‘DISGUSTING’ homophobic abuse of Brighton fans at Leicester City has been condemned by both teams’ supporters clubs.
Albion fans’ group vice-chairman Liz Costa wants the Foxes fined and Saturday’s culprits banned for life from the King Power Stadium.
And Foxes pride representative Graeme Smith branded some of the chanting during Leicester’s 2-0 Premier League win as “offensive and unacceptable”.
Brighton is well known for its large lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
And two Foxes supporters were arrested following the abuse at the weekend.
Costa blamed around 50 supporters for the chanting.
The BBC website reports her as saying: “The club needs fining, this has nothing to do with football.
“[The chanting] lets the whole club down and damages their reputation.
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“I feel I never want to visit [the stadium] again. Those responsible need to be identified and banned.”
But Costa praised “very good” Leicester stewards for acting quickly.
Smith, meanwhile, urged supporters not to treat homophobia – at games or on social media sites – as just “banter”.
He said: “There are some forums where people are saying you need to get over it, you need to get a life, it’s only a bit of banter, but its not, it’s offensive and it’s unacceptable.”
The BBC also report that gay Leicester fan Chris Whiting felt unsafe because of the "shocking" chanting.
Shinji Okazaki's first-minute tap-in and a first Leicester goal for Harry Maguire clinched the Foxes' scrappy victory.
Defeat left Brighton as one of five sides without a point from their first two games.
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