1. Un Problema Arraigado: La Homofobia en la Cultura del Fútbol.
El fútbol masculino es percibido como uno de los entornos deportivos más hostiles para la comunidad LGBTQ+. La cultura predominante de homofobia, biphobia y transfobia crea un ambiente inseguro que disuade a los jugadores de salir del armario y hace que los aficionados se sientan excluidos y amenazados en los estadios y en línea.
- Football as a whole remains the most homophobic, anti-lgbt sport in the globe. The occasional good league of ireland team or occasional pride merch or what have you doesn't overcome this.
- Football has a homophobia culture problem. It always has. If it had gone away, then we’d all know about a lot more queer professional football players. That we don’t speaks to the fact that these men know they would not be safe, whether from abuse or discrimination if they came out.
- I suffer most homophobia from football fans. And i am a football fan. So sad. :,(.
- I've witnessed homophobia at two of the three matches i went to in the last month. As a queer woman, that makes me feel unwelcome and unsafe.
2. Campañas de Inclusión: Iniciativas y Controversias.
Iniciativas como 'Football v Homophobia' y 'Rainbow Laces' buscan visibilizar el apoyo a la comunidad LGBTQ+ y promover un mensaje de inclusión. Sin embargo, estas campañas a menudo generan controversia cuando jugadores de alto perfil se niegan a participar, lo que evidencia la profunda división y resistencia al cambio que aún existe en el deporte.
- As well as febuary being lgbtq history month it is also when the football v homophobia campaign takes place . Its been amazing to see so many clubs & fans engage online with the campaign.
- The reason for this is not to shove it in your face,its to show gay people that they are welcome to a historically very homophobic environment.
- Yet this hypocrite refused to wear the anti-homophobia armband yesterday. "'football is for everyone' unless it's persecuted groups of people i don't like".
- A series of headlines in the last week show the premier league faces widespread problems with homophobia, as two high-profile players refuse to take part in the annual rainbow laces campaign on the grounds of religious beliefs.
3. La Religión como Justificación de la Homofobia.
Algunos jugadores utilizan sus creencias religiosas como argumento para no participar en campañas contra la homofobia. Esta postura es ampliamente criticada como una excusa para enmascarar prejuicios, señalando la hipocresía de estos mismos jugadores al aceptar patrocinios de casas de apuestas, una actividad también prohibida por muchas religiones.
- This is very good on the bigoted players currently in the news in england. They hide behind their religion to promote their homophobia.
- Homophobia is rife amount certain players using “religion” to cloak their bigotry….
- Hiding behind so-called religious beliefs doesn’t make it ok to be bigoted. The same players who are against lgbtq inclusion on religious grounds have no qualms about wearing gambling sponsorships on their shirts. Reeks of homophobia.
- Spot on. And the players who refuse to wear rainbow laces or armbands? that's homophobia too because hiding behind religion is bullshit - the same religions forbid betting and other forms of gambling, and yet same players don't have any issues wearing those sponsors on the kit.
4. Más Allá de los Gestos: La Exigencia de un Cambio Real.
La comunidad y sus aliados exigen que los clubes y las ligas vayan más allá de los gestos simbólicos y adopten una política de tolerancia cero. Se considera crucial que se denuncien los incidentes, se apliquen sanciones más estrictas y se promueva una educación activa para erradicar la discriminación y transformar el fútbol en un espacio verdaderamente inclusivo para todos.
- If we keep anti-homophobia campaigns out of football, we're not staying neutral. We're allowing homophobia to thrive in football spaces. That is also a political choice, by the way.
- He’s totally right. Football is a game for *everyone*. There should be a zero tolerance policy towards all forms of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia etc.
- “it’s crucial that people report incidents of homophobia in football wherever they occur so they can be investigated and acted upon.
- 93.3% of lgbtq people who took part in our survey said stronger enforcement of punishment for homophobia was likely or extremely likely to improve their experience of football.