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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.  

With the New Year approaching, so is the frenzy of calendars. While for the mainstream population, the pictures of (semi)naked women still seems to flourish, the gay market has been influenced by the so-called 'straight' male nude sports calendars. The calendars such as Dieux du Stade have gotten almost a symbolic status with the male gay population in Europe. Following their lead, some other examples of mainstreaming homo-eroticism have been made, like the Dolce&Gabbana with the calendar of Italian Rugby players. While all of those are pleasant - mostly to the gay eye, EGLSF would like to remind that several [...]

Sports Out Loud, the world's only gay sports magazine, will re-launch as Compete, beginning with its January/February 2009 issue. While in the process of choosing a new name, the publishers of Sports Out Loud were inspired by Billie Jean King who during an interview spoke of her toughest competitor - herself. The Compete name speaks to the common drive to overcome personal limitations in sports and in life. The publishers hope that the redone magazine will inspire athletes and non-athletes to succeed in conquering the challenges the face on and off the field world-wide. www.competemag.com