IT’S TIME TO GIVE HOMOPHOBIA THE BOOT.
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Last month saw the conclusion to a Rainbow Laces campaign never so visible and - judging by the action of some fans - still so necessary. For some of us, the sight of gay symbolism blending with the boots, flags and stadia of our national game was spine-tingling, for others old habits proved harder to break. At Stamford Bridge, chants of ‘Chelsea Rent Boys’ from West Ham fans throughout were almost encouraging in their backwardness - better dated-homophobia with a shelf-life than anything more sophisticated or sinister.
One week later, the
