Football Fandom, Sexualities and Activism

This is the first book to examine the growing movement of organised networks of LGBT+ football supporters, exploring activists' biographies and the meanings they ascribe to participation in identity politics-centred social movements.

Peter Millward is Professor of Contemporary Sociology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

1 Introduction 1 2 LGBT+ Communities' Experiences of Following Football 3 The History and Emergence of the Supporters' Network: Putting Pride in Football 4 The Protagonist LGBT+ Supporter Clubs in the Pride in Football Movement 5 Pride in Football as a Relational Social Movement Organisation 6 Pride in Football's Social Worlds of Conventions and Resources 7 The Outcome and Tactics of Visibility: Forms, Politics, and Relationships 8 Pride Events: Urban Spaces to Be Proud in Football 9 The Geographies of Pride in Football: A Britain Beyond England, a Movement Beyond Britain? 10 Conclusions: Football Fandom, Sexualities, and Activism