{"id":179240,"date":"2018-11-18T07:36:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T07:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=179240"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:54:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:54:36","slug":"rainbow-corner-flags-and-armbands-arrive-to-welcome-lgbt-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=179240","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow corner flags and armbands arrive to welcome LGBT fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Louise Carr \u2013 The Guardian Nov 17, 2018<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\"LGBT<\/a>

Rainbow corner flags, substitution boards, armbands and laces will feature in women\u2019s games this weekend and after the international break in the men\u2019s game.<\/p><\/div>\n

Football fans attending matches between now and early December should not be startled by the sight of rainbow-coloured corner flags and substitution boards. Rather than representing a vividly dramatic rebrand of the game, the bright imagery is part of a wider inclusivity campaign designed to extend a welcome to LGBT supporters and participants.<\/span><\/p>\n

A host of other sports will also be promoting the leading equality charity Stonewall\u2019s annual Rainbow Laces campaign. These include judo, cricket, netball, rugby union \u2013 which, during Premiership fixtures at the end of this month, will showcase rainbow referee\u2019s shirts and touch judge flags \u2013 darts and athletics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas women\u2019s football joins in the initiative this weekend, Premier League, Football League and Scottish League clubs will promote it after the international break. From Friday\u2019s Cardiff v Wolves fixture, matches will feature, among other things, players sporting rainbow bootlaces and captain\u2019s armbands.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur clubs do fantastic work to reinforce the message that football\u2019s for everyone,\u201d said the Premier League executive director Bill Bush. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to use our reach to celebrate Stonewall\u2019s campaign.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Similar sentiments were echoed by Shaun Harvey, the Football League\u2019s chief executive. \u201cAll 72 EFL clubs are coming together to raise awareness of an important issue,\u201d he said. \u201cThe EFL continues to be committed to providing a match-day experience that\u2019s safe and welcoming to all. We\u2019re hoping the rainbow substitution boards and the conversion of all EFL corner flags will grab the attention of fans up and down the country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s campaign is partly about recognising how to be an \u201cLGBT ally\u201d in football and the Football League has made a series of short films demonstrating this concept in action at clubs. It is about making athletes and spectators alike feel part of things by endeavouring to eliminate homophobic and transphobic abuse, on and off the pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday week the wider sporting community is expected to take part in a mass lace-up in a nationwide show of support for LGBT people.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to see UK sport banding together to support LGBT people,\u201d said Kirsty Clarke, Stonewall\u2019s director of sport. \u201cWhether you\u2019re into cricket, darts, rugby, football or athletics, your sport is lacing up. But it can\u2019t just be national bodies making this statement. We need every fan to do the same and commit to standing up as an ally to LGBT people.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s simply about being a good teammate and taking responsibility for making LGBT people feel welcome. You can challenge chants or insults about LGBT people, or report abuse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s football has signed up for Stonewall\u2019s project but already serves as a reassuring example of inclusion and diversity. Whereas no leading current male footballer has come out as gay \u2013 Oliver Giroud, the Chelsea and France forward, spoke in an interview published this week of the \u201cpain and difficulty\u201d <\/a><\/strong><\/span>that prevents professional players from doing so \u2013 high-profile female players are often open about their sexuality and benefit from operating in a sphere where it is regarded as no big deal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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