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[[File:EdConnell.jpg|thumb|Ed Connell, 2013]]'''Ed Connell''', born 1972, is a lawyer, photographer, manager of [[London Titans FC]], and campaigns officer for the [[Gay Football Supporters Network]]. | [[File:EdConnell.jpg|thumb|Ed Connell, 2013]]'''Ed Connell''', born 1972, is a lawyer, photographer, manager of [[London Titans FC]], and campaigns officer for the [[Gay Football Supporters Network]]. | ||
He was brought up in [[Surrey]] as a Roman Catholic, and felt isolated as a young gay person with no gay friends or relatives. He became a barrister in 1996,<ref>http://www.5sah.co.uk/barristers/edward-connell/</ref> and has concentrated exclusively on criminal law, as a prosecutor, defender, and more recently a part-time judge. | |||
He came out as gay aged 30, and joined the London Titans [[Football]] Club as a player (he had been a keen footballer at school but had not played since). He soon became a coach, and subsequently manager of the team. For the 2012–2013 season he took the Titans first team into a "straight" league. He has qualified as a Football Association coach and referee, and has been very active in the campaign to rid football of homophobia. | |||
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Information from a talk by Ed Connell to [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] in May 2013. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 10 July 2026
Ed Connell, born 1972, is a lawyer, photographer, manager of London Titans FC, and campaigns officer for the Gay Football Supporters Network.
He was brought up in Surrey as a Roman Catholic, and felt isolated as a young gay person with no gay friends or relatives. He became a barrister in 1996,[1] and has concentrated exclusively on criminal law, as a prosecutor, defender, and more recently a part-time judge.
He came out as gay aged 30, and joined the London Titans Football Club as a player (he had been a keen footballer at school but had not played since). He soon became a coach, and subsequently manager of the team. For the 2012–2013 season he took the Titans first team into a "straight" league. He has qualified as a Football Association coach and referee, and has been very active in the campaign to rid football of homophobia.
References
Information from a talk by Ed Connell to Croydon Area Gay Society in May 2013.