Women's Football
English Football Hall of Fame inductee Lily Parr was openly lesbian. This is particularly remarkable as she played in the early twentieth century, before homosexuality was legal, and was from a working-class background.
In August, 2010, England coach Hope Powell was named in 68th place on The Independent newspaper’s Pink List of influential lesbian and gay people in the UK.
Read more about this topic: Homosexuality In English Football
Famous quotes containing the words women and/or football:
“Virginity is now a mere preamble or waiting room to be got out of as soon as possible; it is without significance. Old age is similarly a waiting room, where you go after life’s over and wait for cancer or a stroke. The years before and after the menstrual years are vestigial: the only meaningful condition left to women is that of fruitfulness.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929)
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)