MEDIA RELEASE : BRADFORD
CITY LGBT+ FAN GROUP JOIN EUROPE WIDE ORGANISATION
This week Bradford City
LGBT+ fan group celebrated its second anniversary and became the first UK LGBT+
fan group to be inducted into the Queer Football Fan club (QFF) network at
their annual conference in Dortmund, Germany.
Over
80 people attended representing fan groups from Germany, Netherlands,
Switzerland and England.
QFF
are an umbrella organisation representing LGBT+ fan groups from across Europe
with the key aim being to aid inclusion in football and tackle homophobia,
biphobia and transphobia where it exists in the game.
Lindsay
England (Just A Ball Game?) and Bradford Councillor Richard Dunbar as founding
members of the Bradford City LGBT+ fan group presented to the conference about
the work that has been done over the past 2 years and how they intend to work
more closely with Bradford City to ensure LGBT+ fans are truly apart of the
Bantams family.
Lindsay
England said:
“Bradford
City LGBT+ fan group are very honoured to become the first UK fan club to be
inducted into the QFF. We look forward to working in partnership with other fan
groups across Europe to ensure LGBT+ fans are included in all aspects of the
game”
Councillor
Richard Dunbar said:
“This
is great news for Bradford and is recognition of the good work that has gone on
to make LGBT+ fans feel truly included at Valley Parade. Representatives from
across Europe are impressed by Bradford City’s work on being a truly inclusive
club and we look forward to working more closely on them on this agenda”
If
you are interesting in being involved in the Bradford City LGBT+ fan group you
can email bradfordcitylgbtfans@gmail.com for more information.
You
can also follow the group on Twitter: @BfdCityLGBT
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