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| Multisports | 1QE | All Countries |
 10. May 2012 | ||
| Press Release 1QE 2018 | ||
| The Board of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation - EGLSF is extremely disappointed in the failure of creating one quadrennial global LGBTIQ sport event in 2018. Especially because it was at EGLSF’s Annual General Assembly 2010 in Manchester (UK) when both licensing organisations GLISA and FGG spoke out to work jointly towards 1QE in 2018.
We believe, in contradiction with the recent statements of FGG and GLISA, that not every attempt has been made to create one global event LGBTIQ athletes were hoping and waiting for. It appears that surpassing the differences and institutionalised beliefs of two organisations is more difficult than fulfilling the wish of hundreds of LGBTIQ sport clubs and thousands of individual athletes. We cannot let our community be split as the situation on LGBTIQ sports in huge parts of the world demands unity. This decision does not reflect the wishes of members and individual athletes, for which the games are intended. EGLSF calls upon both organisations to try once more to reconcile the difference and sign an agreement for 1QE in 2018. The heritage of FGG and GLISA must be secured as it represents years of experience and knowledge in this field of sports. Four more years of waiting will reduce the chance of a future joint event and open doors for new initiatives. We fear that having one global LGBTIQ sport event will no longer be the prerogative of GLISA and FGG. EGLSF has always supported and will always support the realisation of 1QE as we believe it is in the best interest of our and wider community. We would like to offer our mediation in the effort of creating 1QE in 2018. We are, however, open to other world wide initiatives as well. In the meantime, we all invite you to celebrate EuroGames, the only European LGBTIQ multi sport championships in Budapest (Hungary) where we show with the collaboration of the Council of Europe, the European Union and many friendly nations and organisations that it is possible to have LGBTIQ sport events in countries where most of us thought it would not be possible. We hope the effort and energy of these young Hungarian organisers will inspire all of us to broaden our horizons, look over our own boundaries and create a better and safer environment for all LGBTIQ athletes around the world. Lou Manders and Armelle Mazé, EGLSF Co-Presidents Initial FGG & GLISA Press release: The Boards of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) and the Federation of Gay Games met in Montreal on May 5 and 6, 2012 in an effort to come to an agreement on the creation of one quadrennial event (1QE) for 2018. After over two years of discussions and negotiations, both organizations regret to announce that even though every attempt was made to do so, an agreement was not reached. Both Boards, with the support of their memberships, had every intention to re-unite the international LGBTQIQ community around a new event based on three components: Sports, Culture and Human Rights. This 1QE would have combined the achievements and long standing history of both organizations and their events. The Boards have decided that at this moment, both organizations are unable to reconcile their differences in time for the 2018 event cycle. For the final negotiations for the Agreement, the FGG was represented by Dennis Sneyers, Shamey Cramer, Klaus Heusslein and Kurt Dahl; GLISA international was represented by Julia Applegate, Nelson Lee, Daniel Vaudrin and Wessel van Kampen. The Boards are disappointed, but hope remains that an agreement will be reached over the next few years to create a future joint event for the next cycle of 1QE and that the future discussions will be fruitful. The boards of both organizations would like to thank the many members, partner organizations and individual participants that have continued to support the attempts to re-unite the international LGBTQIQ community around Sport, Culture and Human Rights. Special thanks to the Fierté Montréal Pride for providing us with a meeting venue. Thanks also go to Jason Stone and Catherine Meade for their contributions to the negotiations. It is the intent of both organizations to continue negotiations in the future to provide the global community with great events. See you in Antwerp in 2013 and Cleveland in 2014. | ||
| Submitted by: EGLSF | ||
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| Multisports | EGLSF Funding Programme | Europe |
 09. April 2012 | ||
| Good Practices Development 2012 | ||
| EGLSF Board is pleased to announce as part of the EU project “Preventing and Fighting Homophobic Violence and Intolerance in Sport – Pride in Sport” funded by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture – Sport unit) a new initiative to support the development of inspirational local projects amongst EGLSF members. This grant program on Good Practices Development for Challenging Violence and Intolerance in Sport is opened to all EGLSF members which can apply for up to 800 Euros (for projects with up to 1,000 Euros costs for which 20% is to be co-financed by the applicants) for one-off local projects where there is a clear aim to: - Improve or enhance the fight against discrimination or exclusion of LGBTs in sport; There will be up to 20 grants awarded for local projects realized during the period running from December 1rst, 2011 to February, 28th, 2013. Submitted projects should not overlap with the program “Football For Equality II”. Few grants will be available for non-EGLSF members. The decision on which grants to fund will be made by EGLSF Board. Two Mini-Conferences will be organized, one in 2012 and another one, in March 2013 to present projects and share outcomes amongst participants. This participation is required for all the selected projects. A Good Practice Booklet highlighting examples of good practices enabled by the program for challenging homophobic violence and intolerance in sport will be produced at the end of the project period. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2012. A second call for proposals will be opened during the summer 2012 depending of the number of selected projects through this initial call for proposals. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2010. Application pack: | ||
