“Typically the LGBTQ+ community has not had the best experience when it comes to sports. I think people feel like sports aren’t open to us. There’s an exclusionary aspect that doesn't get talked about, but you feel the ostracism. The first thing I noticed about westham was that the supporters seemed to be keenly focused on creating a sense of community. Specifically, an open and accepting one. I received a ton of messages from people online saying things like, “Heard you’re a West Ham fan, welcome!” Pride of Irons, the West Ham LGBTQ+ group, even reached out to me saying they were happy to have me as a supporter and couldn’t wait until I made it across the pond. Immediately I knew I had made the right choice and fell even deeper in love with the club. Recently, I went to watch a West Ham match with the Atlanta Hammers supporters group for the first time. My husband isn’t a huge Premier League guy so I told him if he didn’t want to wake up early to watch soccer at a bar, I tota...