Homophobic bullying at all levels of Scottish sport has been revealed in a hard-hitting new study that calls for anti-bigotry laws to be used to help eradicate a “major problem”.

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The report outlines a culture of homophobia from the grassroots to elite sporting levels, but accuses the Scottish Government and sporting governing bodies of taking “little or no specific action” to tackle the anti-gay prejudices that exist in the country’s sports grounds, changing rooms and playing fields, Scotsman.com reports.

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