2010

Registration for the Gay Games Cologne has officially closed on May 31, 2010. First numbers report over 9.100 participants registered to take part in the 8th Gay Games which are to take place between July 31 and August 7 in Cologne, Germany. Although the registration has finished, there is still one more chance to participate in Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010. You can now be placed on a waiting list to participate. After checking if a registration is still possible in the desired event, a late registration still can be possible. To enter the waiting list, please send an e-mail [...]

The president of the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA), Mr Klaus Heusslein, was interviewed on the subject of homophobia in football on the occasion of the launch of the 2010 Football World Cup. In the interview, the question of homophobia is put into focus, and the reasoning for special LGBT tournaments is discussed among the others. www.lucidpolitics.co.uk/2010/06/06/playing-straight/

Those who want to be part of the Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010 have only a few days left to register. On Monday, May, 31 registration ends for the world’s biggest sports and cultural event, taking place from July 31 till August 7 in the Rhine metropolis. Around 12,000 participants from over 70 countries are expected. Be part of it! Register now! Not an athlete? No problem! Imagine: You´re sitting with thousand of people in a soccer stadium. It gets quiet. All are eagerly waiting what´s going to happen. Then the entrance of the participants of the Gay Games VIII [...]

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 level. EGLSF activist Tanja Walther- Ahrens who was responsible for the organization regards the meeting as a further step forward: “It is especially important to [...]