When Stonewall FC was founded in February 1991, Section 28 had recently come into force, homophobia was rampant and the AIDS epidemic was at its height.
Now, 32 years later, the UK's first LGBT+ inclusive football club has never been stronger, with six teams, sponsorship from Adidas and EA Sports, and having won last season's London Unity League, the first time Stonewall have won an LGBT+ league in its history.
It is a remarkable rise and follows the trend of the community within football over recent seasons. Josh Cavallo, Jake Daniels, Zander Murray and Jakub Jankto have all come out over the past 18 months in a sign of how attitudes are changing.
