Homosexuality in English football Homosexuality in English football Homosexuality in English football is sometimes said to be a taboo subject by both players and the media. As of 2012, there are no openly gay footballers in England's top four divisions. Some, such as Peter Clayton, who chairs the FA's "Homophobia in Football" working group have argued that clubs prevent players from "coming out" as footballers have an increasing commercial market value which may be damaged. Homosexuality in England and Wales (but not Scotland or Northern Ireland) was decriminalised in 1967, leading to a more liberal public attitude. There are many openly gay politicians and
Homosexuality in DSM of the LGBT community in the 1960s, specifically Stonewall riots in 1969. These activities continued in 1970 with the following predominant events: In DSM-III, homosexuality had been shifted to a new "Ego-dystonic homosexuality" classification. In DSM-III-R, the new "Ego-dystonic homosexuality" classification was also removed and was largely subsumed under "sexual disorder not otherwise specified", which can include "persistent and marked distress about one's sexual orientation. Homosexuality in DSM Classification of gay, lesbian, and bisexual sexual orientations underwent major changes in different editions of "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). DSM I classified