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Play in Colour – An Appeal to European Cities

Play in Colour is a European mobilisation inviting municipalities to take a clear public stand against conversion practices targeting LGBTQIA+ people. The appeal is part of the project Better in Colour, Better in Sports, promoted by Gaynet as part of the “Meglio a Colori” campaign, in partnership with EGLSF and ACT – Against Conversion Therapy, within the framework of the Connecting Spheres initiative funded by the European Union. Why this appeal Across Europe, so-called conversion practices still send a harmful message: that some people must change who they are in order to belong. These practices fuel the rhetoric of deviance, [...]

Martin Munoz2026-05-08T19:11:51+02:00Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 @ 15:59|Categories: 2026, Advocacy, News|0 Comments

SAFE project launches to strengthen safeguarding in grassroots sport

The SAFE (Safeguarding Approaches Focusing on Grassroots Sport Environment) project, which is funded by the Erasmus+ program in the field of sport, officially launched in January 2026. It is led by the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO), with partners from across Europe, including the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), and with different expertise in safeguarding, inclusion, and grassroots sport. A key moment in the project’s development occurred on 18–19 March, when partners gathered in Brussels for the project’s kick-off meeting at the EU Office of the European Olympic Committees. More than ten sports organisations from across Europe participated, [...]

Luca Arfini2026-04-27T09:35:09+02:00Monday, April 27th, 2026 @ 9:35|Categories: 2026, News|0 Comments

EGLSF Statement on the IOC’s New Eligibility Policy

The European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) strongly condemns the International Olympic Committee’s decision to reintroduce sex testing and to exclude transgender women and most women with intersex variations from women’s competition. The policy revives outdated, discredited practices that the IOC themselves rejected last century; practices which police women’s bodies, reinforce harmful stereotypes, and place athletes at risk of invasive scrutiny, humiliation, and exclusion. There is no credible evidence that such measures improve fairness in sport; there is, however, extensive evidence of the harm they cause. For further reading, see here. The IOC’s decision marks a clear departure from [...]

Victoria Ash2026-03-31T17:57:05+02:00Tuesday, March 31st, 2026 @ 17:56|Categories: News|0 Comments

A remarkable year in the history of EGLSF came to a conclusion at the AGA in Rotterdam

Highlights of the year The annual general assembly in Rotterdam wrapped an amazing year in the history of EGLSF. We celebrated successful EuroGames in Lyon with a record number of participants, we concluded two important EGLSF led projects: +PLUSS and WSRO which both produced information packages that will be used within and outside the federation to reach our strategic goals, our communication team has grown and have managed to lift our profile, and finally we secured, for the first time, an operating grant from the European Union! UNITED in Sport – Driving LGBTIQ+ Inclusion in European Sport This [...]

Erika Patrikainen2026-03-24T20:02:44+01:00Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 20:02|Categories: 2026, AGA, Members|0 Comments

The LGBTIQ+ Sport Observatory Reveals its Visual Identity

The partners of the European Observatory on LGBTIQ+ Hate Speech in Sports (EOLHSS) have officially presented the project’s logo and visual identity during an online partnership meeting on 19 February 2026, marking an important step as the project moves forward. EOLHSS is a three-year Erasmus+ Sport project coordinated by the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), bringing together organisations and research partners from across Europe to address hate speech in sport. A visual identity that reflects the project’s mission The new logo combines key elements of the project. At its centre is an observing eye placed within a [...]

Luca Arfini2026-03-24T17:26:31+01:00Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 @ 15:10|Categories: 2026, EOLHSS, News, Projects|0 Comments