Greater Manchester football club Hyde FC became the first Blue Square Bet North team [a semi-pro level English football league] to sign up to the Government's charter against homophobia in sport, earlier this week.
The move comes after their 4-1 home win against Eastwood.
Manager Gary Lowe and player Gianluca Haveren (pictured) added their signatures to the charter – committing the club to challenging homophobia and taking a zero tolerance to any anti-gay abuse within the game.
The team, nicknamed The Tigers, also welcomed Lindsay England [a speaker at the recent FSGL conference on homophobia and sport, in center in photo] from football’s LGBT campaigning organisation Just A Ball Game? as a guest for the home fixture.
The club have also stated they will look at hosting a celebrity match or training session and invite LGBT players to attend to help celebrate LGBT History Month in February of next year.
Until stepping down early this year, former Director of Hyde FC, Julie Whitehead, was the only out lesbian involved in the semi-professional game in a senior managerial role, proving Hyde FC are one of the most inclusive teams in the country.
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