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Post by Avinalaff on Nov 26, 2016 18:00:16 GMT
 Everton Football Club are supporting a nationwide campaign to show support for gay, lesbian, bi and trans players and fans at every level of sport. Stonewall’s Rainbow campaign will see more than 60 professional clubs - including every Premier League club - and hundreds of thousands of fans show their support to the LGBT community this weekend. While most sports fans welcome and accept LGBT people in sport, recent research has shown that half of all supporters have heard offensive remarks in the last five years. To support the movement, Everton’s captain will wear a specially-made Rainbow Armband for the clash with Southampton on Sunday. Ruth Hunt, Stonewall’s Chief Executive, said: “Such high-profile support is crucial for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people who want to take part in sport, either as players or fans, but feel unsafe, unwelcome or unable to be themselves. We need fans, players, clubs and governing bodies to stand up as allies so that we can make sport everyone’s game. “Homophobic abuse has absolutely no place in sport, either at grass roots or professional level, yet there is a persistent, and vocal, minority who believe anti-LGBT language is harmless. “The majority of people believe homophobic chants and abuse are a problem, and this weekend is about encouraging that majority to step up and show they will not stand for this abuse.” Everton |
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Post by Koeman's Clogs on Nov 26, 2016 21:03:47 GMT
Since the 80's I think gays are accepted a lot more in this country but you'll always get idiots wherever you go.
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