Liverpool react to homophobic slurs directed at Billy Gilmour
The Reds issued a statement to denounce homophobic chants aimed at the Scotland international during their game against Norwich.
Liverpool faced Norwich City in their opening match of the 2021-22 campaign on Saturday. During the game,
Billy Gilmourwas the subject of alleged homophobic chanting from a section of Liverpool fans. The homophobic slurs were condemned by the club’s LGBT+ fan group
Kopp Outs
.
“Great result today marred by homophobic chanting by some of our fans targeting Chelsea loanee Billy Gilmour.”
the group wrote on their Twitter
page.
“If you can't support without resorting to bigoted nonsense, you don't understand YNWA.”
Hours after their 3-0 victory against Norwich, Liverpool officially denounced the chants via an official statement.
“The chant is offensive and inappropriate - a message we have repeatedly communicated alongside Kop Outs.”
the Reds’
statementreads.
“We urge supporters to remember the inclusive values of the club and to refrain from using it in the future.”
Gilmour, who is on loan from Chelsea, was reportedly targeted with ‘rent boy’ chants during the game.
Kick It Out, the anti-discrimination group, have previously condemned the chant, writing in 2019:
“The ‘rent boy’ chants have been directed at Chelsea for years, with little action taken by The FA or Police – and that must not continue. We are absolutely clear: the chant is homophobic and must be treated as such.”
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