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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 again excellent candidates for the EGLSF Advocacy Awards 2025. The awards are granted to two persons whose actions have been particularly important for the LGBTIQ+ Sports movement. Winners were announced on 25th of July during EGLSF reception at EuroGames Lyon 2025 where 5 500 athletes are participating in the premier multi-sports event celebrating inclusion and diversity in sexual orientation, sex characteristics and gender identity in Europe. This year's winners are: Andrej [...]

Erika Patrikainen2025-07-27T13:30:19+02:00Saturday, July 26th, 2025 @ 10:03|Categories: 2025, Advocacy, EuroGames, News, Press Release|0 Comments

“Better in Colour, Better in Sports” Project Online Meeting: Preparing for Survey Launch at EuroGames 2025

Progress in tackling conversion therapies in Europe On 9 July, an online focus group took place, helping the "Better in Colour, Better in Sports" European research project in progressing towards its goals, which involve addressing the issue of "conversion therapies" in Europe by analysing their prevalence and impact within the LGBTQIA+ community. This online session, moderated by Prof. Baiocco from the Italian University "Roma La Sapienza," was dedicated to thoroughly discussing the project's upcoming survey. The survey, led by Gaynet in partnership with the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), aims to collect [...]

Luca Arfini2025-07-19T11:05:36+02:00Saturday, July 19th, 2025 @ 11:05|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: CURE, EGLSF|0 Comments

PLUSS Online Meeting: Moving towards the last phase of the Project

On 9 June 2025, the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) and its partners in the Erasmus+ Sport project, + PLUSS (LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society), met online to mark the successful conclusion of their development strategies' implementation phase. This period, which lasted from August 2024 to May 2025, has brought exceptional results, significantly advancing inclusivity within sports at the grassroots level. Laying the Foundation: Capacity Building and Collaboration The essence of these successful strategies emerged from intensive capacity-building initiatives. In October 2023, a session in Budapest focused on [...]

Erika Patrikainen2025-06-23T09:38:17+02:00Monday, June 23rd, 2025 @ 9:38|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: EGLSF, PLUSS|0 Comments

Who are we to tell you how to run your sports club?

If your KPIs are not set up to measure the mental health, diversity, inclusion and engagement of the participants of your sport organisation or event, we may not be the solution to your problems. Name: Erika Patrikainen Pronouns: I prefer gender neutral pronouns that place all living beings on the same line (In Helsinki, we are used to using the pronoun “se” (it) for people, animals and things). How many years have you been involved in LGBTIQ+ sports: 19 In which roles: Player, captain, group leader, IT support, EuroGames Helsinki co-president, board member and president [...]

Erika Patrikainen2025-06-30T09:30:25+02:00Saturday, May 31st, 2025 @ 18:07|Categories: 2025, Blog, News|Tags: EGLSF, FLINTA|0 Comments

Mark Your Calendars: Conference on LGBTQI+ Rights and Inclusion at EuroGames Lyon 2025

As anticipation builds for EuroGames Lyon 2025, Europe's largest inclusive sporting event dedicated to LGBTI+ people, we are excited to announce an important conference cycle titled "Fighting Discrimination, Building Inclusion: The Legacy of EuroGames for LGBTQI+ Rights in Sport". This series of conferences is a key component of the EuroGames Legacy program, designed to have a lasting impact beyond the sporting competitions themselves. The conference cycle aims to provide crucial input for local, national, and European public policies on inclusive sport and to support the development of skills and measures that combat discrimination among players, members, coaches, local authorities, [...]

Luca Arfini2025-05-29T11:11:53+02:00Thursday, May 29th, 2025 @ 11:11|Categories: 2025, News|Tags: EGLSF, PLUSS|0 Comments