In support of LGBTQ+ inclusion, the EFL and its clubs are coming together once again to support Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign with a clear message - football is for everyone.
Fulham's match against Bournemouth is our designated Rainbow Laces fixture, with the Captain's armband, player laces, and corner flags all adorning the rainbow colours.
As part of the campaign, the EFL will host its inaugural LGBTQ+ Fans’ Forum on Monday 6th December, providing all 72 clubs with a platform to discuss how football can become more inclusive. The event will be hosted by Sky Sports’ Mark McAdam and will include a panel of industry representatives.
Through until Monday 13th December, EFL clubs will support the campaign with specific matchday activity including Rainbow coloured corner flags, captain armbands and substitution board stickers alongside wider LGBTQ+ inclusion activity organised by clubs across England and Wales.
The EFL and clubs will also be using Rainbow Laces weekends to re-emphasise their ‘Together Against Discrimination’ matchday messaging which was launched at the start of the season.
Debby Randall and Sharon Averill, Season Ticket Holders and Fulham Foundation Members, said: “As representatives of Fulham and advocates of the LGBTQ+ community, we are proud to support this Rainbow Laces fixture - part of Stonewall’s 2021 campaign to ‘lace up and speak up’ for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport. Football should be a game for everyone and discrimination in all forms should be called out. We want to help to ensure that LGBTQ+ supporters feel welcome and included. Further details will be coming soon of Fulham For All, FFC’s equality, diversity and inclusion campaign and of Ful-Of-Pride’s first event for LGBTQ+ supporters and allies.”
