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 … Read More
Statement: Scottish FA Transgender Eligibility Policy
The news that was reported earlier this week has now been formally confirmed by the Scottish FA in this press release. Tuesday 29th April 2025 An ugly decision for our beautiful game: it has been announced in the media that the Scottish FA plans to ban trans women from playing in Scottish football, and that this will be implemented from the … Read More
FvH Scotland x STV Pride Month of Action Launch
Article written by Andrew Henderson from Pride of the Terraces. The 2025 Football v Homophobia month of action was launched in Scotland with the help of some of Scottish football’s trailblazers. Hosted by 2024 FvH Scotland Award nominee Ronnie Charters at STV’s studio in Glasgow, it was a chance for organisers, stakeholders and members of the LGBTIQ+ community to come together. … Read More
Football v Homophobia Scotland support Wear Red Day 2024
The Football v Homophobia Scotland team are supporting Show Racism the Red Card’s Wear Red Day this October the 18th. On the tenth anniversary of Wear Red Day we are joining tens of thousands of people across the country standing up against racism. Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism charity, utilising the high-profile status of football and football players to help … Read More
Lesbian Visibility Week – The Big Kickabout!
To mark the upcoming 2024 Lesbian Visibility Week, we wanted to highlight a campaign that invites LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people to play football on Sunday the 28th of April: “LGBTQIA women and non-binary people belong in sport, and we belong in football, from the Premier League to the local park… The Big Kickabout is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate our community, … Read More
Football v Transphobia Week of Action Celebrations in Glasgow
Glasgow’s grassroots football community celebrated the Football v Transphobia Week of Action this year with events, dedicated matches and online shows of support. As well as a recognition of everything that trans people bring to football, the Week of Action is a time to reflect on how our footballing communities can better support trans people to participate in and enjoy … Read More
Wins for Scotland at the Football v Homophobia Awards 2024
What a night it was for Scotland at the 2024 Football v Homophobia Awards! In only the second year of the Scotland Award category, we saw Scottish shortlisters in three other categories as well: the Grassroots Club Award, the Women’s Game Award and the Media Award. And there was one very special surprise winner from Scotland too. You can read … Read More
Football v Homophobia Scotland in Westminster
Celebrating 15 Years of the Campaign This February marks the 15th Football v Homophobia Month of Action. In what is also LGBT+ History month we were excited to spend the 5th of February in Westminster with change-makers across football in the UK. Scotland’s campaign was well represented on the evening. We had an inspiring recap of recent Scottish activity from … Read More
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