From the reigning European champion Chelsea to the legendary Barcelona. From Juventus Turin to the modest Red Star club in National. It is a real wave that is sweeping over Europe. Many football clubs across the old continent have modified their traditional logos in recent hours to add the colors of the rainbow, those of the LGBT movement which defends, in particular, the rights of bisexual and homosexual people. or transgender.
These reactions from the clubs are part of a vast protest movement known as the “Rainbow gate”. It follows UEFA’s decision to ban the city of Munich from lighting up its rainbow-colored stadium in protest against Hungary’s policy on sexual minorities ahead of the match. Euro between Germany… And Hungary. If UEFA claims to respect its rules – as a “politically and religiously neutral organization”, the body has unleashed criticism from those who accuse it of double talk and, above all, of not offending with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Last May, to celebrate World Day Against Homophobia, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs were invited to flock their jerseys with numbers in the colors of the rainbow, symbol of the LGBT movement. Awareness messages were also broadcast and, just before kick-off, the players and referees gathered around a poster “Gay or straight, we all wear the same jersey”. Other disciplines in France had joined this movement.
