2023

On Wednesday, May 29th, EGLSF participated in the 18th convocation of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport at Council of Europe. This represented an excellent visibility opportunity for the PLUSS project, funded by the European Commission and led by EGLSF and of its connection with the revised European Sports Charter.  Hugh Torrance, Co-President of EGLSF, illustrated to Consultative Committee members how the main objectives of PLUSS in enhancing the inclusion and participation of athletes with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics in European is in the framework articles [...]

The capacity building on membership workshop was co-delivered by Queer Sport Split and Out in Slovenia, partners of the Erasmus+ Sport project  +PLUSS “LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society”, in Budapest (Hungary) between October 27th-29th, 2023  Sports should be welcoming, safe, and inclusive for everyone. That's why it is crucial to support LGBTQI+ sports clubs that aim to make sports accessible and safe for the queer community. These clubs play a vital role in fostering an environment where everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, can participate and [...]

PLUSS – First results achieved and publication of content of the capacity building On April 30th, EGLSF and its European partners of the Erasmus+ Sport project  +PLUSS “LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society” met online for a partnership meeting that served, in addition to planning the next activities, to conclude the phase of site visits and capacity building on the 4 strategic areas for development of its member bodies (membership, advocacy, events and governance). 34 persons from EGLSF and its European partners (the Croatian “Queer Sport Split”, the Belgium [...]

A look into the past and a strategy for the future of LGBTIQ+ sport movement in Europe During the Annual General Assembly of EGLSF, held in Antwerp (Belgium), the opening conference hosted the workshop "GRASSROOT DEVELOPMENT, a look into the past and a strategy for the future of LGBTQI+ sport movement in Europe". 40 persons attended this dissemination event of the project “PLUSS - LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society”, funded by the Erasmus+ Sport programme and promoted by EGLSF. [...]