ART OF. Lesbians. Love. Football.

A chat with Ella from Planet Lesbian about her new project.

Football is a melting pot of diversity and experience. Even during this WC26 we found time to support the communities that support us.

When photographer @ellarosepeck reached out and asked us to collaborate on her shoot, and to donate some sweet England garms we had to oblige.

These preview photos of Cami & Sophie’s story will feature as part of the upcoming book “Lesbian’s Love Football” by Planet Lesbian, a project that’s an exploration into queerness and football - highlighting mainstream examples within women’s football, fan culture, grassroots teams, international teams, photography, art & surrounding culture.

Georgia, the creator of the project say’s “the aim is to celebrate and champion the less mainstream connection between lesbians/queer people and football, especially when sports was never really attainable for a lot of queer people.”

“Here here!” we say, football means more to us than most, the continued evolution of the women’s game and women in the game at all level (across both men’s and women’s teams) is something we wholeheartedly support.

The full project is currently underway and is set to be released in 2027 as a collection of photography surrounding lesbian and football culture. There’s still time to get involved - please reach out to @planet.lesbian

What’s something football has taught you about love?

Watching and playing football has helped me grow as a person. I am continuously learning to develop my teamwork, communication, trust and loyalty within myself and in a team setting. I think playing once a week automatically throws you into an environment where you need to think of others and interestingly, you can apply all of these traits and qualities to what makes a strong relationship. Playing together and sometimes against each other as a couple, has supported our growth in learning the type of love where you support one another, whilst also having the space to criticise each other softly.

Why do you think women’s football has become such an important space for queer community and visibility?

I think as a whole, we have come so far but there is still room for women in sports as a whole to be taken as seriously as men’s sport. With the players and supporters understanding this notion, you automatically find the women’s football space comforting as there is common knowledge that you are supporting a game that wouldn’t have existed years ago. For me, it means I know when I’m watching the game at a pub or stadium, I am entering an environment where people encourage and embrace progression. At times like this, the queer community needs safe progressive spaces and like the women’s game, we have had to fight to be visible to this day. Women’s football loudly supports the queer community with the rainbow arm captain band and its queer role models who are supporting and playing. This is why the queer community values the women’s game to me.

From the creator

I’m Georgia, creator of Lesbians Love Football. The project is an exploration into Queerness and Football - highlighting mainstream examples within women’s football, fan culture, grassroots teams, international teams, photography, art & surrounding culture. The aim is to celebrate and champion the less mainstream connection between lesbians/queer people and football, especially when sports was never really attainable for a lot of queer people.