UK’s biggest gay health charity says its future is ‘uncertain’ as it asks for...
The UK’s biggest gay men’s health charity says its “future is uncertain”. GMFA, founded as Gay Men Fighting AIDS, was created 25 years ago, but is now facing a difficult future. Its chief exec has told...
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FIFA threatens to call off football matches over homophobic chants
Football authority FIFA has threatened to abandon matches if fans continue to chant homophobic slurs. Racist and homophobic slurs are still rife in football at an international level. In recent years...
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Mexico pleads with fans to stop homophobic chanting at FIFA Confederations Cup
Mexico has pleaded with fans to stop their homophobic chanting, just days after FIFA threatened to abandon matches if the supporters continued to do so. The slur “puto” – an equivalent to ‘fag’ – is...
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FIFA doles out punishments for anti-gay chants, warns over paper planes
Football authority FIFA has punished five countries for failing to stop homophobic chanting at World Cup qualifiers. FIFA also warned English governing body the FA over fans use of paper planes at...
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Gay fans told not to hold hands at the 2018 World Cup
Gay fans have been warned that holding hands at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will be dangerous. Fare, a campaign group which strives for equality in football, will hand out a troublingly bleak...
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Exclusive: World Cup fans should wave rainbow flags at Russian stadiums, says...
Football fans should “feel free” to wave rainbow pride flags during the World Cup in Russia, a leading activist has said. Joe White, who runs campaigns for Pride in Football, emphasised that supporters...
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The LGBT guide to who should win the World Cup
The World Cup is nearly here, with its football, fun and fraught situation over LGBT rights in its host country. Russia is not an ideal place to hold a global competition watched by billions, with a...
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Russian militia say they will patrol World Cup games to stop gay men kissing
Members of the Cossack Russian militia have stated they will patrol a number of World Cup games to help police prevent gay men from kissing. Over 300 Cossacks, an ethnic group of Russian paramilitaries...
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Fan told to take down rainbow England flag at Russian World Cup
The fan was told by a steward that he wasn’t allowed to display his flag in the stadium. Having just completed his exams, Joe White travelled to Russia for the FIFA World Cup. White arrived in Moscow...
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Former Chelsea player says women’s voices are too ‘high pitched’ for...
Former Chelsea player Jason Cundy has said women’s voices are “too high-pitched” to commentate on football matches. Cundy made the comments during an appearance on Good Morning Britain with Piers...
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Argentina fined £80,000 for homophobic chanting and violence at the World Cup
FIFA has fined the Argentine Football Association £80,000 after its fans sang homophobic chants at the World Cup. Supporters at Argentina’s 3-0 loss to Croatia on June 21 were found to have involved...
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England versus Sweden: Who wins at LGBT rights?
Based on the state LGBT+ rights, PinkNews indicated Uruguay was the team to support in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia—but the South American team was knocked out of the competition after losing...
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FIFA 19 pro: I’m from London, I didn’t know ‘fag’ was homophobic
An eSports competitor has claimed he did not know it was homophobic to call someone a “f**king fag,” because he is from London. Tassal ‘Tass’ Rushan, a professional FIFA gaming player, has been banned...
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Megan Rapinoe calls out homophobia in FIFA female player of the year...
Megan Rapinoe used her platform as FIFA’s Best Women’s Player in the World to draw attention to the “rampant homophobia” LGBT+ players experience on the pitch. The lesbian soccer star also called out...
View ArticleGay fans are welcome at Qatar World Cup – just as long as they don’t have sex
Gay fans will be welcome in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal, for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – just so long as they don’t have sex. Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar with those convicted facing up to...
View ArticleFIFA sending World Cup guests to homophobic Qatar hotels, undercover report...
An undercover report has found that several hotels in Qatar recommended by FIFA for the World Cup would not allow LGBTQ+ guests to stay. Despite the England Football Association’s (FA) assurances that...
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FIFA and World Athletics hint at banning trans athletes as both launch policy...
FIFA and World Athletics could soon follow the governing bodies of swimming and ruby in banning trans as both launch policy reviews. The international football federation is to review its eligibility...
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Even more sports governing bodies join FIFA and FINA in reviewing rules for...
Three more major sports governing bodies are now reconsidering their eligibility rules for trans athletes as the debate over trans people in elite sports reaches an angry pitch. The World Netball...
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Qatar accused of arresting and abusing LGBTQ+ people simply for existing:...
The LGBTQ+ community in Qatar is still being persecuted in the run-up to the World Cup despite assurances the event would be safe to attend for queer fans. A shocking report by Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
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FIFA tells World Cup players ‘don’t hand out moral lessons’ amid Qatar LGBTQ+...
FIFA bosses have urged players to “focus on the football” rather than “handing out moral lessons” ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, despite concerns over the country’s record on LGBTQ+ rights. In a...
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