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It starts with a laugh, a rhyme, a chant from the stands. But for many LGBTI+ people in football including players, fans, and referees these words cut deeper than the scoreboard.
Homophobic chanting isn’t harmless banter. It’s hate speech. It builds a culture where difference is mocked, exclusion is normalised, and young players learn that being LGBTI+ means you don’t belong on the pitch.
Our new report, Homophobic Chants in Football: The Harm, the Culture, the Change We Need, explores how these chants persist, the damage they cause, and the growing movement to stop them.
The pressing LGBTI+ human rights challenges of our day can only be solved through collaboration, whether that be with grassroots or international human rights organisations, governments and funding bodies – and people that really care, like you.
Will you donate and help us create a free, safe and equal world for LGBTI+ people everywhere?
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