Justin Campaign
The Justin Campaign was founded to demonstrate that ten years after Justin Fashanu’s tragic suicide in 1998, homophobia is still hugely prevalent in both grassroots and professional football.
Along with raising awareness the campaign has a strong focus on Art, Events, Education and football. Through these four key initiatives and some forward thinking strategic work with other inclusive sporting organisations, The Justin Campaign seeks to challenge the stereotypes and misconceptions that exist around LGB & T (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans) people and work towards a future where the visibility of LGB & T people in football is both accepted and celebrated.
Aims
- To raise the participation of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) people in football at a grassroots level
- To foster an environment where professional football players can feel comfortable being open about their sexuality
- To engage with youth and adults through the use of sport and academia with the aim of eliminating discrimination and prejudice against LGBT people
- To work strategically with partners to influence government, policy makers and statutory services to promote healthy lifestyles and well being among LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) people
- To creatively challenge the negative stereotypes that surround LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) people
- To actively challenge by any civil means any form of prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation
Football v Homphobia
FvH is an international initiative opposing homophobia in football. We are the Football Association’s chosen campaign to tackle homophobia in grassroots football in England, and the only specifically created campaign to tackle this issue at all levels of the game, all around the world. Almost 2 out every 3 football fans believe football would be a better sport if anti-gay abuse was eradicated, and 1 out of 2 lesbian, gay and bisexual fans feel it effects their participation in the sport. We want football to take a clear stand against homophobia so that everyone can enjoy the beautiful game and so that football leads the way in removing discrimination and prejudice based on gender identity and sexual orientation. .
