For LGBTQ+ Pride Month, journalist and club supporter Zoya Raza-Sheikh explains what makes supporting Arsenal so special.
Pride isn’t always about the colours you wear – it’s the character you hold, the generosity you pay forward and the camaraderie that unites us. At The Arsenal, the spirit of community is everywhere: the rainbow corner flags discreetly sitting pitch side, the small huddles of young women applauding their skipper for wearing an LGBTQIA+ armband to fans embracing everyone — of all identities and backgrounds – at a Gooner game. After all, football is for everyone.
Growing up in the midlands, my allegiance (as a Notts native) fell with Forest.