Football v Homophobia
@footballvhomophobia
FvH is an international campaign opposing homophobia in football (soccer) - we tackle anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination at all levels of the game. #FvH2026 #FvT2026 🩷⚫️ #FootballPride 🌐
👏 for our panel - Stephen ‘Wiggy’ Wignal from @marchingout.bsky.social, Baz Sido from Yorkshire Terriers FC and the #LGBTQfootball legend that is Joanie Evans! 🙏 Extra special thank you to Leeds Queer Film Festival, HPPH & to the Premier League for sponsoring the event. #FootballPride #LeedsPride
🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ A highly emotional and very entertaining edition of #FootballPride goes down in history! 🎦 Thank you to all our attendees at the special screening of ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ at The Hyde Park Picture House - it was so great to welcome you in for this unforgettable documentary…
📣 Completing our Football Pride panel in Leeds on Saturday afternoon… welcome to the co-chair of Yorkshire Terriers, it’s Baz Sido! 🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ The Terriers are one of the oldest LGBTQ+ inclusive teams in the country, founded in 1997. They’ve been GFSN National League members since it began in 2002. 1/2
📣 Joining our panel discussion at Football Pride in #Leeds on Saturday, we’ve got the wonderful Wiggy! 🤍💛💙 Stephen Wignal is the chair of Marching Out Together, the official Leeds United supporters group for LGBTQ+ people and allies #FootballPride #LeedsPride @marchingout.bsky.social 1/2
📣 Football Pride 2026 comes to #Leeds this Saturday, and we’re overjoyed to confirm Joanie Evans as a guest speaker! ⚽️🌈 Joanie is truly an #LGBTQfootball pioneer, and also a proud Leeds United fan. She was a co-founder of Hackney Women’s FC, Europe’s first out lesbian football team, in 1986… 1/3
🍿 Reviews for ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ “A twisty tale offering surprises right until the end credits” - Vogue “A testament to the importance of queer representation, from the stories that are given a voice in cinema to the world of pro sports” - WeHo Times 1/2
⚽️ Whatever happened to Tony Powell? In 1979, he won Norwich City’s Player of the Season award. A few years later, he cut ties with his family and friends, and disappeared… 🎥 Discover Tony’s story in ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ - Northern UK Premiere in #Leeds on Saturday 18 July, 1.15pm
📣 Big announcement! Football v Homophobia is teaming up with Leeds Queer Film Festival and Hyde Park Picture House for a special screening + Q&A event in Leeds on Saturday 18 July (1.15pm to 3.45pm) 🎥 ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ - UK Northern Premiere! 1/2
🗣️ “I’ll always love football… but all the elements around practicing it are very difficult to live, if you have to hide such a secret.” Ouissem Belgacem played academy football for Toulouse and was a Tunisia youth international - but quit the game aged 20. He shares his #LGBTQfootball story…
Read more in the article on our website 🔗 www.footballvhomophobia.com/dr-nas-on-pr... 🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ #LGBTQfootball #FIFAWorldCup #PrideMonth #FvH2026
🗣️ “The World Cup is one of those rare moments… the competition and Prides are going to be happening at the same time, and I wanted to bring them together.” 🎧 Listen to Dr. Nas Mohamed discussing the #LoveIsTheGoal campaign for World Cup 2026 on the new, special episode of the FvH Podcast… 1/2
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Whether you’re marking June in the spirit of protest, party or peace, all of us at Football v Homophobia wish you a happy Pride Month… 🏆⚽️🌎 Here’s to blue skies, queer joy and community that makes the game more beautiful 🏷️ Keep sharing your #LGBTQfootball pics, news & stories with us! #FvH2026
⭐ Gorgeous spring evening at Clapton CFC to celebrate the launch of ‘Jacob’s Transition Goals’ 👏 lots of love in the room for author @bernietranders.bsky.social (and Willy, obvs 🐾) 🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️⚧️ A perfect tee-up for #TransHistoryWeek! Get a copy online or from your local queer bookshop #FvT2026
