Kicking homophobia out

Help to kick homophobia out of football by heading to The University of Nottingham for its annual Football v Homophobia tournament on Saturday 7 September. Organised by the University's LGBTQ staff network - which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning - the tournament is part of a national campaign to promote the ideal of 'football for everyone'. England women's football captain Casey Stoney will also be on hand for a question and answer session from 2.45pm. Eradicating homophobia from football Hosted by Pride Sports director Lou Englefield, Casey will talk about her long career in the women's game and the importance of eradicating homophobia from football. Claire Henson is a member of the University's LGBTQ staff network and part of the team organising the event. She said: "Having Casey at the tournament is a huge honour. Not only has she made it to the top of the women's game, both playing in the FA Women's Super League and as captain of England and Team GB, but she has also published an article supporting calls for a more tolerant environment for gay and lesbian football players." Football for everyone The idea behind the Football v Homophobia campaign - and tournaments like the one at Nottingham - is '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'.