Czech GLTB sports club Alcedo (Pratety) Praha, together with its swimming group Aquamen and the Czech Technical University student union club GALIBI invite you to the 13th inter-national LGBT Prague Rainbow Spring tournament 2012 which will take place in May 4 - 6, 2012. Prague isn´t just historical monuments, Prague is LGBT sport city! www.praguerainbow.eu
The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) today called on UEFA to take action against José Mourinho for comments in which he referred to match officials as “maricones” (“faggots” in English). The comments were made by the Real Madrid coach prior to their Champion’s League tie against CSKA Moscow. The comments were captured on film, which was later shown on the Spanish television channel Quatro. Louise Englefield, Co-president of the EGLSF, an organisation representing over 17,000 lesbian gay bisexual and trans (LGBT) athletes across Europe, said: “Homophobia is unacceptable from anyone in football, much less from one of the [...]
Share your special moments from European LGBTIQ sporting events! The European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) invites you to submit your photos from LGBTIQ sporting events. Sport plays an important role in our lives, and for this reason, we would like to celebrate and share your experiences with others. To take part, just send your high resolution sport-related photos to the email address media@eglsf.info before the 31st of January 2012. Let these snapshots show us all your amazing sporting experiences! Our judges will select the top ten photos and these lucky winners will receive complimentary tickets for the 2012 [...]
The bidding procedure for the 15th EuroGames 2015 is open. The General Assembly of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) decided this year in Frankfurt that in 2015 there will be a large scale Eurogames. This means that at least 14 sports must be offered, and the capacity of participants must exceed 3,000 athletes. EuroGames are the European LGBT Sport Championships organized by authority of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF). In the last decade EuroGames has proved to be the ultimate LGBT sport event in Europe and is recognized as a very strong brand of [...]
EGLSF is recruiting a suitably qualified and experienced individual, to work on a consultancy basis for two years to develop key projects in Central & Eastern Europe. These projects form part of the Federation’s strategy to broaden the reach of its work, increase impact and strengthen partnerships in the region. This tender is open only to independent consultants. EGLSF will not consider applications from private companies or NGOs. Whilst it is not essential that the successful candidate is based in Poland, it should be noted that during year one of the project a substantial amount of the project work is [...]