Newcastle United fan who was banned from matches over ‘gender critical’ tweets prepares to sue the FA over ‘unlawful’ rainbow armband campaign [Video]

19:46 EST 07 Dec 2024, updated 21:04 EST 07 Dec 2024

A Newcastle United fan, who was barred from matches for her ‘gender-critical’ tweets, claims she will sue the FA in a row over rainbow armbands. 

Linzi Smith, 34, alleged she is preparing to take legal action against the FA over their Rainbow Laces campaign, which shows support to the LGTBQ+ community. 

The campaign, which sees players wear rainbow coloured armbands and laces, is entirely voluntary and is a matter of personal choice for teams and players. 

Ms Smith, who has been banned from matches and had her membership revoked by her club until 2026 for her ‘gender critical’ views, has hit out at the sports association.

She claimed that wearing the rainbow accessories endorses the belief that a person can have a gender that differs to their biological sex. 

In a letter issues by her lawyers, SinclairsLaw, and seen by the Telegraph, Ms Smith alleged the FA had acted …