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West Bromwich Albion’s multi-award-winning LGBTQ+ and allies Supporters’ Group & inclusive football club; Proud Baggies FC! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ info@proudbaggies.com
GFSN Development Tournament Finalists! 💪👏

An impressive group stage gave us a bye to the Semi Finals with us finishing top, unbeaten and 6/6 clean sheets, before losing narrowly on pens in the final.

Our second successive final. Great effort, Baggies!

#WBA | #ProudBaggiesFC
July 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁 Join us at The Village Inn for our Lionesses’ UEFA Women's EURO 2025 watch parties!

All of England’s matches screened live from The Village Inn, Lower Essex Street, Birmingham, B5 6RD.

Free Lionesses goodies to give away too!

See you at The Village next Saturday! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#Lionesses | #WEURO2025
June 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🏳️‍⚧️✊ Nothing changes here. We stand for inclusion and being a safe and welcoming space for ALL of our LGBTQ+ community.

Trans women and all trans and non-binary players will ALWAYS be welcome here.

Our trans players are valued and loved.

We stand in solidarity with you 🏳️‍⚧️
May 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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WHICH FOOTBALL TEAM FANBASE IS THE MOST TRANSGENDER?

Because the news is miserable at the moment, I decided to be a bit silly

Fill in the form with the football team you support. The most popular club gets the title of “Most Transgender Football Club” next season 👇

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📋 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: Here’s our 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗖 squad for today’s Easter Sunday friendly vs Mersey Marauders. Kicking off 1.30pm at George Salter Academy.

Come on you Baggies! 🔵⚪️

#ProudBaggiesFC | #WBA
April 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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🍻 | Join Our Pre-Match Social with Proud Baggies

We're looking forward to welcoming our friends from @wbalgbt.bsky.social members to Dhillon's Brewery ahead of our Good Friday clash!

See you from 12:30pm on Friday 18th April.

#PUSB #WBA #FootballVHomophobia
April 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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@prideinthepack.bsky.social said holla to @wbalgbt.bsky.social before the Black Country Derby this afternoon. 🤝

Even if we are big rivals on the pitch, off it all admire for the amazing work done to make football that more accessible and enjoyable FOR ALL. 👊🏽

#FootbALL #Wolves #WestBrom #LGBTQ
March 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🏆 We are proud to announce that we’ve been named as a finalist in the #FBA25 Football Business Awards 2025!

We are shortlisted for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award - celebrating our FIFTH time as finalists.

Read more at footballbusinessawards.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🏆🥇 WINNERS!

Proud Baggies FC claimed their first piece of silverware yesterday in the Nottingham Lions @footballvhomophobia.com 5-aside tournament.

Huge congrats and thanks to everyone who represented us and did us proud! 💙🤍

Goals: Piero (3), Ash (3), Shereen, Andy & Jord.

#WBA | #FvH2025
February 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📋 Here’s our 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗖 squad for today’s Nottingham Lions @footballvhomophobia.com 5-aside Tournament.

Andy Bishop will make his PBFC debut as player-coach, as we line up in the WBA home kit.

Good luck, Baggies! 💙🤍

#WBA | #FvH2025
February 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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We hope #swfc fans & @wbalgbt.bsky.social members have a safe time at today's game! 💙

If you experience or see discrimination: text full incident & location details to WBA's Match Control Room in real time on 07929 221878 📱

Kick It Out & our charity partner SAYiT offer national reporting services.
February 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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🙏 Thank you EFL and PUMA for supporting Football v Homophobia in our Month of Action via the Rainbow Ball 🙌

🗣️ FvH’s Lou Englefield: “The enthusiasm EFL clubs and their fan groups generate around the #RainbowBall sends out a strong message.”

