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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EGLSF ELECTS FRANKFURT, GERMANY, AS EUROGAMES 2028 HOST CITY
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Javier Pellon EGLSF General Secretary: general.secretary@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY as EUROGAMES 2028 Host [...]
EGLSF Advocacy Award Winners of 2025
Andrej Pišl Natalie Washington PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Javier Pellon EGLSF General Secretary: javier.pellon@eglsf.info This year EGLSF members nominated [...]
EGLSF AGA 2025 Recap
Celebrating Diversity, Inclusion, and our European LGBTIQ+ Sports movement The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) Annual General Assembly (AGA) 2025 took place in Valencia, Spain, from February [...]
THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2024
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces the election of the new board. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (7 MARCH 2024) – On [...]
THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2023
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces the election of the new board. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (5 MARCH 2023) – On [...]
Statement on FINA banning transgender athletes from women’s races
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info EGLSF on FINA banning transgender athletes from women's elite races Last Sunday, FINA, the world governing body [...]