Campaigners call for FIFA to show the red card to homophobia
The revelation that the head of the Nigeria Women Professional League (NPWL) has been actively discriminating against suspected lesbian footballers has unleashed a storm of protest including a petition to FIFA which has so far gathered nearly 50,000 signatures. Equality campaigners AllOut.org have launched a campaign called ‘FIFA: Give the red card to homophobia’ [https://www.allout.org/en/actions/fifa-taf].
The revelation that the head of the Nigeria Women Professional League (NPWL) has been actively discriminating against suspected lesbian footballers has unleashed a storm of protest including a petition to FIFA which has so far gathered nearly 50,000 signatures.
Equality campaigners AllOut.org have launched a campaign called ‘FIFA: Give the red card to homophobia’ [https://www.allout.org/en/actions/fifa-taf].
On their campaign page they write: “FIFA’s taken steps already, largely because of the pressure of All Out members and other equality-supporters worldwide. A few days ago they wrote a private letter to Nigerian officials – but it’s not enough.”
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