QPR's former England international Joey Barton is backing a campaign to address homophobic discrimination in football.
He has agreed to wear rainbow coloured laces in his boots this weekend in a show of solidarity with gay players and showed his active support in a series of tweets:
Join the rainbow laces movement. Sexuality in sport should not be an issue in the 21st century. #RBGF
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 16, 2013
We must do everything in our capacity to turn the watchers into participants in revolutionary movements.
— Martin Luther King (@MARTlNLUTHERK) September 16, 2013
Phenomenal response to the Rainbow laces movement. Some negatives but way, way more positives. This is what social media is all about #RBGF
— Joseph Barton (@Joey7Barton) September 16, 2013
It is part of a scheme put together by gay rights charity Stonewall. You can read more about the initiative here.
