Proud Tartan Army Launch Event

The Proud Tartan Army celebrate as Scotland men’s team lead their Euro 2024 qualifying group with 9 points. The Proud Tartan Army – Scotland National Team’s LGBTIQ+ football supporters group – held their launch event on Saturday 17th June at Strathclyde Student’s Union in Glasgow. The group gathered to watch the Norway v Scotland match, and there could not have … Read More

FvH Scotland Month of Action 2023 Round-up

February 2023 was the busiest Football v Homophobia Month of Action in Scotland to date! Here is a taste of some of the highlights: There were 28 grassroots clubs that signed up to the Grassroots Initiative and over 40 clubs in total that engaged with #FvH2023, either by dedicating a match and/or by showing support on social media. Amongst this was Scottish Women’s … Read More

Month of Action Round-Up

We have seen a busy month of activity during the Football v Homophobia Scotland Month of Action. Here is a taste of some of the highlights: The month kicked off with our Football v Homophobia Scotland strategy launch. The strategy aims to reduce the barriers preventing LGBTI people from participating in football and takes on a three strand approach of … Read More

Football v Homophobia Scotland Strategy Launched

Football v Homophobia Scotland and Scottish FA launch strategy tackling discrimination and improving the inclusion of LGBTI people across football A new national strategy to remove the barriers which prevent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from accessing, participating, enjoying and excelling across Scottish football has been launched at Hampden Park today. Football v Homophobia Scotland; The Strategy … Read More

Hampden Park to Host LGBTIQ Fans Gathering

The Fans Gathering will engage all members and potential members of LGBTIQ football fan groups in Scotland, with the aim of encouraging learning, collaboration and development. Fans will have the opportunity to come together and share their group’s journey so far, as well as participate in the conversation about the future for LGBTIQ fan groups in Scotland. As part of … Read More

FVH Scotland GRASSROOTS

[cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”3″ ] FvH Scotland Grassroots is an initiative supported by Puma to get Scottish grassroots football clubs to take action to tackle LGBT+ discrimination in football throughout our February Month of Action. Clubs interested in getting involved with the campaign will need to meet the following criteria: Designate a match day to Football v Homophobia … Read More

Festival Fortnight Events to Tackle LGBTI Exclusion in Football

41% of Scottish LGBTI participants say they feel attracted to, but excluded from football. New European research has shown that almost 1/3 of Scotland’s LGBTI respondents have refrained from a certain sport because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The sport which respondents from Scotland most often refrained from was football (41%). Although football topped the board across EU … Read More

BTP Host Inaugural FvH Tournament

Show your support for British Transport Police’s inaugural Football vs Homophobia Tournament. As part of LGBT History Month and Football v Homophobia Month of Action, the British Transport Police are proud to host their inaugural Football v Homophobia Tournament at Toryglen Regional Football Centre on Friday 22nd February. Teams from across England and Scotland will be coming together to compete … Read More

#FvH2019 Month of Action

Month of Action activities and info days by Outsport partners.  This February the 10th edition of the Football v Homophobia Month of Action takes place and calls for actions against homophobia in football. The campaign is aiming at making a difference and including LGBTI+ people in football. Clubs, fan groups and authorities across football can get involved in the campaign … Read More