37% of LGBTQ+ respondents said they “had experienced discrimination by someone else’s behaviour, attitudes or language while exercising or trying to exercise”.
• More than a third of LGBTQ+ people felt that their sexuality was a barrier to participation in sport, exercise or other forms of movement.
• 45% of those from LGBTQ+ communities are not meeting Government-recommended levels of vigorous exercise.

While it’s a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, it’s also a time for people from all backgrounds to join together, to celebrate diversity and be an ally to their LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues. Whether you’re a current ally or would like to be learn more about how to be a good ally, visit the Stonewall website for a range of toolkits to educate yourself.

Stay tuned for our next pride month article where we discuss how we can make our clubs inclusive and welcoming to the LGBTQ+ community