European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation
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stimulate integration in sport and emancipation of athletes regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation
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exchange information and enable co-ordination between European sport groups and tournaments tournamentstournaments
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liaison with and support athletes who are thinking about coming out
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support the founding of new sport groups inclusive of all athletes
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fight against discrimination in sport based on gender identity & sexual orientation tournamentstournaments
Once a year the EGLSF celebrates a huge European LGBTIQ+ sport event: EuroGames. Besides offering a high-quality sport event to the LGBTIQ+ sports community, EGLSF wishes to promote the following goals, also through the EuroGames:
fight against discrimination in sport regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
stimulate integration in sport and emancipation of LGBTIQ athletes
enable and support the coming out of LGBTIQ athletes
support the founding of new LGBTIQ groups
News & Events Calendar!
Latest news
EGLSF participates at the European summit on Gender Equality and Diversity in sport held in Brussels
EGLSF participated at the European Summit on Gender Equality and Diversity in Sport, which was held in Brussels on 18 April 2024, organised by the ENGSO member Opes International [...]
MESIS: Coaches and PE teachers in Ljubljana for the Outsport method
EGLSF was present as an observer and participated in leading the training during the MESIS project capacity building session in Ljubljana, Slovenija from 21-24 March 2024. [...]
iSport Game, Course and Resources available
Following the Final iSport conference in Thessaloniki, all the project deliverables were presented and are now available for the public. Several resources and tools have been [...]
2024 EGLSF AGA RECAP
Dear EGLSF members, Delegates and Friends, It’s been over 2 weeks since the 2024 EGLSF AGA was held in Antwerp, Belgium. We would like to thank our hosts Way [...]
EGLSF ELECTS CARDIFF, UK, AS EUROGAMES 2027 HOST CITY
The EuroGames teams of Vienna 2024, Lyon 2025 and Cardiff 2027 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info [...]
EGLSF ELECTS LYON, FRANCE, AS EUROGAMES 2025 HOST CITY
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces LYON, FRANCE as EUROGAMES 2025 Host City Amsterdam, The Netherlands (March 21, 2022) [...]
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 [...]