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The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
Shocking remarks from both players.
This year’s World Cup is hosted in a country where being #LGBTQ is illegal with horrendous punishments.
It’s no joke.
@IkerCasillas and @Carles5puyol joking and making fun out of coming out in football is disappointing. It’s a difficult journey that any LGBTQ+ ppl have to go through. To see my role models and legends of the game make fun out of coming out and my community is beyond disrespectful
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
🗣 “You’re now bringing #LGBT fans to a bubble that is trained to gay-bash and has not seen LGBT visibility before and would perceive it as an attack” - @Dr_NassMohamed, #LoveIsNotACrime @AllOut 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
✍️ @PAJamieGardner, @pasport
#FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022
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The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
More great work from our Women’s officer @jobaileymusic1 to organise a partnership with @HerGameToo for @PrideOfIrons after her work with the organisation and us earlier this year 🤩💙🛠
Delighted to announce our Partnership with @HerGameToo
As Womens officer for @Prideinfootball our Co-Chair @jobaileymusic has already been working with them.
Pride Of Irons are looking forward to working together with #HerGameToo
#Together we are #stronger
#KickItOut #LGBTQ
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
Huge thank you to @ABCTV and @courtneyact for sharing my story to help the next generation to be as free as I am today! Love will always win ❤️🔥
The full interview is live at 9:30pm Thursday 11 August AEST on ABC TV 📺 or stream online anytime on iview
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
The first time a current and former @premierleague player has marched at a pride event in the uk today at @LeedsPride @lufc 👏👏👏🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
This week, the Culture Secretary urged sports NGBs to ban trans women from competition
We believe this:
- Goes against the principles of the new IOC Framework
- Is not based on scientific consensus
- Further marginalises trans people in sport & wider society
We say #NoTransBan
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
🏳️🌈 Our @WBAFoundation and Proud Baggies team at today’s inaugural @PrideHouseBham West Mids Pride Cup!
#PrideHouseBirmingham
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
❌ Once again we are questioning why this is still happening. You know the chant in question? It’s a hate crime. It is NOT just banter.
❌ Call it out, Retire the Chant.
Come on @LutonTown that chant is now a Hate crime. Call it out. @CPSUK @ChelseaFC #RetireTheChant @kickitout @prideinfootball @FvHtweets @EmiratesFACup
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
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It's the last day of #LGBTHistoryMonth and we're asking 'Has there ever been out LGBTQ+ footballers in the UK? '
Swipe to learn about @TJFFOUNDATION
Want to learn more about LGBTQ+ history – book onto SAYiT’s talk TONIGHT - eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbt-hist…
ALT Has there ever been out footballers in the UK? LGBTQ+ History month - SAYiT
ALT There are currently no 'out' footballers in the UK’s top tiers in the men’s game. Whilst it isn’t easy to be out in the women’s game, we do have examples of ‘out’ professional players as far back as Lily Parr who was a proud lesbian and played for Dick, Kerr Ladies from 1920.
ALT Justin Fashanu (19 February 1961 – 2 May 1998) was an English footballer. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional men’s footballer to be openly gay. Fashanu was also the first Black footballer to get a £1 million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981.
ALT Fashanu agreed to an exclusiveto come out as gay. They ran the headline as "£1m Football Star: I AM GAY". Fashanu later said that he wasn't fully prepared for the backlash that followed, and his career in football suffered "heavy damage". No club offered him a full-time contract after the story. Sadly, Justin Fashanu died in May 1998, he took his own life. The Justin Fashanu Foundation founded in his memory.
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
My uncle’s experiences of being a gay footballer must never be repeated | @AmalFashanu bit.ly/34HOrZA
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
“I feel that issues surrounding homophobia, racism and how prejudices can lead to mental health issues need more of a voice”
— Amal Fashanu (John Fashanu's daughter and founder of @TJFFOUNDATION ) #ThankYou #JustinFashanu #LGBTHM22
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
Our LGBT+ tours are back! 🌈
Take a whistlestop journey through history, highlighting the pioneers of the game and the challenges they have faced (and continue to face).
Join us on the Match Gallery, Sunday 13 & 20 February from 3pm:
nationalfootballmuseum.com/w…
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
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🇫🇷 French women + girls need your help to stop a Hijab ban in sport.
6 minutes of your time can affect the rights of Muslim women to play sport!
🔘 Call to action @leshijabeuses
🔘 Petition: bit.ly/32HYgWy
#LetUsPlay
#LaissezNousJouer
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
We're proud to raise awareness of the new independent LGBTQ+ supporters’ group @ProudStags! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚽️
This new supporters’ club is open to all #Mansfield Town Football Club fans and all LGBTQ+ and Allies people!
Give Proud Stags a follow and show your support! 🤝
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
What would happen if a Premier League footballer publicly came out? #FootballsComingOut explores the challenges a player could face following the announcement.
Watch the full series on YouTube and All4.
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
🗣 Come on #NonLeague clubs & fans!
We need nominations for our Non-League Award 🏆
The award will be made to a Non-League club which has gone above and beyond to tackle issues of LGBTQ+ exclusion in the game over the past year
#FvH2022
Nominate NOW > footballvhomophobia.com/foot…
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
My mascot 💙
Great to win and go top, but more proud of @stockogk1313 for standing up against homophobia 👏🏳️🌈
All a lovely tribute for Alana #Chairgirls
The Justin Fashanu Foundation retweeted
Great to get the thoughts of the Director of Public Prosecutions at the CPS on today's news about the 'rent boy' chant being classed as a hate crime. Encouraging to see the CPS finally taking such a strong stance.
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