Justin Fashanu homophobia in football and promotes the inclusion of openly gay players in football. In July 2013, the French film composer Jann Halexander composed a short requiem in his memory. In July 2014 London band Elephants and Castles released their first single, "Fashanu", as a tribute. In 2017, Netflix released the film, "Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story". Justin Fashanu Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu (; 19 February 1961 – 2 May 1998) was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out to
Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism Frank Sinatra and Jewish activism Frank Sinatra was a strong supporter and activist for Jewish causes in the United States and Israel. According to Santopietro, Sinatra was a "lifelong sympathizer with Jewish causes". Sinatra participated in Hollywood protests and productions supporting Jews during the Holocaust and the formation of the State of Israel. He actively fund-raised for Israel Bonds, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and helped establish two intercultural centers in Israel which bear his name. Due to his support of Israel, his recordings and films were banned by the Arab League and by Lebanon.