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PLUSS Final Meeting in Zagreb: Reflecting, Learning and Looking Ahead

From 16 to 18 January 2026, the partners of the Erasmus+ Sport project +PLUSS – LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society, led by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), gathered in Zagreb for the project’s final transnational meeting. Hosted by Queer Sport, the meeting marked the conclusion of three years of collaboration aimed at strengthening inclusion, diversity and leadership in European grassroots sport. The meeting took place at Šesnaestica, a socio-cultural centre created to address the lack of gender-aware and socially engaged community spaces in Zagreb. Over three days, this final in-person meeting combined [...]

2026-01-27T08:55:47+01:00Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 @ 8:55|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: , |0 Comments

Kick-Off Meeting Launches the European Observatory on LGBTIQ+ Hate Speech in Sport

On 28 November 2025, partners from across Europe officially launched EOLHSS, the European Observatory on LGBTIQ+ Hate Speech in Sport, during an online kick-off meeting. Coordinated by the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), the project unites universities, NGOs, and sport organisations dedicated to fostering safer and more inclusive grassroots sports environments.  Funded by the Erasmus+ Sport Programme, this three-year project focuses on enhancing awareness of hate speech against LGBTIQ+ individuals in sports. It aims to create practical tools, establish standards, and implement awareness-raising activities to prevent such speech. Project Focus and Objectives Hate speech continues to be one of the [...]

2025-12-22T15:02:56+01:00Monday, December 22nd, 2025 @ 15:02|Categories: 2025, EOLHSS, News, Projects|0 Comments

Empowering Youth Workers Through Erasmus+ Mobility in 2025

In 2025, EGLSF implemented two Erasmus+ mobility projects, “Mindful Steps to Inclusion” in Spain and “Bridging, Breaking Barriers” in Morocco, involving nearly 60 youth workers from Europe and beyond. Both initiatives addressed growing challenges around exclusion, gender inequality, and hate speech, with a shared goal of strengthening youth workers’ capacity to support marginalised young people and foster inclusive communities. Mindful Steps to Inclusion 1–9 October 2025 | Galicia, Spain “Mindful Steps to Inclusion” was a training course for youth workers built around a shared journey on the Camino de Santiago. Thirty participants walked a 100 km [...]

2025-12-19T10:02:31+01:00Friday, December 19th, 2025 @ 10:02|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: , |0 Comments

Reflecting on the outcomes of the PLUSS Webinars

As part of the Erasmus+ project ‘PLUSS: LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society’, led by EGLSF, two online webinars were recently held to facilitate knowledge sharing and discussions on LGBTQI+ inclusion in sport. These sessions brought together sports practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and members of LGBTQI+ sports communities from across Europe, showcasing key project results and emphasising practical steps for progress at the community and institutional levels. You can watch both webinars on our YouTube channel. Webinar 1: Launch of Community Guidelines for Inclusive Sports Clubs The first webinar introduced the new Community Guidelines, a [...]

2025-12-15T23:15:21+01:00Monday, December 15th, 2025 @ 23:15|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: , |0 Comments

New Outsport tools launched with MESIS final results

On the occasion of the European Week of Sport 2025, the final results of the MESIS project were released. The MESIS project and the Outsport method The MESIS project (2022-2025) aimed to raise awareness of SOGIESC issues and implement educational tools based on the Outsport Method. The method was recognized as a good practice by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023 and was first applied during the Outsport project (2017-2019). MESIS was coordinated by Associazione Italia Cultura Sport (AiCS, Italy), in partnership with the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), Resursen Tsentsar Bilitis – [...]

2025-10-17T10:52:56+02:00Friday, October 17th, 2025 @ 10:51|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: , |0 Comments
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