Gay Gooners is Arsenal Football Club’s official supporters’ group for LGBT+ fans. Established Febary 2013, they are the first and largt LGBT+ fans group England, wh over a thoand of members the UK and overseas. Gay Gooners exists to provi a social group for LGBT+ Arsenal fans, alli and their iends to meet up, provi a safe and welg space, and mpaign to kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia out of football.
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- THE OUTSPORTS GAY-IENDLY WORLD CUP RANKGS OF ALL 32 TEAMS
- ‘NOT THE WORLD CUP FOR ALL THAT FIFA PROMISED’: GAYGOONERS MAKE QATAR PROTT
- A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
- GAY GOONERS CELEBRATE 10 YEARS AS ENGLAND’S FIRST LGBT FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS CLUB
- NOT THE WORLD CUP FOR ALL THAT FIFA PROMISED – GAYGOONERS MAKE QATAR PROTT
- ‘THIS MUNY CHANGED MY LIFE’ ARSEBLOG NEWS TALKS TO GAY GOONERS FOR PRI
- RABOW LAC: GAY GOONERS -CHAIR GRATEFUL FOR CLUB'S YEAR-ROUND SUPPORT AHEAD OF ARSENAL VS NEWSTLE MATCH
- ARSENAL’S GAY GOONERS AMONG ENGLISH LGBT SOCCER FAN GROUPS PHG FOR CLN
THE OUTSPORTS GAY-IENDLY WORLD CUP RANKGS OF ALL 32 TEAMS
A rerd number of out LGBTQ players make this year’s tournament a feast for gay fans. * gay gooners world cup *
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‘NOT THE WORLD CUP FOR ALL THAT FIFA PROMISED’: GAYGOONERS MAKE QATAR PROTT
Arsenal’s GayGooners supporters group have lled on FIFA to make the 2022 World Cup the last to take place a untry that persecut members of the LGBTQ+ muny. * gay gooners world cup *
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A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
Carl Fearn, the -chair of Arsenal's Gay Gooners, has scribed FIFA's stance on the OneLove armband as another 'own-goal' and says they are angry wh the ll to not wear at the World cup. * gay gooners world cup *
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GAY GOONERS CELEBRATE 10 YEARS AS ENGLAND’S FIRST LGBT FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS CLUB
Gay Gooners -chair Carl Fearn tells LiveSre why football fans om the LGBTQ+ muny have been let down by David Beckham’s cisn to be an ambassador for the Qatar World Cup. * gay gooners world cup *
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The feat of vilent homophobe Jair Bolsonaro for print is a big al.
France ranks seventh the 2022 ILGA-Europe (Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Assn.
NOT THE WORLD CUP FOR ALL THAT FIFA PROMISED – GAYGOONERS MAKE QATAR PROTT
Arsenals clash wh Newstle on Saturday is first game of Premier Leagu 2021 Rabow Lac activatn; Carl Fearn, -chair of LGBTQ+ fans group Gay Gooners, highlights importance of visibily and challengg those who persist sgg homophobic chants * gay gooners world cup *
There is still homophobia, though, among a segment of fans who chant the gay slur “puto” at opposg players. Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Readg the Game newsletter sent straight to your box for eeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s ee weekly newsletter Arsenal’s GayGooners supporters group have lled on FIFA to make the 2022 World Cup the last to take place a untry that persecut members of the LGBTQ+ group held a prott outsi the Qatar embassy London on Saturday at the same time as FIFA print Gianni Infanto was hostg a media nference fendg the cisn to take the fals to the Middle ’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ muny has been heavily cricised, wh the issu raised only g more to the fore as tournament kick-off approach. ”In a statement released to the PA news agency, GayGooners -chair Carl Fearn spoke out at the “lip service” given to LGBTQ+ supporters.
‘THIS MUNY CHANGED MY LIFE’ ARSEBLOG NEWS TALKS TO GAY GOONERS FOR PRI
This is not the World Cup for All that FIFA promisedGayGooners -chair Carl FearnInfanto opened his hour-long speech by sayg: “Today I have very strong feelgs, today I feel Qatari, today I feel Arab, today I feel Ain, today I feel gay, today I feel disabled, today I feel a migrant worker”Fearn, though, told the 52-year-old Swiss he should spend time wh the groups he claimed to be at one wh before he uld make such claims. It will be a glor month to be a gay fan.
Last time at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the Netherlands lay claim to the honor of beg the team wh the most out LGBTQ players, but this year Atralia boasts 10 out players and overtak them for the tle of Gayt Team 2k23. Ireland’s historic entry to the tournament marks another triumph for out midfielr Sead Farrelly, whose natnal team but and 2023 return to the NWSL e more than six years after retirg om soccer the wake of systemic homophobic and sexual abe wh the league, which the Athletic first reported on 2021. This year, Gay Gooners celebrate their tenth anniversary.
Gay Gooners were the first official LGBT Supporters Club English football and, wh over 1, 600 members currently, they are the largt the untry.
RABOW LAC: GAY GOONERS -CHAIR GRATEFUL FOR CLUB'S YEAR-ROUND SUPPORT AHEAD OF ARSENAL VS NEWSTLE MATCH
Tim Stillman sat down wh -chair Carl Fearn and members Selena Chambers and Lucy about why Gay Gooners remas such a val muny for LGBT Arsenal fans. It’s two days before Pri and the Gay Gooners are nng a fundraisg night at a pub close to Emirat Stadium.
I first talk wh Carl Fearn, the -chair of Gay Gooners.
ARSENAL’S GAY GOONERS AMONG ENGLISH LGBT SOCCER FAN GROUPS PHG FOR CLN
A member heard a homophobic chant the gents at Newstle away last year where there is obvly no police and no meras. I am gettg a b olr and thick of sk now so I choose to challenge (homophobia) more.
I didn’t jo the Gay Gooners to not say anythg.