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Activists Call on Mexican Soccer Fans to End Homophobic Chant Ahead of 2026 World Cup
LGBTQ+ activists collaborate with government and nonprofits to educate fans and stop a chant linked to homophobic hate crimes, despite $114,000 in World Cup fines.
- LGBTQ+ activists are appealing directly to local fans to end the homophobic chant before next year's 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Andoni Bello partnering with Calma Comunidad and the National Council to Prevent Discrimination to lead workshops involving top-tier Mexican teams and their fan clubs.
- The chant began in 2004 in Jalisco, Mexico and went viral at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil; despite fines including 100,000 Swiss francs for two 2022 World Cup in Qatar incidents, Mexico's soccer federation's campaigns failed to stop it.
- The chant is most often heard when opposing goalkeepers take goal kicks and is more frequent when the Mexico national team is losing; activists warn it normalizes violence, and Bello said, `I want my team to win, and I want the other team to feel the pressure of the stadium. Of course, I'm going to yell and pressure them to make mistakes, but I don't need to make homophobic comments.`
- Activists called on sponsors and institutions to support players, teams and fans in changing views on sexuality, while Bello said fans can still enjoy matches without using the slur.
- Activists call the World Cup an opportunity to generate these small, big changes, Bello said the chant has no other meanings and is homophobic, and campaigners warn it perpetuates violence and discrimination.
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Activists call on Mexico fans to end anti-gay chant
Frustrated that Mexico's soccer federation has failed to stop a homophobic chant heard during national team matches, LGBTQ+ activists are appealing directly to local fans to end the offensive habit before next summer's World Cup.
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Activists call on Mexican soccer fans to end homophobic chant ahead of 2026 World Cup
Frustrated that Mexico’s soccer federation has failed to stop a homophobic chant heard during national team matches, LGBTQ+ activists are appealing directly to local fans to end the offensive habit before next summer’s World Cup.
Faced with the imminence of the World Cup 2026, the eradication of a homophobic cry in Mexican stadiums has become a battle led by civil society. LGBTQ+ activists have undertaken a direct crusade with fans who continue to do so, after considering insufficient the actions undertaken by the Mexican Football Federation to eliminate this [...] The post Call to avoid homophobic cry towards the World Cup 2026 appeared first on Oronoticias.
Frustrated because the Mexican Football Federation has failed to stop a homophobic chant that is often heard during the national team matches, LGBTQ+ activists are directly appealing to local fans to end this offensive chorus before next year's World Cup.
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