Rainbow laces Stonewall school campaign

Sorry to but in but whenever I use amazon I get a message asking me to contribute to Stonewall. Pisses me right off.

There will be a particular focus in the coming year on trans participation in sport

Also a huge shock! Would never have guessed that. Fuck homophobia. People thinking sex matters on sport are the ones to go after!

Well, in fairness, there is still a sizeable section of sport with a homophobic streak. There are still plenty of closeted homosexual people in sports, and it still takes courage for a footballer to come out

100% agree with this. There does seem to be a hell of a lot of homophobia in sports. However, lumping in those who are homophobic, and those who think its unfair for males to compete with women together..is wrong. They are nothing alike. And its basically making out that if you agree homophobia in sport should be stamped out then..you also must believe that its wrong for there to be female only sports. Which is the usual stonewall tack.

Or the T should have its own group.

I think this proves it's high time the LGB (sexuality) was separated from the TQetc (gender indentity?).

Premiership football clubs all take part in the rainbow laces campaign yet not one premiership football player is actually 'out'. I think it is all show and I would love to know if there is any evidence that wearing rainbow laces leads to better attitudes.

It’s not the laces it’s Stonewall that people have an issue with.

I'm very much against TW competing against women in any sport. But I do think it's churlish to criticise the rainbow laces campaign.

For example, there are still issues with homophobia in the men's game and tackling this at junior level may help make a difference.

Sport should be free of political messaging.

Maybe we just need to work at the root of the problem - mans general shittiness to man.

I think social media and current politics/politicians has amplified the boldness of the keyboard loons which has spilled more into real life.

Not that there wasn’t crackpots who would physically harm someone else for their own twisted logic but now being a complete bastard seems to be a national pastime.

Well, in fairness, there is still a sizeable section of sport with a homophobic streak. There are still plenty of closeted homosexual people in sports, and it still takes courage for a footballer to come out.

What angers me so much about Stonewall's direction is that I want to support ongoing work to break through those pockets of prejudice, but I am unable to do so because the biggest lobbying organization is so utterly dismissive of women in general and lesbians especially.

Poor kid with velcro trainers is given detention for bigoted behaviour.

It is normalising males in female sports categories. That is all.

Why not have laces to support para sports or blind football? For wheelchair tennis and murderball (sorry I forget the real sport but this is what the athletes call it), or the special olympics? To send sports equipment to kids who have absolutely nothing?

The research also found the British public want to see LGBT inclusion at all levels of sport. Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) said local sports club should be welcoming of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people.

Also this^

I expect most places answered basically because..sexuality doesn't matter in sport. When you lump LGB and T in together, people cannot voice concerns about the T (and not even the T really. Iust basic fairness that near all agree with, given males are stronger and faster on average, hence seperate competitions.. ). Of course, there is no reason why a gay person should not participate in sport. There are however very valid reasons to be against men entering womens competitions.

Lesbian, gay, bi and trans people can have negative perceptions and experiences of sport, whether it’s due to bullying in school sport, coming across anti-LGBT language on social media, down the pub or during live sports.

If people are being verbally abused for being gay or trans, then I fully support this message. However, I strongly suspect 'anti-LGBT language' is stuff like saying, males shouldn't compete with females. Like usual.

Rainbow flag? International Co-operative Alliance, of course

It was in November though?

Thankfully DSs sporks kit is pink anyway.

stops googling Rod Jane and Freddy love triangle

This is it:

www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/media-statement/sports-goes-rainbow-more-20-associations-join-stonewalls

Obviously as usual the LGB coming out in sport is incredibly important esp football, rugby etc. The T is problematic and rainbow washed.

I’m too scared to click. I may have a stroke.

Is this a men in women’s sports thing? Sharon, Sharon? Where are you Sharon? Martina? Can we have a word please...?

I remember drawing save the whales posters when I was at primary school. Y’know when kids protested about actual real stuff (climate change aside of course - but then we were yelling about that back then too!).