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• 'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE
• CHELSEA MSAGE JAKE DANIELS AS BLACKPOOL STAR BE FIRST GAY UK PRO FOOTBALLER SBLACKPOOL YOUNGSTER JAKE DANIELS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS GAY, BEG THE FIRST PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER THE UK TO DO SO SCE JT FASHANU 1990, WH CHELSEA AMONG THE CLUBS TO SEND THEIR SUPPORTFOOTBALLLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSCHELSEABYDANYAL KHANTRAEE FOOTBALL WRER18:57, 16 MAY 2022UPDATED19:19, 16 MAY 2022BOOKMARKCHELSEA SHOW SUPPORT TO GAY BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT (IMAGE: SKY SPORTS NEWS)SIGN UP TO THE EE CHELSEA NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATT BLU NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE EE CHELSEA NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATT BLU NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• 17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE

Goal's seri of terviews wh supporters' groups reprentg gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr fans ntu at Stamford Are The Shed, a die-hard group of Chelsea season ticket holrs, may not be the most stereotypil alli to the LGBT+ muny,. The ‘Chelsea rent boys’ chant is a mon homophobic slur ed by supporters of rivals clubs when visg Stamford Bridge, and has been -opted by many Blu fans by way of fiance.

It mak Brown immensely unfortable, and while ntu to be sung, she nnot see how LGBT+ fans of the club n be persuad to attend match – let alone for a gay player to e out.

“Go to a women’s game, very rarely will you hear homophobia.

CHELSEA MSAGE JAKE DANIELS AS BLACKPOOL STAR BE FIRST GAY UK PRO FOOTBALLER SBLACKPOOL YOUNGSTER JAKE DANIELS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS GAY, BEG THE FIRST PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER THE UK TO DO SO SCE JT FASHANU 1990, WH CHELSEA AMONG THE CLUBS TO SEND THEIR SUPPORTFOOTBALLLONDONBOOKMARKSHARECOMMENTSCHELSEABYDANYAL KHANTRAEE FOOTBALL WRER18:57, 16 MAY 2022UPDATED19:19, 16 MAY 2022BOOKMARKCHELSEA SHOW SUPPORT TO GAY BLACKPOOL FOOTBALLER JAKE DANIELS AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT (IMAGE: SKY SPORTS NEWS)SIGN UP TO THE EE CHELSEA NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATT BLU NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP TO THE EE CHELSEA NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATT BLU NEWS STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

Goal"Governg bodi and the law need to change, so that if there is homophobia wh the stands, you n actually be prosecuted and banned jt the same way as you n for racism. I’ve had homophobic abe directed at me, I know what ’s like. Chelsea pta Car Azpilicueta says he tackl ments that are "out of place" aimed at gay iends, addg that he wants to create a "safe environment" at Chelsea for LGBTQ+ players to feel wele at Stamford an exclive terview wh Chelsea's Pernille Harr and Magda Eriksson, Azpilicueta spoke to The HangOut - a llaboratn between Sky Sports and Ten To Media - about LGBTQ+ cln at the Blu.

Megan Rapoe on The HangOutWSL table | Fixtur | RultsDownload the Sky Sports appAzpilicueta said: "I have iends that are gay and I would try to help a way that feels fortable. Founr of Sports Media LGBT+ Jon Holm discs the posive reactn and outpour of support after Blackpool's Jake Daniels me out publicly as gay.

Last year, Blackpool's Jake Daniels beme the UK's first active male profsnal footballer to e out publicly as gay sce Jt Fashanu 1990, while 2021 Alai Uned's Josh Cavallo also me whether this had been talked about the Chelsea drsg room, Azpilicueta revealed: "It was discsed bee, of urse, was big news. Almost a year after beg the first openly gay player men's profsnal football, Alai Uned midfielr Josh Cavallo spoke wh Tim Thornton about his life sce the announcement and how his cisn has helped to spire others. Chelsea have shown their support to Blackpool youngster Jake Daniels, who has bee the first profsnal footballer sce Jt Fashanu 1990 to e out as gay.

17-YEAR-OLD IS FIRST ACTIVE UK PROFSNAL FOOTBALLER TO E OUT AS GAY S

He add: "I n't really put a date on , but I was probably five or six years old when I knew I was gay. At that age you don't really thk that football and beg gay don't mix. In school people even ed to ask me: 'Are you sure you aren't gay?

Jake Daniels, a 17-year-old forward for Blackpool FC England’s send tier, publicly me out as gay Monday a statement released by the club.