Proud Canaries the issue is that homophobic abuse in English football has generally been tolerated and ignored and that some supporters need a little time and encouragement to process the change in expectations of other fans and club officers. Proud Canaries Proud Canaries is the Norwich City FC's LGBT Fans & Friends Group with the vision 'Challenging discrimination for better enjoyment of the beautiful game'. Proud Canaries launched at the Norwich City game v Tottenham Hotspur in February 2014 and is the second officially recognised LGBT supporters' group in the country, the first being Gay Gooners, the Arsenal FC LGBT group. Proud
Exeter City Supporters' Trust an increase of 50% compared to the 2012 figures. Former Exeter players Jamie Reid and Matt Grimes, soul singer-songwriter Joss Stone and actor Ade Edmondson are all members of the Trust. Edmondson even wrote the foreword to Nick Spencer's "Never say die: the remarkable rise of Exeter City", in which he states he is a member. Exeter City Supporters' Trust The Exeter City Supporters' Trust, abbreviated as ECFCST, ECST or simply The Trust, is a supporters' trust consisting of fans of Exeter City, an English professional football club based in Exeter. It is the majority shareholder of Exeter City, controlling