Derby County fan, Connor Ffrench, has set up a new LGBTQ+ supporters’ group for fans of the football team, with the aim of tackling homophobia in the sport.

I Kissed a Boy’s first trans contestant, Lars Fellows, will be a guest speaker at Football Pride 2025, taking place at The Y Theatre in Leicester on Friday 29th August.

A man has been handed a three-year football banning order for shouting homophobic abuse at a Birmingham City game in December last year