🧡🤍🩷 Welcome to Lesbian Visibility Week! The game we all love is so much more beautiful because of the wonderful queer women who play, coach, officiate and support it! 🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ Celebrate #LVW26 in football with us 🙌 #LesbianVisibilityWeek #FvH2026 #FvT2026 #wlw @divamag.bsky.social
Feat. players Sammy, Billie Sky, Natalie, Lauren, Freya, Paula, Naomi M & Naomi R Goal Diggers FC images - Photographer: Declan Kelly; Styling: Zoë Redmond Get ‘LET THE DOLLS PLAY’ T-shirts & tote bags, in association with GDFC, from our Shop 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/product/let-... #FvT2026
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️🌈 ‘LET THE DOLLS PLAY’ On Trans Day of Visibility, a new poem for the footballers who are no longer seen on the pitches they previously shared with friends, following the English FA’s policy change Written and performed by Sarah McCreadie, in support of the Football v Transphobia Week of Action
📕⚽️🏳️⚧️ ‘Jacob’s Transition Goals’ is now just a few weeks away from its publish date - and we’re excited to have held the beautiful hardback book for the first time! Author Arthur Webber (@bernietranders.bsky.social) was introducing fellow players at the WLQP Festival of Football to Jacob’s story…
🏳️🌈⚽️🏳️⚧️ Wonderful welcoming vibes at the @wlqp.bsky.social Festival of Football! With more than 40 teams in action, this truly inclusive celebration of the beautiful game is pure joy - congrats to all involved and thanks for making our campaigns part of the message 🩷⚫️ #FvT2026 #LGBTQfootball #FvH2026
🏳️⚧️⚽️🏳️⚧️ Show your support for trans inclusion in football with our ‘Let The Dolls Play’ merch, in collaboration with Goal Diggers FC T-shirts and tote bags in black or white are available to buy now in the FvH Shop - order for the annual Football v Transphobia Week of Action from March 25 to 31 1/2
Together, we’ve sent out a strong call to action - uniting communities and rejecting discrimination - at a time when the world needs positivity. Our collective passion for football and freedom will keep lifting us up… Check out more pics from February on our Instagram and Facebook accounts! 📸 2/2
🩷 At Football v Homophobia, we’re feeling so much love and motivation after a phenomenal Month of Action… Fans, players and our wider LGBTQ and allies family always bring so much energy and enthusiasm to the campaign’s annual activation, and you all went BIG for #FvH2026! 🙌 1/2
Thank you to Meryem Hassan and Hackney WFC for your support in making the presentation 🩷⚫️ In our Month of Action and @lgbthm.bsky.social, we’re appreciative of all those who - like Joanie - have dedicated their time and energy to making a real difference. 👏 Congratulations Joanie 2/2
🏆🌟 It was a thrill to be able to surprise our great friend Joanie Evans with a special FvH Lifetime Achievement Award, at the recent #FvH2026 Awards gala. ⚽️ Joanie’s passion and drive for promoting inclusive #LGBTQfootball and sports continues to inspire us. 1/2
🌟 It’s an honour for Football v Homophobia to be shortlisted among such esteemed company for the Diva Awards 2026! Thank you @divamag.bsky.social for the recognition 🙏 The winner of the Sport Award category is being decided by the public. We would be very grateful if you could vote for FvH! 1/2
🏟️🩷⚫️ Catch an #FvH2026 match! Check out our list of fixtures nationwide that are being dedicated to the Football v Homophobia campaign, as the Month of Action continues… From Carlisle to Gillingham today! 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/fvh2026-dedi... Thanks for the support #FootballForEveryone
A message from Thomas Hitzlsperger… 🩷⚫️ Today is the International Day Against LGBTQ+-phobia in Sport, on the anniversary of the late Justin Fashanu’s birthday. It’s when the Football v Homophobia campaign asks its supporters to #WearItBlackAndPink - I’m very proud to do so. 1/3
Introducing 'PLAY ON' - a new short film by Myndstate and John Reavey Supported by @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social, FvH, @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social, and London Titans FC The love of the game should never be determined by who you are and how you identify. Everyone should be able to play on. 1/2
