JUST A BALL GAME? MEDIA RELEASE
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Manchester City Ladies goalkeeper ANDIE WORRALL wins LGBT
ROLE MODEL of the YEAR AWARD.
Here at Just a Ball Game? we are extremely pleased to
announce that our patron, Manchester City Ladies goalkeeper Andie Worrall has
won this year’s UK LGBT Role Model of the Year award at a presentation evening
in Manchester hosted by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.
Over 500 nominations came in through 8 categories and in
excess of 6000 individual votes were cast for this year’s Homo Hero Awards in which
outstanding people and organisations are recognised.
In winning the award Andie saw off some stiff competition
in the category for Role Model of the Year from much more well established
sports stars in Gareth Thomas, Robbie Rogers, John Amaechi, and LBGT
personalities such as Clare Balding, Heather Peace and campaigner Peter
Tatchell who were all nominated as role models.
A shocked and very
humble Andie thanked a number of people for their support over the years including
her mom and dad and girlfriend after being presented with the award, and
continued saying “This was totally unexpected, I was very proud just to be
nominated and was here to enjoy the evening being part of a community event
which recognises some great achievements across the UK.”
Andie continued, “I hope I can, as a patron of Just a
ball Game? be an inspiration to young LGBT people who want to play football and
other sports and show that if you work hard and have support around you playing
at the top level is something which you can achieve.”
The on-going work at JBG? will see an educational pop-up
banner and posters featuring Andie be available to hire and buy in the coming
months as part of both the TIME FOR CHANGE-NOW! and THINK BEFORE YOU CHANT! campaigns that we run, which aim to raise
awareness around LGBT participation and inclusion in football and also
challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia.
Contact for further information:
Founder -Lindsay England
info@justaballgame.co.uk
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