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Balancing quality and equality: leading the best LGBTQ+ football team in Europe
After years without a trophy Will's club, the London Falcons, won the EuroGames and a weight was lifted.
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Will Oster
September 2023
The mission to eradicate the 'Chelsea rent boy' chant
Tracy Brown started the Chelsea Pride fan group with a goal. How close are we to achieving it?
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Tracy Brown
Playing football made me comfortable in my masculinity as a trans man. But don't expect me to be any good at it.
For Arthur, finding the right team meant he could stop placing such high expectations on himself and learn to embrace the joy of playing football.
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Arthur Webber
August 2023
Building an inclusive space to watch the Women's World Cup
Baller FC's inclusive events to watch the World Cup were so popular they crashed their ticketing website.
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Kate Sullivan
I started a LGBTQ+ group for Sheffield Wednesday fans. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The journey from a tweet to 85 members.
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Chris Ledger
July 2023
What should we expect of footballer allies?
Amid speculation over a move to Saudi Arabia for LGBTQ+ ally Jordan Henderson, what does allyship actually mean?
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Adam Haworth
June 2023
This Pride Month, it’s time for queer football fans to tell the world we’re here
It's time to mobilise.
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Adam Haworth
May 2023
Why is homophobic abuse commonplace in football?
An exploration of the nature of homophobic abuse in men's football.
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Adam Haworth
Why I'm introducing as many queer people to football as possible
"If we sit back and wait for football to change, we’ll be waiting a long time."
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Richard Young
April 2023
Ted Lasso shows us football as it could be
Spoilers for season three ahead.
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Adam Haworth
I went looking for the plan to tackle homophobic chanting. Here's what I found.
Searching through dense documents, so you don't have to.
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Adam Haworth
March 2023
What helping run a mixed-gender LGBTQ+ football club taught me
"Cardiff Dragons has helped me work out who I am."
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Charlotte Galloway
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