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Posted @withregram • @fvhyouth "I literally would have preferred if someone had said the N-Word."

Our new Education Officer Amy Allard-Dunbar shares her feelings on the racism she experienced. Full podcast available (and all other podcast apps): podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/foo…

#BlackLivesMatter

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Check out the limited edition @footballprideuk merchandise now available to pre-order from our online store footballvhomophobia.com/shop

#footballpride #soccerpride #pride2020 #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtqia #lgbtqiaplus #lesbian #gay #bisexual #trans #inclusion in #football #soccer

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Posted @withregram • @goaldiggers_fc “I think I’ve always subconsciously known that I was gay, although I had no role models actual or represented on TV when I was growing up in Somerset.

I followed Dad everywhere as a child. As he was a keen footballer I played as soon as I could walk. I was the only girl playing with boys on the sidelines whilst Dad was playing & I somehow persuaded my secondary PE teacher to let me join boys PE lessons. That’s when I started to hear the words lesbian & gay but I had no idea what they really meant. Because I was good at sport & Captain of all the teams I was lucky that I didn’t suffer any direct bullying despite being very different from most other girls.

I joined a local team & then founded a team in my hometown Crewkerne. Dad was a key member of the men’s team and although there was resistance & prejudice the team flourished. At this point none of the team had come out although I suspect some of them have latterly!

I married a man, began nursing & lived a very conventional life until 1984 when the marriage broke down & I went to PE college to train as a teacher. Amazingly there were no obvious gay role models & I still lived a heteronormative life.

I moved to Ashford for my first PE teaching job in Sept 1987 and joined Brentford FC. All the players in retrospect looked stereotypically lesbian but I still had no idea. I thought it was very sweet that they had women’s names tattooed up their arms, I assumed they were their mum’s and other relatives! How naive was I! Then one night after training a girl kissed me and although I didn’t actually fancy her I realised that it was what I had been seeking. I joined Shepperton cricket club, met my first girlfriend and the rest is herstory...

What I love about GDFC is that everyone can be who they want to be & there is such a relaxed atmosphere of inclusivity and safe space for women to express themselves. I wonder how my life would have been if GDFC had been my first football club all those years back. What Fleur has done in founding this club & creating its unique culture is nothing short of amazing. Thank you GDFC for giving me a new lease of life & a chance to see the world

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Posted @withregram • @fvhyouth ‪Check out this months episode where we talk about #BlackLivesMatter in football and speak to @amyadunbar & Thierry about their experience in football and how racism shaped their feelings toward the game!‬ Listen on all you’re favourite listening apps 🎧 ‬ ‪

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cetDw8bVviCS5NCRrM5Mm?si=jDEzZXVoQZiEQ4t5hr0H5Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A67hn9IfZEdobCTbSGN3Fa5‬

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It’s #globalpride competition time & you could be in with a chance of winning one of these fabulous @puma rainbow footballs. To enter, like this post & tag two friends in the comments below who you think deserve to own a ball like this! (Two winners will be selected at random on Sunday 28 June at 17.00)
#globalpride2020 #pridemonth #pride #pride🌈 #pridemonth2020 #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈

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Posted @withregram • @surreycountyfa As part of our celebration of #PrideMonth and our #ThisIsSurreyFootball campaign, we spoke to transgender grassroots football player and campaign lead for @football_v_homophobia's Football v Transphobia, @nataliewashy 🏳️‍🌈⚽⁠
Link in bio to read or watch the interview 📺
#Pride #TransgenderAwareness #FootballvTransphobia

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Posted @withregram • @rodriarciniega Come on you, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, indigos, violets.

Don’t ever be afraid to show off your true colors.

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#pridemonth #footballforeveryone #loveislove #untillweallwin #betrue #GoleaLaDiscriminación

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“It’s hugely important to mark #WindrushDay, particularly during this time of #Blacklivesmatter activism.

We should remember that Windrush passengers were invited to the UK at a time when the UK needed support.
The Windrush generation has given so much to the UK and, indeed, to British sport” Annette Nelson, Education Lead, Football v Homophobia

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Posted @withregram • @proudcanaries Something very positive featured in the stands for tonight’s disappointing match v Southampton #NorwichCity #JustinFashanu #PRIDE2020 #blacklivesmatter #lgbt #ncfc #otbc

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“As a trans woman in football, I take huge inspiration from anyone who speaks up and uses their platform to change the game for the better”
Great to see our very own @nataliewashy featured in @britishvogue today 🙌✊🏳️‍🌈 #Pride
#pridemonth #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtfootball #lesbian #gay #bisexual #trans

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Posted @withregram • @rainbowrailroad The beauty of this image lies in its spontaneity. In a moment of exuberance at a Mashrou Leila concert in Cairo in 2017, Sarah Hegazi DARED to be proud. DARED to be herself. DARED to raise the Pride Flag. And for that, she has now paid the ultimate price.

On Sunday June 14, the courageous and outspoken LGBTQI leader and activist Sarah Hegazi took her life after a 30 year struggle resisting the pervasive homophobia, transphobia and patriarchy that ultimately led her to flee to Canada. For raising the Pride Flag that night, she was attacked in the media, jailed and tortured. Facing no option, Rainbow Railroad helped her flee to Canada.

The tragic loss of Sarah has impacted all of us here at Rainbow Railroad on a deeply personal level. As an organization whose mission is focused on getting individuals out of dangerous situations, we often do not keep in close contact with the people we help escape. We entrust that work to our partner organizations and collectives. But, in the case of Sarah, we did connect with her on occasion, and we knew she was struggling to adapt to life in Canada, having been forced to flee. Sarah’s passing is a sobering reminder that the trauma resulting from entrenched state-sponsored violence on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is deadly, and does not end when someone relocates to safety.

To all of her friends and chosen family everywhere in the world, we send our deepest condolences and sympathy in this time of loss. We take solace in knowing that Sarah’s life has been, and will continue to be, an inspiration to others. For us at Rainbow Railroad, we will honour Sarah’s memory by staying focused on our mission to provide pathways to safety to as many of the thousands of persecuted people who reach out to us every year that we can. We will continue to advocate for more mental health support and resources for LGBTQI refugees and newcomers. And, we will continue the global fight to ensure that LGBTQI lives everywhere in the world are treated as valuable.

Rest in power, Sarah.

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Spotted on last night’s @skysports coverage of #mcfcvafc #EVERYTHING
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#lgbt #lgbtq🌈 #lgbtq #lgbtqia #inclusion in #Football #mcfc #mcfcfans #premierleague #premierleagueisback

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Football v Homophobia is an initiative of Pride Sports. FvH does not receive any core funding and is mainly run on volunteer time.