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2nd EGLSF Conference Football Against Homophobia

2nd EGLSF Conference Football Against Homophobia. Berlin. May 21 to 23, 2010 Challenges for the future. Successful Berlin meeting of lesbian and gay football activists More than 30 representatives from gay and lesbian football clubs, LGBT sports and football organizations, supporters’ groups and football alliances from countries all over Europe met in Berlin from 22nd to 23rd May at the 2nd Football against homophobia conference. The participants presented their various work and initiatives in the struggle against homophobia and for the recognition of LGBT presence in all areas of football and set out to plan future activities on a pan-European [...]

EGLSF2014-04-30T22:26:44+02:00Monday, May 24th, 2010 @ 11:47|Categories: 2010, News, Press Release|Tags: football for equality|Comments Off

European Lesbian Sports Hero shortlisted for prestigious LGBT Sports Award

The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) is proud to announce that its former Co-President, Conny Kempe-Schälicke has been shortlisted for the prestigious Tom Waddell award. The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) award, whose winner will be announced during this year’s global Gay Games event in Cologne, was named after the founding father of the global LGBT sports movement and honours those who have inspired excellence and leadership through their volunteering. Conny Kempe-Schälicke is well known in the global LGBT sports movement. Her reputation as a mover and shaker in LGBT sport spans more than twenty years, including ten [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:25+02:00Monday, May 10th, 2010 @ 15:43|Categories: 2010, News, Press Release|Comments Off

Future collaboration between FGG and GLISA

This weekend’s European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation Annual General Assembly, held in Manchester, UK was infused with a sense of history from the start. The meeting of sports clubs from throughout our continent saw delegates from Eastern (Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria), Southern (Spain, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia), Northern (Finland, Denmark), Central (Poland, Hungary, Germany) and Western (France, Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland) Europe. The weekend began with a reception in the Manchester Museum, built in 1867, and continued with an personal welcome of all delegates by the Mayor of Manchester in the City’s beautifully ornate neo gothic Town Hall. A [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:26+02:00Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 @ 16:04|Categories: 2010, AGA, News, Press Release|Comments Off

Croatian Football Chief Bans ‘Homosexuals’ from National Team

The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) today condemned comments made by Vlatko Markovic , President of the Croatian Football Federation in an interview with Croatian national daily Vecernji List. Mr Markovic remarked that there was no place for gay players on the national side, stating "While I'm a president of the Croatian Football Federation, there will be no homosexuals playing in the national team", Mr Pepe Garcia Vazquez, Co-president of the EGLSF, an organisation representing over 17,000 lesbian gay bisexual and trans (LGBT) athletes across Europe says of the comment: “We are appalled by Mr Markovic’s statement, which [...]

EGLSF2014-04-30T18:06:18+02:00Monday, March 8th, 2010 @ 17:53|Categories: 2010, News, Press Release|Comments Off

PRIDE House opened historic doors at Olympics

As the Winter Olympics began last week in Vancouver, the LGBT community has had a very special reason to celebrate. Media from all over Canada and the world were present to witness the opening of the first ever ‘PRIDE House’ associated with an Olympics. PRIDE House is unofficial welcome centre for LGBT athletes whose aim is to educate as well as provide a safe and welcoming venue for gay and lesbian athletes, coaches, friends and families. Based in Vancouver’s gay village, PRIDE House is located approximately 20 minutes from the Olympic Village. Whilst neither the Vancouver Organizing Committee nor the IOC is partners in the [...]

EGLSF2014-04-30T18:30:56+02:00Monday, February 22nd, 2010 @ 16:27|Categories: 2010, News, Press Release|Tags: olympics, pridehouse|Comments Off