Newcastle Football / Rainbow Laces ad (#1216)

Quite a surprise, at least to me. Considering the reputation of hooliganism at football games in the UK, and considering that standing just in front of me below that sign was a group of male fans with the sorts of 'stand your ground' posture that makes many of us gays feel threatened, I was startled to see a gay affirmative ad from the Premier (football) League on a very central monitor in the train station. Due to being in a fairly dark area, this didn't come out well in terms of colors, but the lion's head is in rainbow colors -- and there is the 'Stonewall' reference on the sign. Well worth reading is the Premier League's strong and very positive campaign (see the link below) about making both the fields and the stands a comfortable place for LGBT players and fans.

Source: www.premierleague.com/rainbowLaces

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