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How do you tackle homophobia at Premier League matches, and will 'With Pride' help? With LGBTQ fan groups Chelsea Pride and Leeds' Marching Out Together
Saturday, 31 January, 2026
February marks the Football v Homophobia Month of Action, and for Premier League clubs and fan groups, there's a fresh initiative from the Premier League - it's called 'With Pride'.Across consecutive match rounds, there will be a focus on education and celebration for the LGBTQ+ community in the game, as the league moves on from the long-running Rainbow Laces campaign.On this episode of the FvH Podcast, host Jon Holmes of Sports Media LGBT+ is joined by the chairs of two of the Premier League's biggest LGBTQ fan groups - Tracy Brown of Chelsea Pride, and Steve "Wiggy" Wignall of Leeds United's Marching Out Together.Tracy and Wiggy discuss their hopes for 'With Pride' and their groups' experiences of homophobia in the last year or so, including a shocking incident at an away game for Wiggy's friend and fellow MOT member, Andrew Tilly. We hear about what happened from Andrew, in his own words (contains mention of discriminatory language).Clubs, teams, leagues, fan groups etc are encouraged to sign up and support #FvH2026, wherever they are in the world. Just head to footballvhomophobia.com/moa to register for FREE and be part of the FvH Champions roster. There's plenty of info about the campaign on the website, plus get your T-shirt and items to wear on 'Wear It Black & Pink Day' on February 19th.Links...FvH - footballvhomophobia.comChelsea Pride - chelseapride.co.ukMarching Out Together - marchingouttogether.co.ukSports Media LGBT+ - sportsmedialgbt.com'Rainbow Laces out, pride-themed footballs in? Premier League to launch new LGBTQ+ campaign' (Adam Crafton, The Athletic)Thank you for listening to the FvH Podcast - please subscribe, rate, review and share on socials. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, LinkedIn, and X.Me & You by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US
