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EU Sports Forum 2017

The EGLSF was represented at the 2017 EU Sports Forum, which was held in St Julian’s, Malta on the 8th 9th March. The EU Sports Forum is a gathering of EU sport stakeholders that is organized by the European Commission every year. Over the two very windy days in Malta, there were interesting exchanges and debates on a number of pertinent topics for sport. These discussions were more relevant as the second EU Work Plan for Sport will be closing shortly. The time was used to take stock and evaluate, adjust and progress in defending the integrity if sport, promoting [...]

2020-04-19T16:58:19+02:00Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 16:13|Categories: 2017, News, Projects, Sport|0 Comments

The 2017 EGLSF Board

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: John Ryan EGLSF General Secretary: general.secretary@eglsf.info   The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation announce the appointment of the new board. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (13 MARCH 2017) – On Sunday 07 March, the Annual General Assembly voted for the following positions for the board of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation, female co-president and treasurer. The new board of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation now consists of the following six board members (three male and three female):   Paul Brummit, male co-president, Pan Idræt Annette Wachter, female co-president, SC Janus John [...]

2020-04-19T16:58:19+02:00Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 15:19|Categories: 2017, Press Release|0 Comments

The EGLSF welcomes Danny Watts as our newest member.

The EGLSF recently caught up with Danny Watts, who told us in his own words the struggles he faced dealing with his sexuality. We would like to thank Danny for his time, and to welcome him to the EGLSF as our newest member! "There isn't any one moment that stands out in my mind as the moment I realised I would need to live in the closet if I wanted my motorsport career to go anywhere; it was just a general feeling I got. There were enough gay jokes and homophobic slurs to go around, and I felt like if [...]

2020-04-19T16:58:19+02:00Friday, February 24th, 2017 @ 18:30|Categories: 2017, News|Comments Off on The EGLSF welcomes Danny Watts as our newest member.