Following last week’s launch of the Gay Footballers Supporters Network Fangroup Coalition (GFSN FC), Tottenham Hotspur have announced they will join the coalition.
The fan group will officially launch as part of its support for the Football v Homophobia month of action, at Spurs home game v FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Thursday, February 27 and will work with LGB&T fans to help them engage with the club.
The group will become part of the newly-formed GFSN Fangroup Coalition (GFSN FC), backed by Kick It Out and Stonewall, the LGB equality charity, to act as an umbrella organisation for LGB&T fans throughout the country.
Leviathen Hendricks, Chair of the group and Coordinator of GFSN FC, said: “We are delighted to be launching an LGB&T Tottenham Hotspur fan group. All football fans want to feel a real sense of belonging to their team. Unfortunately, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are still very real barriers.
“We believe that LGB&T fan groups will go a long way toward creating a tolerant and safe environment while providing an equality of social experience for all fans to freely enjoy the excitement of being a proud supporter of their Club.”
Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director at Tottenham Hotspur, added: “The Club prides itself on being fully inclusive, regardless of race, gender or sexuality, and welcomes the formation of its first LGB&T fan group.
“Through our award-winning Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, we are a leader in the field when it comes to promoting equality and acceptance of the various groups and cultures that exist within our diverse and vibrant local community.
“We see this very much as an extension of that fantastic work, as well as the 20 years of ongoing support we have shown to the Kick It Out campaign.”
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