Despite football’s reputation for queerphobia, the LGBTIQ+ community has always been part of our national sport. A new Football v Homophobia Scotland oral history archive aims to record, preserve and share the personal stories of Scottish football’s LGBTIQ+ players, fans and officials at all levels of the beautiful game.

The full audio recordings and transcripts of these interviews will soon be donated to the National Library of Scotland’s Sound and Moving Image Archive, where they will be made available to researchers and the public in perpetuity.

Furthermore, an exhibit on the FvH Scotland website showcases snapshots of the interviews, beautifully illustrated by Maha Ghani. You can browse the clips and listen to LGBTIQ+ people’s memories of football from the 1970s until today here.

This initial series of interviews, conducted between March and June 2025, represents just a small slice of LGBTIQ+ Scottish football and its history. We know there are many more stories to tell and are excited to continue growing the archive, filling the gaps, and celebrating our community. If you have a story to share, please get in touch via Eloise[at]LEAPsports.org.