#EFLTogether #FvH2025 🩷⚫️

👉 www.efl.com/news/2025/fe...
February 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ and counting… more and more #FvH2025 Champions are joining the movement in this Month of Action for Football v Homophobia

🏆 It’s simple to get involved - whether you’re a club, league, fan group, County FA or organisation; and wherever you are… sign up and pledge to fight discrimination 🩷⚫️ /1
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🏟️ On Wed 29 Jan, we’ll be launching the annual FvH Month of Action at Bolton Wanderers FC 🩷⚫️

Thank you to our friends at BWitC for hosting our special event where we’ll be hearing from players, campaigners and EDI experts

Learn more in our article about #FvH2025 and sign up to be an FvH Champion
FvH to launch Month of Action 2025 at Bolton Wanderers FC
Event to mark start of anti-discrimination campaign’s annual activation period will be held at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Wednesday 29 January; clubs, leagues and County FAs signing up as FvH Cha...
www.footballvhomophobia.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🏆🩷⚫️ The annual Football v Homophobia Month of Action kicks off in a fortnight’s time, on Saturday 1 February… #FvH2025

🫵 We need YOU! Encourage your #football club, fan group, league or organisation to be an FvH Champion - share / quote this post with a msg ⚽️🙏

Easy to register! 1/2
January 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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NEW: Football v Homophobia will launch its annual Month of Action with a special event at Bolton Wanderers FC on Wednesday 29 January.

Clubs, leagues, fan groups & organisations across the game are being invited to show support for #FvH2025 🩷⚫️

@footballvhomophobia.com #LGBTQ #football
Football v Homophobia to launch Month of Action at Bolton Wanderers FC
Event to mark start of anti-discrimination campaign’s annual activation period will be held at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Wednesday 29 January; clubs, leagues and County FAs signing up as FvH Cha...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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🏆 The deadline to nominate in the 2025 @footballvhomophobia.com Awards is TOMORROW!

Who deserves recognition for helping to make football more LGBTQ+ inclusive? Nominate a group, club, organisation or individual today…

Nominate here: footballvhomophobia.com/awards/

#WBA | #FvH2025
January 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🎁 A late gift from us… a little more time! We’ve extended the entry deadline for the Football v Homophobia Awards by 1️⃣ more week

⚽️ You now have until FRIDAY 10 JANUARY (11.59pm!) to send in your submissions for the ONLY event of its kind, recognising efforts made in LGBTQ+ inclusion in football 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
January 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🌈 This February, we’re proud to host our annual LGBTQ+ dedicated fixtures during the EFL Rainbow Ball campaign & @footballvhomophobia.com Month of Action.

Both the Men’s & Women’s first teams will be taking part with us together with our inclusive football club, PB FC.

#WBA | #EFLTogether
December 2, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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🥁… The nominations window for the Football v Homophobia Awards 2025 is now OPEN! 🙌

🫵 We need YOU! Tell us who deserves an award from across our #LGBTQfootball family. A club? A fan group? Or just someone making a difference as an individual? Nominate them before the 3 Jan deadline!

#FvHAwards2025
Nominations open for Football v Homophobia Awards 2025
Outstanding achievers to be recognised at sixth annual edition of FvH Awards Nominations window open until 3 January 2025, with gala ceremony in Glasgow on 7 March Previous winners include Manchester ...
www.footballvhomophobia.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
👀🎥 Take a look behind the scenes at our Proud Baggies FC 2024/25 Media Day.

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#WBA | #ProudBaggiesFC
November 29, 2024 at 8:23 AM
📸 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟱.

#WBA | #ProudBaggiesFC
November 25, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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As part of FvH’s Football v Transphobia initiative, we are asking women and non-binary people involved in #womensfootball, and their allies, to co-sign a community statement asking The FA to continue to include trans women.

You can view and sign here 👉 www.footballvhomophobia.com/let_them_play/
November 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM
🎥✍️ 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗖 had their official Media Day yesterday at The Hawthorns.

BTS content coming soon… 👀🤩

#WBA | #ProudBaggiesFC
November 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM