Soccer star Zander Murray says inclusion campaigns in sports need to be overhauled
told PinkNews. “This is a problem with the campaign we’ve had for years. Each year people are refusing to contribute.”Noussair Mazraoui is the latest Premier League star to opt out of supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.
The Premier League’s controversy over rainbow armbands harkens back to the NHL’s Pride Night issues two years ago, when a smattering of players refused to wear Pride-related warmups and merchandise.
The league eventually banned players from wearing specialty uniforms and using Pride tape, though the tape ban was overturned when a brave ally defied the league office, and wrapped his stick in rainbow tape anyway.
A couple of years ago, five players on the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear rainbow patches on their jerseys, saying they reject gay “behavior.” Around the same time, seven players on an Australian pro rugby team also didn’t wear their club’s inclusion jersey.In all of those circumstances, most players did wear rainbow merchandise and express their allyship.
