Club supports Football v Homophobia campaign

This month the Club is supporting Football v Homophobia (FvH) Month of Action, a campaign that aims to tackle homophobic discrimination in football.

FvH was launched in 2010 to bring fans, players, communities, grassroots teams, professional clubs and Football Authorities together to promote a safe and inclusive football environment for everyone regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Organised around the birthday of the late Justin Fashanu, the UK’s first openly gay male professional footballer, the Month of Action calls on football to take visible steps to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in the game.

Our home fixture against Leicester City at Wembley on Sunday 10 February will be dedicated to supporting the campaign. Spurs Ladies will be supporting the campaign at their respective fixture against Leicester City Women on Wednesday 20 February.

The Club continues to work closely with Proud Lilywhites, our official LGBT+ Supporters’ group, which was formed in 2014 to engage LGBT+ Spurs fans and tackle homophobic discrimination in football.

Proud Lilywhites is one of the founding members of the Pride in Football LGBT+ fan group alliance and regularly runs training sessions and educational workshops for our stewards, staff and local school students, as well as supporting national campaigns such as Kick it Out, Football V Homophobia and Fans for Diversity.

This year, Proud Lilywhites have worked with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation to recruit a dedicated LGBT+ Officer – a first in football. Leah Stone runs LGBT+ workshops and youth groups out of Percy House, the Foundation’s headquarters. She also works closely with Proud Lilywhites and other local organisations such as Haringey Council, Haringey Sixth Form College, London Romans and the Metropolitan Police to provide support for the LGBT+ community in the Borough.

For more information about FvH, visit www.footballvhomophobia.com.