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AGA 2015: The way forward

The EGLSF would like to say “Dj?kuj?!” to our member club KKS for hosting our AGA on the 7th & 8th of March. We would also like to congratulate them on the very successful conference on “Gender and Sexual Diversity in Sport” which was held on March 6th. It was a pleasure to be part of the first ever LGBTI sporting event in Poland, and thank you for the great photos. Assembly During the two days of the assembly, many topics and motions were discussed and passed. One of these motions, presented by the Diversity Committee, regarded the use of [...]

EGLSF2015-05-04T20:39:58+02:00Sunday, March 29th, 2015 @ 21:58|Categories: 2015, AGA, News|Tags: aga|0 Comments

Inspirational documentary Out to Win at BFI Film Festival

Out To Win Inspirational documentary charting the history of homosexuality in competitive sport, with interviewees including Martina Navratilova and Jason Collins. In the competitive world of professional sports, homosexuality continues to be a big issue. So big that it seems no-one wants to talk about it. With so many athletes afraid that coming out will mark the end of their careers, there is a dearth of proud LGBT sportspeople representing the community and empowering future generations. Thankfully, some brave individuals have spoken out about their sexuality and paved the way for change. Told through the words of these pioneers, Malcolm [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:21+02:00Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 18:11|Categories: 2015, External|0 Comments

World first LGBTQ Ultra Marathon at EuroGames 2015

EuroGames Stockholm 2015 and the organizers Stockholm Marathon Group will together arrange a 50 kilometers (31 miles)race on August 8th 2015. This will be the first LGBTQ Ultra Marathon ever arranged in the world, open for anyone regardless of gender expression, sexuality and nationality. - It’s fantastic that EuroGames is held in Stockholm and wants to collaborate with Stockholm Ultra Marathon. It will certainly mean that 50 km distance will get more participants, but it also feels great to show off what a great running city Stockholm is, says Tommie Nordh, Event Director Stockholm Marathon Group. -We are extremely happy [...]

EGLSF2015-04-28T22:02:56+02:00Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 21:53|Categories: 2015, EuroGames, News|0 Comments

1000 facebook likes!

We hit a new milestone: 1000 likes on Facebook! Thank you all for your support :-)

EGLSF2015-02-24T16:26:26+01:00Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 @ 16:26|Categories: 2015, News|Tags: facebook, social media|0 Comments

Thomas Hitzlsperger, Nilla Fischer and Victoria Sandell Svensson are official ambassadors for EuroGames Stockholm in 2015

THE FOOTBALL STARS THOMAS HITZLSPERGER, NILLA FISCHER AND VICTORIA SANDELL SVENSSON ARE OFFICIAL AMBASSADORS FOR EUROGAMES STOCKHOLM 2015 The German Football Star Thomas Hitzlsperger, the Swedish National Football Team player Nilla Fischer and the former professional football player Victoria Sandell Svensson are proud ambassadors for EuroGames Stockholm in 2015. Previously announced Ambassadors are the actress and transgender activist Aleksa Lundberg, the Swedish politician Birgitta Ohlsson, the Artist Lars Lerin and The Swedish National Handball player Tobias Karlsson. EuroGames Stockholm 2015 is held between August 5th – 9th 2015. - It's a great honor for me to be an Ambassador for [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:21+02:00Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @ 14:38|Categories: 2015, EuroGames, News|Tags: eurogames, football|0 Comments