7 Days Of Queer: Sam Kerr made herstory as first woman to feature on FIFA Ultimate Edition cover

Here’s our round-up of last week’s LGBTQI news 🌈

BY NIC CROSARA, IMAGE FIFA 23 GLOBAL COVER

On 18 July, the cover of FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition was unveiled featuring Sam Kerr and Kylian Mbappé on the cover. Whilst other female players have appeared on local editions of the game series, this moment marks the first time a woman has featured on the global cover of EA Sports’ FIFA videogame and the first time a queer player has been featured. 

Sam celebrated the moment with an Instagram post: “From playing as a kid, to being in the game and now on the global cover! It’s a dream come true.”

Presenting your #FIFA23 Cover Stars:@samkerr1 and @KMbappe ⭐️⭐️

Two phenomenal forces up front.
One ultimate strike partnership.

See the full reveal on July 20 ➡ https://t.co/yjXnlCteDR pic.twitter.com/oOWyqoqBzB

— EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) July 18, 2022

Sam publicly came out as LGBTQI in an Instagram post last August. We’re so pleased that 2022 is providing some much-needed visibility and recognition in sport for women and LGBTQI people.

And, whilst we’re talking about sports…

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina came out as gay stating: “Living in peace with yourself is the only thing that matters and fuck everyone else.”

Looking for some more good news?

Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care announced its first-ever Women’s Health Strategy in a huge win for IVF equality.

We announced a giveaway

Find out how to win VIP tickets to this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride.

You can soon study Harry Styles at university, and no, we’re not joking

Stylers, you may want to consider enrolling in this upcoming course!

Looking for your new fave podcast?

We spoke to comedian Kemah Bob about her new podcast FOC IT UP.

Musical theatre lovers! Are you looking for shows and songs with WLW visibility?

We’ve got you covered. Here are eight musicals with some fab sapphic representation.

We’re still waiting for a release date for the second season of The Sex Lives Of College Girls

But in the meantime, why not join us in looking back on how the show offered up a different kind of lesbian coming-of-age.

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Bridgerton has begun filming

Here’s everything we know about the upcoming season and our hopes for it becoming queer.

Italian nun protested two women kissing in the street

Journalist jane fae reflects on the amusement of the viral moment, but urges us not to forget that in other contexts, there could be serious consequences. 

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