Fight against homophobia and transphobia in sport
Government launches action plan to tackle homophobia and transphobia
Some of the UK鈥檚 biggest sports bodies are backing a new government campaign to stamp out homophobia and transphobia in sport.
The Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Rugby Football League, the Rugby Football Union and the Lawn Tennis Association, joined the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) in becoming the first signatories of the 鈥楥harter for Action鈥�.
The charter has four main statements of intent:
- everyone should be able to participate in and enjoy sport.聽
- sport is about fairness and equality, respect and dignity
- we will work together to rid sport of homophobia and transphobia
- we will make sport a welcome place for everyone
Equalities minister Lynne Featherstone said: 鈥楬omophobia and transphobia has no place in sport and I鈥檓 delighted that so many sporting bodies are backing our campaign to stamp it out.
鈥楽port should be about what you can do, not who you are. But too many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people feel that the sports field is not somewhere they can be themselves, and that prejudice and discrimination will mean their sexuality is always talked about more than their ability with a ball, bat or racket.鈥�
It鈥檚 not just governing bodies that are welcome to sign up to the Charter. It鈥檚 also open to leagues, teams, and individual participants and spectators. You can show your support for the Charter by 鈥榣iking鈥� a Facebook page at
The charter is part of a new cross-government lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) action plan which was published today. Visit the to read it.
It sets out what all government departments are going to do to support LGBT equality in the coming year.