The Professional Game Award recognises professional football clubs who have shown dedication to improving the landscape of football for LGBT+ people and who have worked in numerous ways to create better inclusion and participation of LGBT+ people at all levels of football. We want to see clubs nominated who have been working not only on a surface level but who have been trying to integrate inclusion and anti-LGBT+phobic messaging into the foundations of the club. Professional clubs could have;

• Publicly supported LGBT+ people at games, on social media channels or through work with players or fans
• Worked with internal staff or players to help them gain a better understanding of the issues around LGBT+ inclusion in football
• Taken part in the month of action or engaged in other similar campaigns
• Engaged with or supported an LGBT+ supporter’s group
• Worked with the LGBT+ community/ young people through a foundation

The Non-league Club Award has been designed to celebrate the achievements of clubs within the National League System in regards to their work tackling LGBT+phobia in football. This will be awarded to a Non-league Club which has worked at different levels  to try and tackle issues of homophobia in the  game. Non-League Clubs could have;

• Worked internally to make the club more inclusive of LGBT+ people
• Publicly supported the inclusion of LGBT+ people
• Implemented training for staff and volunteers
• Taken part in the month of action or engaged in other similar campaigns/charities
• Worked with the community to promote a better understanding of the issues faced by LGBT+ people and in football or worked on  greater inclusion of LGBT+ people within  the club

The Grassroots Award is for any Grassroots clubs which has excelled at making  itself safe and inclusive for LGBT+ people. We would love to see nominations for Grassroots clubs which have publicly taken a stand against LGBT+phobia  and actively worked to make their club inclusive of everyone. Grassroots clubs could have;

• Worked within the club to try and promote LGBT+ inclusion and tackle LGBT+ phobia
• Run campaigns to promote LGBT+ inclusion and tackle LGBT+ phobia
• Worked with players and/or committee members to promote LGBT+ inclusion and tackle LGBT+ phobia

For this award, we are looking for nominees who have worked to make professional football inclusive of LGBT+ fans. This award is open to all football supporters groups and we welcome applications from across the fan movement. Fan Groups that are nominated could have;

• Taken part in the Month of Action or other similar campaigns
• Worked with their club to make positive changes to the experience of LGBT+ supporters
• Created strong alliances with other fan groups and initiated dialogue amongst fans on LGBT+ inclusion.

The Welsh League Club Award has been designed to celebrate the achievements of clubs within the Welsh Football League System in relation to their work tackling LGBT+phobia in football. This will be awarded to a Welsh League Club which has worked at different levels within their club to make their club inclusive of everyone. Welsh League Clubs could have;

• Worked internally to make the club more inclusive of LGBT+ people
• Publicly supported the inclusion of LGBT+ people
• Implemented training for staff and volunteers
• Taken part in the month of action or engaged in other similar campaigns/charities
• Worked with the community to promote a better understanding of the issues faced by LGBT+ people and in football or worked on  greater inclusion of LGBT+ people within  the club

The Football v Homophobia Award goes to an individual who has shown dedication and passion for improving football by fighting LGBT+ phobia and promoting better inclusion for LGBT+ people, making the beautiful game, a  game for everyone! This individual could be nominated for one extraordinary piece of work, or for consistent work over a period of time  at any level of football. The Football v Homophobia Hero should be someone who;

• Consistently demonstrates their passion, skills and knowledge in football and in the issues facing the LGBT+ community
• Works in an innovative and sustainable way to improve football for LGBT+ people
• Works effectively in partnership and has the support of their peers