Chelsea ban Manchter Uned fans for anti-gay chantg at Stamford Bridge - ESPN

Contents:

• CHELSEA FC LNCH CLUB FOR GAY SUPPORTERS
• 'I WOULDN'T FEEL SAFE AS A GAY CHELSEA PLAYER RIGHT NOW' - HOW THE BLU' LGBT+ FAN GROUP IS CHALLENGG -STADIUM ABE
• CHELSEA CRéE UN CLUB SUPPORTERS GAYS
• CHELSEA BAN MANCHTER UNED FANS FOR ANTI-GAY CHANTG AT STAMFORD BRIDGE

CHELSEA FC LNCH CLUB FOR GAY SUPPORTERS

Beg told that somethg is homophobic, that ’s hurtful to both many Chelsea fans as well as many wh the Liverpool fanbase, should be enough to stop anyone sgg . It should be enough, and given those who did attempt to start the song on Saturday after beg told of s homophobia by Kop Outs and Jürgen Klopp himself ahead of the match were, by most reports, quickly shut down, perhaps even will be. Rather than tryg to nvce anyone for whom that isn’t enough, though, this article is tend as a rource for anyone who has felt trated tryg to expla the homophobia herent the chant to someone who sists they “don’t mean anythg by .

” For most, beg told a homophobic song is alienatg to queer supporters of any club, cludg fellow Liverpool supporters, would be enough to stop sgg the song. This article, then, is my attempt to pay forward: someone explaed to me, and I hope this n be a helpful gloss that n be ed for anyone who matas a willful ignorance so as to be able to keep sgg the song whilst claimg they aren’t exprsg homophobia while dog so. A recent spate of homophobic beatgs Liverpool speak to this fact.

It would not work if there was no associatn between the area the club is and gay people. While sex work is certaly monized popular culture, the punchle of this particular chant is specifilly to gay sex. The “gay” part is not cintal, ’s central.

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

And if a joke reli on gay sex as the target of the punchle for to land is necsarily homophobic. They do this bee they worry that they would receive physil or verbal abe om homophobic people — often fans of their own team — if they didn’t. Chants like the rent boy chant — and reactns that suggt removg homophobic chants is beg “overly PC” — serve to remd queer supporters that they still don’t que belong.

A homophobic chant mak a queer fan remember that they don’t belong.

CHELSEA CRéE UN CLUB SUPPORTERS GAYS

But when a group of people sgs somethg homophobic, those queer fans are remd that realy they aren’t que part of that llective.

While the chant self don’t explicly abe LGBT fans, what do do, both general and pecially now that everyone has been told ’s homophobic, is ntribute to the general hostile atmosphere many queer people ntue to experience.

If you thk the sual homophobia herent the chant — ed, the homophobia that mak the chant work — is not important, you are sayg that you feel that sgg a homophobic chant is more important to you than allowg other supporters feel like they belong.

CHELSEA BAN MANCHTER UNED FANS FOR ANTI-GAY CHANTG AT STAMFORD BRIDGE

Lettg sual homophobia stand embolns explic homophobia. Premiership football club Chelsea has lnched a new work for gay fans.

The club said will assist a fan who is settg up a supporters’ work alongsi the Gay Football Supporters Network. I have been mpaigng agast homophobia football for the bt part of 12 years and spent the first seven or eight feelg very trated tryg to get people to realise there was an issue so for me to see the thgs happeng is fantastic.

No active premiership football player has e out as gay sce Jt Fashanu, who killed himself 1997. Meanwhile, Manchter Uned will wele gay club Stonewall FC to their ground for a iendly match.