They allege in the suit, which was filed at the Cook County Circuit Court, that stadium workers were asked to take action and stop the chants but nothing was done.
Burk, were wearing rainbow jerseys during the soccer match in support of Pride Month.
The four men, who were identified on the suit as Jordan Penland, Karl Gerner, Edward R. It is estimated that “tens of thousands” of fans joined in on the chant. They say stadium personnel did “nothing” to stop the slurs, Outsports reported.Īccording to the suit filed July 6, chanting of “puto” – which loosely translates to “male prostitute” in Spanish and has been used as a homophobic slur – happened at least 25 times during the game. The incident took place in 2019 during the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship match between the U.S. ABOVE: Soldier Field in Chicago, photo via its Facebook page.įour men are suing Chicago’s Soldier Field, the Chicago Bears’ home stadium, for being subjected to anti-LGBTQ slurs during a 2019 game.
