LGBTQ+ sport takes centre stage in Japan as thousands arrive for the Asian Games
LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport takes the spotlight in Japan as Pride House Tokyo brings the conversation to Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
Thousands of athletes are arriving in Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, and LGBTQ+ inclusion is becoming part of the conversation around one of Asia's biggest sporting events.
Pride House Tokyo is bringing together people from sport and LGBTQ+ communities in Nagoya on 20 September, with a particular focus on what sporting organisations can actually do to make athletes, staff and fans feel more welcome.
The timing puts the discussion alongside a huge international sporting event bringing athletes and visitors to Aichi and Nagoya from across Asia.
One part of the programme will look specifically at LGBTQ+ inclusion, with organisations from Japan and overseas sharing examples of work taking place within competitions, workplaces and fan communities.
It's an area Pride House Tokyo already knows well. The organisation became particularly visible around the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, when Pride House Tokyo Legacy opened as Japan's first permanent LGBTQ+ support centre connected to the international Pride House movement.
Its work has continued long beyond those Games, combining sport with LGBTQ+ visibility, education and community support.
Now attention is moving to Nagoya. Rather than treating LGBTQ+ inclusion as something limited to Pride Month, the event creates an opportunity to discuss it while athletes, sporting organisations and fans from across Asia are already gathered in the same region.
Find out more about Pride House Tokyo and its work around sport and LGBTQ+ inclusion through Pride House Tokyo.
