Derbyshire CFA help organise Football v Homophobia fixture February is Football v Homophobia (FvH) month. As part of this month of action, the University of Derby will be playing a fixture against the Nottingham Ballbois, a gay-friendly football club with players from across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The club provides an environment where players and supporters can enjoy football regardless of …
Pro footballer Robbie Rogers ‘comes out’ about his sexuality
The Football v Homophobia campaign welcomed the news on Friday that the professional footballer Robbie Rogers had chosen to ‘come out’ about his sexuality. The huge amount of support he has been offered by the football authorities, fellow players, football supporters and the LGBT community has been overwhelming and shows that football in the UK as a whole has moved …
ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORTS EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY DURING LGBT MONTH
As part of Arsenal’s ongoing commitment to its Arsenal for Everyone initiative, the Club is supporting Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT) History Month, which celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. The Club will celebrate its LGBT fan base at this Saturday’s FA Cup game against Blackburn Rovers and has invited representatives from LGBT organisations to attend the …
Ebbsfleet United FC support Football v Homophobia
Ebbsfleet United Football Club and the Fleet Trust, in association with “FvH”, the Football Conference and Stockport County FC, are delighted to announce that the Fleet’s home game versus Stockport County on Saturday 16 February 2013, kick-off 3pm, has been designated as the Club’s “Football v Homophobia” match. Players from both teams will wear the “FvH” campaign t-shirts during the …
EXETER CITY FC SAYS ‘NO’ TO HOMOPHOBIA
Exeter City FC will be saying ‘no’ to homophobia this Friday (15 February) at their evening match at home against Accrington Stanley (kick off 7.45pm). The game is the club’s annual designated ‘Football v Homophobia’ match. Backed by the Supporters’ Trust, City’s One Game One Community group is once again teaming up with the Devon Lions, the local gay friendly …
Top clubs backing Football v Homophobia
Top clubs have announced their support for this February’s Football v Homophobia annual action month. Football v Homophobia – backed by the FA, Premier League, Football League and League Managers Association, as well as campaign groups FARE and Kick It Out – is a campaign designed to tackle homophobia and transphobia in football. It works to raise awareness of the …
Football’s Anti-Homophobia Month of Action Kicks Off in London
Friday 1 February sees the start of football’s annual month of action against homophobia around the world. From grass roots to the professional game, football will be sending out the message that discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and trans people will not be tolerated. Held on the eve of the month, the launch event will take place in London …
Small Grants funded by FARE
Football v Homophobia is pleased to announce the allocation of ten grants as part of its 2013 Small Grants Scheme. The Scheme is designed to support activity around the world for the Football v Homophobia Month of Action in February. Campaign Director, Megan Worthing Davies explains: “Football v Homophobia is an international campaign opposing homophobia and transphobia in football. We …
Small grants projects announced…
The Football v Homophobia Small Grants Scheme is now closed. We are delighted to have received so much interest in the scheme, although this does mean that we have received many more applications than we were able to fund in our inaugural year. We have judged the applications by how well they further the aims of the campaign, and have …
‘A Culture of Silence: The Story of Football’s Battle With Homophobia
Jason Mitchell is a freelance writer based in the North East of England. He writes about a variety of topics, including sport, film and American history. His articles have been featured on such websites as CaughtOffside.com, BornOffside.net, F1Planet.co.uk and HistoryInAnHour.com and he provided ghost-writing services for a number of businesses. Jason took time out of his busy schedule to chat to the Justin Campaign’s …