Coady Meets City's LGBTQ+ Fan Group Ahead Of Leicester Pride
- Leicester Pride takes place in the city centre on Saturday 2 September
- The event is Leicester’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender celebration
- Foxes Pride group members met Conor Coady at LCFC Training Ground this afternoon
The defender spoke to Graeme Smith, Paul Malley, Mags Keatman and Kyle Warman at the Club’s training base in Seagrave to discuss the group’s work and to learn more about Leicester Pride and why it is such an important celebration.
An annual event, Leicester Pride is the city’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender festival, and takes place at the start of September each year.
Celebrating equality and diversity across the city and county, Leicester Pride begins with a parade through the city, starting at The Curve Theatre at midday before taking a route through The Lanes, Jubilee Square and along High Street prior to proceeding to Abbey Park.
Speaking after the discussion, Coady said: “We spoke about the importance of allyship and how we can all make football an open and welcoming place for all. We want everyone to be able to involve themselves in the game and to have a great experience.
“I like to be able to offer my support in any way I can. It’s me being a football player and understanding how other people feel within the sport. Football has given me everything and I want football to give other people everything.”
Established in 2015, Foxes Pride work with Leicester City to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football, while promoting the welfare of LGBTQ+ supporters and ensuring King Power Stadium is a safe and welcoming place.
They currently have more than 200 members and were named Supporter Group of the Year at the Football v Homophobia awards in 2022.
Graeme Smith, Chair of Foxes Pride, said: “What Conor said was great and it’s so nice to see players who are supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and prepared to speak out and show their support.
“It was really good to be able to have the chance to share with him some of the work Foxes Pride do and what Leicester Pride is about, but also for Conor to tell us about some of his experiences of being an ally.”
Should you experience any form of discrimination in a Leicester City setting, please contact help@lcfc.co.uk or call 0344 815 5000. Furthermore, you can also report any form of discrimination or hate crime by texting the word ‘FOXES’ to 60066.
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