Joanie Evans
Joanie Evans | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | England |
| Occupation | Football Coach |
Joanie Evans is a British football coach and LGBT+ rights activist, and co-president of the Federation of Gay Games[1][2]. She first played for, and later coached Hackney Women's Football Club, which during her membership became the first out lesbian football team in the UK[1]. Evans has been described as a "true pioneer"[3] in her dedication to LGBT+ issues in sport, was nominated for an "Outstanding Contribution to LGBT+ Life" award at the 2019 British LGBT Awards[4], and was made a UK Sporting Heritage Ambassador in 2022 [5].
Career
Evans was born in Birmingham in the 1960s. She moved to London in the late 1980s, where she quickly became involved in football[1]. She played with Hackney Women's Football Club, and was involved in writing the club's constitution, which declared it as an out lesbian team (a policy that was later challenged by the Greater London Women's Football League)[1].
In 1991, Evans appeared in the documentary Running Gay, directed by Maya Chowdhry, and spoke candidly about her experience as an out lesbian in football[6][1]. In the same year, she also appeared as part of the Channel 4 program Out, in a segment about homophobia in sport[1].
Evans continued to be involved with Hackney WFC as a coach, and in 2014 she became Co-President of the Federation of Gay Games[1][6].
Evans is of Jamaican heritage, and has spoken about her desire to see broader accessibility to and funding for womens' football internationally, and to see more black women involved in the sport in the UK[6].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Holmes, Jon (19 February 2021). "Football in the time of 'It's A Sin': Aslie Pitter and Joanie Evans share memories in LGBT+ History Month". Sky Sports. Sky News. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "Federation of Gay Games - Your Board". gaygames.org. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "BBC Radio Jersey - Sportscene, The Other Side - The One with Joanie Evans". BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ Newman, Vicki (5 February 2019). "British LGBT Awards 2019 shortlist revealed with host of celebs tipped for gongs". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "Joanie Evans - New Ambassador". Sporting Heritage.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Holmes, Jon (30 September 2022). "'I'm proud to be part of women's football history': Joanie Evans on National Sporting Heritage Day'". Sports Media LGBT+. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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