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Attitude’s (Accidental) Allies Award: The Russian national football team
The team unwittingly raised £170,000 for LGBT+ causes during the World Cup this summer thanks to Paddy Power.
World Cup 2018
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Kieran Trippier’s thigh rub was the best thing about England’s World Cup loss
The right back was filmed getting a homoerotic rub down and we loved it
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Mexico fined $10K by FIFA over homophobic chants at World Cup
FIFA called the anti-gay chants "discriminatory and insulting".
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The Three Lions Pride insignia flies high during England’s first World Cup game
The new rainbow-inspired Three Lions banner was designed by the Three Lions Pride support group
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FA has teamed up with Stonewall to promote LGBT inclusive message during World Cup
The FA also gave permission for the Three Lions insignia to be designed with a rainbow flag
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LGBT activist Peter Tatchell flies home after being arrested in Russia
The veteran activist staged a one-man protest ahead of the World Cup in Russia
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LGBT safe house in Russia closed a day before the World Cup started
Diversity House was luckily able to move to a new location
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Paddy Power will donate £10,000 to the Attitude Foundation for every goal Russia scores at the World Cup
The 'From Russia with Equal Love' campaign guarantees £50,000 to LGBT+ causes and makes unwitting allies of the Russian team.
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Cossacks will police the World Cup to stop gay fans kissing
The Russian vigilantes will warn officers if they see two men kissing