Six months ago, we ran a post entitled “The Failure of the Football Association to Tackle Homophobia in English Football.” It featured a report from Stonewall, a lesbian, gay and bisexual rights charity, that highlighted some very depressing findings on the prevalence of homophobia in English football:
- Three in five fans believe that anti-gay abuse from fans dissuades gay players from coming out
- Almost two thirds of fans believe football would be a better sport if anti-gay abuse was eradicated
- Two thirds of fans would feel comfortable if a player on their team came out
- Over half of fans think the FA, Premier League and Football League are not doing enough to tackle anti-gay abuse
We quoted Chris Basiurski, of the chair of the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN), who... [View Full Article]
Six months ago, we ran a post entitled “The Failure of the Football Association to Tackle Homophobia in English Football.” It featured a report from Stonewall, a lesbian, gay and bisexual rights charity, that highlighted some very depressing findings on the prevalence of homophobia in English football:
- Three in five fans believe that anti-gay abuse from fans dissuades gay players from coming out
- Almost two thirds of fans believe football would be a better sport if anti-gay abuse was eradicated
- Two thirds of fans would feel comfortable if a player on their team came out
- Over half of fans think the FA, Premier League and Football League are not doing enough to tackle anti-gay abuse
We quoted Chris Basiurski, of the chair of the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN), who... [via Pitch Invasion]
Guardian - Gay groups attack FA film delay - The Football Association's commitment to tackling homophobia in the game was today called into...
Guardian - Football - Can gay footballers ever come out? - It's time to tackle homophobia on the terraces and in the dressing room, say many within the game
