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How football shirts help me understand my gender

Whether it’s a popped-up collar, a clean V-neck cut or a boxy boyfriend fit, there’s gender euphoria to be found in football shirts.  WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH IN COLLABORATION WITH VERSUS HEADER DESIGN BY JACK ROWE Growing up, men’s football was all over the telly. My older brother was a massive Manchester United fan and would watch every game he could, sometimes I’d even watch with him. I loved seeing the players beeline across the pitch, socks pulled up over their calves, sweat-soaked shirts hugging their chests. I would examine…

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England’s fire services: Homophobia, racism and misogyny rife, report finds

Bullying, harassment and discrimination are rife in England’s fire services, according to a groundbreaking new report. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Complaints of homophobic, sexist and racist behaviour – which was often dismissed as banter – were found in 11 of its 44 services. This included a senior officer using a racist slur and male firefighters telling a colleague they would rape her. “The findings from our most recent inspections have shown that a great deal more work is needed…

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Met Police is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, review finds

London’s Metropolitan Police force is in need of a “complete overhaul” and is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, an official report has said. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Louise Casey spent a year investigating the Met after a review was commissioned in the wake of one of its officers, Wayne Couzens, abducting, raping and murdering Sarah Everard in March 2021. She said the force is likely to have more officers like Couzens, as well as serial rapist David Carrick, who…

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Hate crimes reach record high in England and Wales as anti-trans offences double

The number of hate crimes recorded in England and Wales reached a new high this year, official statistics show. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. There were a total of 155,841 hate crimes recorded by police in the year ending March 2022, an increase of 26% from the previous 12 months. It marks the largest annual rise since 2017. Offences targeting transgender people rose by 56% from 2020/21, showing the largest proportional increase for any group with a total of 4,355 anti-trans incidents on…

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Met Police: Culture of “disgraceful behaviour” including homophobia, racism and misogyny exposed

The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) exposed a pattern of “disgraceful behaviour” at Charing Cross police station in London. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. Officers working there engaged in “banter” about killing Black children, rape and domestic violence. In addition to this, it was found that a culture of systemic bullying and harassment exists at the station – which extended to homophobia and misogyny being normalised in the environment. The watchdog’s investigation highlighted a series of WhatsApp and social media…

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Philip Normal resigns as Labour councillor over racist, transphobic and Islamophobic tweets

Philip Normal has resigned as the Labour councillor for Oval ward, Lambeth after racist, transphobic and Islamophobic tweets of his resurfaced. A series of posts spanning from 2009 to 2014 expose an array of problematic views from Normal, who is best known for creating the ‘La’ t-shirts inspired by It’s a Sin. These included the repeated use of a derogatory term used to describe transgender people, as well as comparing Muslim women to “penguins”. Some of his tweets even appeared to acknowledge the offensive nature of his words, as in…

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Racist and transphobic tweets from ‘La’ t-shirt creator Philip Normal emerge

Past tweets posted by Philip Normal expressing racist and transphobic views have resurfaced online. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. A series of posts spanning from 2009 to 2014 expose an array of problematic views from the Labour Councillor for Oval Ward, Lambeth. “And I saw the best bad t****y pushing a wheelchair in a gold pleated skirt blowing a whistle really loud! Ultimate Camden town Experience,” Normal wrote in December 2009. In January 2012, he remarked that he was dancing like…

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Jussie Smollett denies staging homophobic and racist attack on himself

Jussie Smollett has testified in court that “there was no hoax” when it came to a racist, homophobic attack he said he was the victim of. The 39-year-old alleges that he was targeted in Chicago on 29 January 2019 by two assailants who shouted slurs at him. He is currently facing six felony disorderly conduct charges for allegedly lying about what happened. In court, he stuck with his claim that the attackers shouted a Trump slogan and tied a noose around his neck. Prosecutors accuse the actor of faking the…

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