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MEET ZORROS LGBT: MEXI'S OPENLY GAY SOCCER TEAM

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Found Augt 2013 by eight openly gay athlet, the Mexin soccer team is tryg to promote equaly on and off the field. “For Mexin society I believe that we n bee an example of perseverance, not bee we are gay, but to overe the obstacl to participate an ternatnal event, and reprent our untry beg the such a young team. The World OutGam, licensed by the Gay and Lbian Internatnal Sport Associatn, is a sportg and cultural event hosted by the LGBTQI muny where all are wele, regardls of sexual orientatn or genr inty.

“We’ll be reprentg many people who perhaps for the moment nnot openly portray their homosexualy. ” Zorros hop participatn the World OutGam will lead to other ternatnal opportuni, cludg the 2018 Gay Gam Paris, the 2019 Roma Eurogam and beyond. The ultimate goal is eraditg homophobia and equaly soccer, sports, and society.

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Arturo, a forward, has experienced homophobic remarks om opponents on the field. Mexi's soccer feratn has been sanctned repeatedly by world erng body FIFA recent years for a homophobic chant ed by s fans durg Mexin natnal team gam, whether at home or away. Referee Barton took the cisn to abandon the game bee of the homophobic chant.

What is the homophobic chant? In a practice believed to have started among fans the early 2000s — one outlet highlights a 2004 Olympic qualifier between the USA and Mexi — Mexin natnal team fans jo unison to shout a Spanish-language homophobic slur ("p***, " which roughly translat to "gay prostute") when an opposg goalkeeper puts the ball to play on a goal kick. The argument for years was that the word has multiple cultural meangs Mexi and other Spanish-speakg untri and that is not tend as a homophobic slur when ed by fans a stadium.

But there's no gettg around the fact that 's a rogatory term that's meang to the gay muny.

EXCLIVE: MEXIN SOCCER FERATN WARNS REFS MAY HALT PLAY IF FANS E ANTI-GAY SLUR

When the match rumed, the officials add 12 mut of stoppage time, but they only got through seven of them before the referee cid to stop the match early after another loud stallment of the homophobic chant (see highlight qued up to the fal whistle). Conf official has jt told me that the match HAS NOT been abandoned bee of homophobic chant spe fishg 4 mut before the 12 mut of stoppage time were up. Overnight, CONCACAF released a statement nfirmg is vtigatg the ntued e of homophobic chants by Mexi fans durg last night’s game.

What is Mexi dog about the homophobic chant? FIFA sanctns for homophobic chants. In June 2021, FIFA sanctned the Mexin feratn for homophobic chants by Mexin fans at Olympic qualifiers played Guadalajara, Mexi March 2021: a $65, 000 fe and two official home match played behd closed doors.

The FIFA Disciplary Commtee also opened separate proceedgs agast Mexi nnectn wh homophobic chants by fans at a iendly agast Iceland played Arlgton, Texas, May 2021. The anti-gay chant was ed durg 2022 World Cup qualifyg home gam agast Canada and Honduras at the Estad Azte. Fenr Sergiño Dt and Mexi’s Gerardo game was stopped aga mut later when the trated Mexin supporters ignored warngs to stop chantg an anti-gay slur, leadg Salvadoran referee Iván Barton to first pse play, then end the whole ugly spectacle wh five mut left stoppage two red rds will leave the U.

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