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In a few days UEFA EURO 2012 will kick off in Warsaw, Poland. The same day the opening of the first Euro Pride House ever at European Football Championships ever will take place. Euro Pride House is an initiative of the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation and is part of a wider European project, Football For Equality, whose aim is to tackle homophobia and other forms of discrimination through sport. The concept behind Euro Pride House is to raise awareness of the involvement of LGBT people in football as supporters and participants and to create a dialogue amongst football’s [...]

Last month people witnessed with horror the brutal beating of Svyatoslav Sheremet, head of the Gay-Forum of Ukraine, at the first ever gay parade in Kiev. This sparked major concerns over the safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people in Ukraine and those attending Euro 2012 in Ukraine in June. Meanwhile, fellow Euro 2012 host country Poland sees the opening of “Euro Pride House” next week. Euro Pride House is an initiative of the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation, a network of more than 100 LGBT sports groups throughout Europe. Co-President Lou Manders explains: “Euro Pride House is [...]

Some of our member clubs have contacted EGLSF these last days asking for some guidance regarding the messages of FGG and GLISA that they won't continue negotiating about 1QE 2018. Also at the AGA in Split there has been a strong message that EGLSF membership wants to do something regarding 1QE 2018. Therefore the EGLSF-Board assumes the role of coordinator in strong desire to make 1QE 2018 happen, despite the recent message from FGG and GLISA. Here's what we suggest to do: 1) Don't accept blame-shifting 2) Tell FGG and GLISA your opinion 3) Stop the bidding process for 2017/2018 [...]

The Board of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation - EGLSF is extremely disappointed in the failure of creating one quadrennial global LGBTIQ sport event in 2018. Especially because it was at EGLSF’s Annual General Assembly 2010 in Manchester (UK) when both licensing organisations GLISA and FGG spoke out to work jointly towards 1QE in 2018. We believe, in contradiction with the recent statements of FGG and GLISA, that not every attempt has been made to create one global event LGBTIQ athletes were hoping and waiting for. It appears that surpassing the differences and institutionalised beliefs of two organisations [...]