2009

Homosexuality in football is sometimes said to be a taboo subject by both players and the media. From 2008, homophobic chanting at football grounds has been outlawed but the traditions and culture of the game do not exactly breed an environment in which gay players are likely to feel comfortable or thrive. The video embedded from homotopia.tv shows a section from a lively debate held on 3rd November 2008 at Hope University in Liverpool, UK about this topic.

Following several recent cases of homophobia in French football, a meeting was held on 17 December 2008 between the French League, Paris Foot Gay (Association against homophobia in football) and the Inter LGBT (French group promoting the rights of gay, bi, lesbian and transsexual people). This meeting concluded with the following proposals and initiatives: 1) the court cases in relation to the football clubs of Montpellier, Marseille and Lyon (where homophobic incidents have been reported) will be heard by the French Discipline Commission in January 2009; 2) The French League and Paris Foot Gay will organise special events for the [...]

Under the patronage of EGLSF, Homosport Nederland, in cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports and the City of The Hague, is preparing the ‘Building Bridges 3’ conference on March 6, 2009. A conference about the position of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) in sports is taking place on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF). The event will be held in the Museum for Communication, Zeestraat 82, in The Hague, and is primarily intended for the policymakers of governing bodies and administrators from both [...]

You're invited to visit Valencia to participate in the third Jocs Taronja competition! C'mon jocstaronja09.samarucs.org/Home.aspx?jt_lang=en-US

The Spanish magazine Mundo Joven, printed and edited in Madrid, is preparing an article on LGBT athletes; mainly tennis players, basketball players, soccer players and athletes in other disciplines. They are interested to offer the cover of the magazine to a lesbian woman, and need some pictures to select for the cover. Individuals, clubs or agents please contact jgonzalez@kinelogy.com.