The Professional Game Award recognises professional football clubs who have shown dedication to improving the landscape of football for LGBTQ+ people and who have worked to create better inclusion and participation of LGBTQ+ people over the past year. We want to see clubs nominated who have tried to integrate LGBTQ+ inclusion into the foundations of the club. Professional clubs could have, for example;

• Publicly supported LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+ inclusion in football
• Taken part in the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or engaged in other similar campaigns
• Engaged with or supported an LGBTQ+ supporter’s group
• Worked with LGBTQ+ communities through a foundation

The Non-League Club Award has been designed to celebrate the achievements of clubs within the National League System, in relation to their work on LGBTQ+ inclusion in football. The award will be made to a Non-League Club which has gone above and beyond to tackle issues of exclusion in the game over the past year. Non-League Clubs could have, for example:

• Worked internally to make the club more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people
• Publicly supported the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people
• Implemented training for staff, volunteers and players
• Taken part in the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or engaged in other similar campaigns/charities
• Worked with the community to promote a better understanding of the issues faced by LGBTQ+ people in football, or worked on greater inclusion of LGBTQ+ people within the club

The Grassroots Club Award is for any Grassroots club which has excelled at making itself a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people. We are looking to see nominations for Grassroots clubs who have publicly taken a stand against LGBTQ+phobia and actively worked to make their club inclusive over the past year. Grassroots clubs could have:

• Worked within the club to actively promote LGBTQ+ inclusion and tackle LGBTQ+phobia
• Run internal club campaigns and engaged with the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action,Rainbow Laces or similar campaigns, to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion and tackle LGBTQ+ phobia
• Worked with players, coaches, parents/spectators and/or committee members to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion and tackle LGBTQ+phobia
• Worked with LGBTQ+ organisations/community to increase understanding of issues faced by LGBTQ+ people within football and to reduce barriers to participation 

For this award, we are looking for nominees who have worked to make professional football inclusive of LGBTQ+ fans over the past year. This award is open to all football supporters groups and we welcome applications from across the fan movement. For example, supporters groups could have:

• Taken part in the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or other similar campaigns
• Worked with their club to give a voice to LGBTQ+ fans and make positive changes to the experience of LGBTQ+ supporters
• Worked to give LGBTQ+ people confidence to attend matches and re-engage LGBTQ+ fans who may have stopped attending
• Created strong alliances with other fan groups and initiated dialogue amongst fans on LGBTQ+ inclusion.

The Cymru Club Award has been designed to celebrate the achievements of clubs within Wales, in relation to their work on LGBTQ+ inclusion in football. The award will be made to a Welsh club at any level which has gone above and beyond to tackle issues of exclusion in the game over the past year. Welsh clubs could have, for example:

• Worked internally to make the club more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people
• Publicly supported the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people
• Implemented training for staff, volunteers and players
• Taken part in the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or engaged in other similar campaigns/charities
• Worked with the community to promote a better understanding of the issues faced by LGBTQ+ people in football, or worked on greater inclusion of LGBTQ+ people within the club

The County FA Award recognises the important contribution County FAs make to increasing LGBTQ+ inclusion, as well as addressing LGBTQ+phobia within their area. This award is open for nominations for English County FAs who, for example, may have:

• Provided support to LGBTQ+ clubs or LGBTQ+ football activity within their county
• Embedded LGBTQ+ inclusion across the organisation, including within decision making
• Undertaken training or education in relation to LGBTQ+ inclusion
• Ensured LGBTQ+ inclusive communications across social media, website and public communications, as well as sharing messages about tackling LGBTQ+phobia and discrimination to clubs and leagues.
• Engaged with the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or other LGBTQ+ campaigns
• Engaged local LGBTQ+ groups and consulted with the community to understand the issues LGBTQ+ people face in football and increasing access to participation
• Dealt positively and proactively with cases of discrimination

The Women’s Game Award is for an individual or a club in England or Wales who has worked to make the women’s game more inclusive of LGBTQ+ people in the UK over the past year. Nominees are welcome from any level and aspect of the women’s game. Nominees for this award may have:

• Opened women’s teams to trans and non binary players
• Worked to create LGBTQ+ inclusive women’s football spaces
• Worked to tackle LGBTQ+phobia in the women’s game
• Taken part in the Month of Action, Trans Week of Action, Rainbow Laces or engaged in other similar campaigns/charities
• Used their platform to speak out against LGBTQ+phobia

The Football v Homophobia Hero Award goes to an individual who has shown dedication and passion for improving football, by fighting LGBTQ+ phobia and promoting better inclusion for LGBTQ+ 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, for example:

• Consistently demonstrates their passion, skills and knowledge in football and in the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community
• Works in an innovative and sustainable way to improve football for LGBTQ+ people
• Has the support of their peers
• Is a role model and inspires those around them to fight LGBTQ+phobia and create more inclusive spaces in the game.

The Fare Award for International Work is being launched this year. The winner of the award will be a football stakeholder; any organisation big or small that has delivered exceptional work over the past 12 months to make football a better place for LGBTQ+ people. Whether it’s enabling LGBTQ+ people to get involved in the game, using football as a tool to create positive outcomes for LGBTQ+ communities, or educating young people in football environments, our winner will:

• Have centred the experience of LGBTQ+ people or one LGBTQ+ group in particular
• Be able to describe the need for their work
• Quantify the impact of their work in its local context