Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Amend the Football Offences Act to include gestures and homophobic behaviour
Closed
471 signatures
What the petition asks
Homophobic chanting is rife at football matches, and yet isn't specifically banned under the Football Offences Act. The Act also only prohibits chanting and not gestures, so racist gestures (like monkey impressions) are also not specifically prohibited under the Act. This needs to change.
The Football Offences Act should be amended to cover gestures in addition to chanting and to cover homophobic chanting and gestures specifically. It's 2021, it's ridiculous this isn't included.
Timeline
| 6 Dec 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
471
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
6 Dec 2021
Closed
6 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.