Weekend Games Dedicated To Football v Homophobia

- Leicester City and LCFC Women fixtures to celebrate Football v Homophobia campaign
- Initiative challenges discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Foxes Pride are the Club’s LGBTQ+ supporter group and have more than 200 members

The Club’s Men’s First Team host Middlesbrough on Saturday before LCFC Women welcome Bristol City to Filbert Way the following day, with both games honouring the work of Football v Homophobia, an initiative that challenges discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Formed by the Justin Campaign in 2010, a group founded in 2008 to demonstrate that 10 years after Justin Fashanu’s tragic suicide in 1998, homophobia is still hugely prevalent in grassroots and professional football.

Football v Homophobia branding will be visible throughout King Power Stadium, while members of the Club’s LGBTQ+ supporter group – Foxes Pride – will have their photos taken with the players pitchside ahead of both games.

Formed in 2015, Foxes Pride work with Leicester City to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football, while promoting the welfare of the Club’s LGBTQ+ supporters and to ensure that King Power Stadium is a welcoming and friendly environment for all.

Furthermore, PUMA and the EFL have announced a PUMA rainbow match ball will be used across Sky Bet EFL matches between 16-24 February. A first of its kind in English football, the ball represents the EFL’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community, with the design including rainbow and progress colours.

Should you experience any form of discrimination in a Leicester City setting, please contact help@lcfc.co.uk or call 0344 815 5000 (option 4). You can also report any form of discrimination or hate crime by texting the word ‘FOXES’ to 60066.

Please click here for more information about Foxes Pride. Details about the Football v Homophobia initiative can be found here.