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The Justin Campaign, a campaign launched in memory of Justin Fashanu, the world’s first and only out gay professional football player; is to launch an international day opposing homophobia in football – Football v Homophobia on February 19th 2010. The days intention is to raise awareness of the prevalence of homophobia in the world’s favourite sport and unite individuals, clubs and organisations in working against it. Community football teams throughout the UK, Europe and America will be showing their support for the cause by holding a series of football matches and fun events throughout the day under the banner of [...]

The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) is today saddened and disappointed to learn that GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has been forced to close its Sports Media Program. The Sports Media Program, headed up by Ted Rybka, has worked with gay and transgender athletes – both amateur and professional and with sports media outlets from ESPN to Sports Illustrated to elevate the voices, stories and accomplishments of LGBT sports people since 2007. GLAAD has also worked to address the issue of homophobia in locker rooms and in the stands by encouraging media outlets to generate conversations [...]

Make a stand against discrimination – make it possible for 100 gay men and lesbians from Eastern Europe to take part in the Cologne Gay Games. The VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010 have set a target of making it possible for 100 people from Eastern European countries to take part in the Games. With your donation you will be helping to provide these men and women with a week filled with ‘joie de vivre’ (“love of life”) and cordiality in Cologne. Get involved, and support the Outreach Programme for the Cologne Gay Games. By doing so, you will be contributing [...]

EGLSF Board is pleased to announce a new initiative for 2010 to support the development of inspirational projects amongst member clubs – The Innovation and Good Practice Fund. This is a grants programme for which EGLSF member clubs can apply for up to 1,000 Euro for one-off projects where there is a clear aim to: - Improve or enhance the fight against discrimination or exclusion of LGBTs in sport; - Improve or enhance integration in sport of LGBTs or coming out of lesbian, gay and bisexual athletes; - Encourage communication between LGBT sports groups and tournaments; - Support the establishment [...]