| Related URL link:www.eglsf.info/eglsf-funding-2012.php | ||
| Submitted by: EGLSF | ||
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| Multisports | Public call for proposals | Europe |
| 09. April 2012 | ||
| Gaming Application - Call for interest | ||
| The EGLSF has been granted funds from the European Union for a project “Preventing & Fighting Homophobic Violence & Intolerance in Sport – Pride in Sport”. EGLSF's bid includes the programming of a Anti-Discrimination Gaming Application for young people. The aim of the application is to raise awareness and understanding of discrimination such as homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism and discrimination against disabled people in sport and to give all young people the tools with which to challenge such discrimination where they encounter it. Ultimately, it is intended that the product will be available online for use by organisations working with young people, such as schools and youth centres. The application must appeal to young people, be current and potentially to remain relevant for at least three years (with future updates to be negotiated independently of this call). Companies/constituted organisations active in the field of programming gaming applications are called to express their interest in this contract by sending the following information to \n EGLSF Board till April 25th 2012. Any late coming applications will be excluded from the competition. - evidence of company/organisation constitution & formal registration Further steps: The deadline for applications is 25 April 2012. | ||
| Related URL link:www.eglsf.info/gaming_app-interest.php | ||
| Submitted by: EGLSF | ||
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| Football/Soccer | Homophobia | Europe |
| 22. February 2012 | ||
| Tackling José Mourinho on homophobia | ||
| The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) today called on UEFA to take action against José Mourinho for comments in which he referred to match officials as “maricones” (“faggots” in English). The comments were made by the Real Madrid coach prior to their Champion’s League tie against CSKA Moscow. The comments were captured on film, which was later shown on the Spanish television channel Quatro. Louise Englefield, Co-president of the EGLSF, an organisation representing over 17,000 lesbian gay bisexual and trans (LGBT) athletes across Europe, said: “Homophobia is unacceptable from anyone in football, much less from one of the game’s most senior figures. We are deeply disappointed that Mr Mourinho is casually using homophobic terms of abuse in his workplace. It is especailly sad that these comments have been made during the International Football v Homophobia campaign week. This is a time during which the European football community should be joining forces to tackle discrimination and prejudice against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people . As long-standing partners of the FARE network, we call on UEFA to take action and impose appropriate sanctions.” The footage can be be viewed here, 20 seconds into the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UxVQkMYWoGY | ||
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| Multisports | Contribute! | Europe |
| 07. December 2011 | ||
| EGLSF Photo Competition | ||
| Share your special moments from European LGBTIQ sporting events!
The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) invites you to submit your photos from LGBTIQ sporting events. Sport plays an important role in our lives, and for this reason, we would like to celebrate and share your experiences with others. To take part, just send your high resolution sport-related photos to the email address media@eglsf.info before the 31st of January 2012. Let these snapshots show us all your amazing sporting experiences! Our judges will select the top ten photos and these lucky winners will receive complimentary tickets for the 2012 EuroGames, which will take place in Budapest, Hungary June 27 - July 1, 2012. The winners will be announced, at the latest, 3 weeks after the closing date. What are the terms and conditions of the competition? - The photos have to be sports-related and have been taken in Europe within the last 10 years. - Bare minimum resolution of submitted photos is 1,632 x 1,224 pixels (2.0 Mpixel rating); a higher resolution is desirable. - The format of the photos can be JPG, TIFF, RAW or BMP. - One photo attached to an email constitutes an individual entry. - There is no limitation on the number of submitted entries. - The author's name and the EGLSF’s member club s/he plays for must be provided along with each entry. - Authors (including winners) can choose to have their name published or remain anonymous. - The authors must agree to give all rights to EGLSF for their submitted photos, including full copyrights. - The authors must ensure they have their subjects' permission to submit the photos in which those people are recognizable. We look forward to receiving your images! EGLSF: Fair play. Tolerance and safety in sports for everyone | ||
| Related URL link:www.eglsf.info | ||
| Submitted by: EGLSF | ||
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