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Sadiq Gillani (he/him) Sadiq is from London and recently returned after 15 years working in 6 continents and visiting over 120 countries. He made his passion his profession and is a thought leader on the Travel & Airline Industry and Career/Self Development. Sadiq is a Senior Advisor for travel at Attestor Capital, where he is Chairman of the Advisory Board for Condor, the second airline of Germany. He sits on the board of eTraveli, an online travel agency owned by CVC Partners, and the…
Ayla (she/her) served in the RAF for thirteen years, did a ground tour in Iraq in 2008, and then spent seven years as a Sea King helicopter captain for the RAF's Search and Rescue Force, based in North Wales, North Devon and the Falkland Islands. She now flies helicopters for the National Police Air Service, supporting Police Forces across the UK. Ayla came out as transgender around 2010 and remained serving with her operational Search and Rescue unit…
Kushal Khandhar (he/him) is a Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) responsible for BCG’s Global LGBTQ+ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work. He brings with him a decade of experience in management consulting and DEI advising clients in financial services, consumer goods and the public sector across six countries. Kushal holds an MSc in Investment Management from Henley Business School, University of Reading; is a CFA Charterholder, and a rank-holding Chartered Accountant from the…
Zander Murray plays for Bonnyrigg Rose, a Scottish Professional Football League club in League 2. The striker has scored 100+ goals and holds the club record for number of goals scored in one season at his former Gala Fairydean Rovers.Zander’s football career began playing at Motherwell FC and Airdrie FC Academy. In September 2022, Zander became the first Scottish senior footballer to come out as gay. He is now the first openly gay player in Scottish football since Justin Fashanu, who…
Michael Gunning is an international competitive swimmer best known for participating in the 200 metre butterfly event. He holds dual Jamaican and British citizenship and is the current national record holder for the 200 metre butterfly, and the 200 and 400 metre freestyle events. After coming out as gay on the television show The Bi Life in December 2018, Gunning went on to win the Pride Award at the Attitude Pride Awards 2019 for his efforts in visualising LGBT sport around the globe. He aims…
Amazin LeThi is a global LGBTQ icon and trailblazer in sports and advocacy. A former competitive bodybuilder, she is the only Asian LGBTQ athlete in history to serve as an international sports ambassador for organizations like Stonewall UK, Athlete Ally, and The Gay Games. Recognized by over 30 organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD, she also holds the honorary title of Citizen of Georgia. Forbes named her one of the top six Asian women to watch during Asian Pacific…
Devin Ibañez (he/him) is the world's first openly gay Major League Rugby player and was one of the first players ever signed to the New England Free Jacks in 2019.Born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, Ibañez has been playing rugby for over 13 years and his love for the sport has taken him all over the world. He has played in Australia, New Zealand, England, Canada, and Israel in addition to his home country. In 2017, he represented the USA and went on to win gold against South Africa in…
Pronouns: she/her.Stacey Francis-Bayman made her debut on the international netball scene for the Vitality Roses in 2010. She retired in 2022 with 85 caps and played her final game in her hometown at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Throughout her international career she went to three Commonwealth Games and two World Cups, winning one bronze and two bronze medals respectively.Stacey was a part of every Team Bath Netball Superleague title-winning side (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and…
After a 15-year career playing hockey on the international stage, Beth has moved to the sidelines as a sports journalist and has reported for ITV and more recently the BBC. Beth enjoys commentating and reporting on a variety of sports.While homophobia, biphobia and transphobia still exist, Beth passionately believes in the importance of athletes rising above the parapet and being visible in their support for equality and diversity.Beth’s hopes for LGBTQ+ equality in sport.Enough is…
My name is Corinne Humphreys. I am an English sprinter, born and bred in the East End of London. I am 28 years young and have been involved in sports since I was nine years old.I began my sporting career as a football player and then moved to basketball, but I figured out pretty quickly that my destiny was sprinting – I was always outrunning the boys in PE!My most noteworthy accomplishments to date include a silver medal at the U23 European Championships, British University Gold Medalist, World…