Atlantic Cy tri for a gayborhood as the party returns to the Boardwalk town

Contents:

• 'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE
• NEW YORK GAY DISTRICT: CHELSEA
• ATLANTIC CY TRI FOR A GAYBORHOOD AS THE PARTY RETURNS TO THE BOARDWALK TOWN

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

On 17 May the club elevated Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, givg employe the opportuny to show support, advocy and allyship wearg rabow lours wh a special IDAHOBIT ffee morng and a Be Cur workshop held at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea Pri is a reprentative voice for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBTQ+) Chelsea FC supporters, their iends and fai. More than jt a social group, our aim is to raise awarens and mpaign to kick homophobia, biphobia and transphobia (HBT) out of work together wh other anisatns and LGBTQ+ supporter’s groups up and down the untry to tackle discrimatn on all levels and to promote cln and diversy for all. Chelsea Pri’s missn is to:· Support and be a work for LGBTQ+ supporters of Chelsea Football Club· Further Chelsea FC’s work as a champn of cln and diversy and the No To Hate mpaign · Work to tablish a safe space and a social environment for Chelsea FC’s LGBTQ+ supporters, their iends and fay· Work wh the LGBTQ+ muny wh a view to tacklg homophobia, biphobia and transphobia football· Promote the visibily of Chelsea FC’s LGBTQ+ muny and to celebrate s pri the club.

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,.

NEW YORK GAY DISTRICT: CHELSEA

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.

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ATLANTIC CY TRI FOR A GAYBORHOOD AS THE PARTY RETURNS TO THE BOARDWALK TOWN

“When I began my sophomore year high school, I was tired of fightg wh myself. One day, I was starg at myself the mirror, and began repeatg, ‘Wendy, you are gay, ’ until felt right.

“I eventually graduated high school and was surround by amazg people who helped me realize that beg gay didn’t make me unworthy. New York is a mag for gays, wh the LGBT muny reprentg an timated 500, 000 people. Wh such a robt muny, 's clear that New York's populatn is one of the most gay-iendly the world.

Ined, there are plenty of gay plac throughout the cy. It's here where the gay civil rights movement started after the rt 1969. Dpe this history, 's Chelsea that holds the torch as the gayt neighborhood New York.