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EGLSF ELECTS FRANKFURT, GERMANY, AS EUROGAMES 2028 HOST CITY

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Javier Pellon EGLSF General Secretary: general.secretary@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY as EUROGAMES 2028 Host City Amsterdam, The Netherlands (October 27, 2025) – On October 25, 2025, the EGLSF General Assembly elected member club FVV's bid and the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany as hosts for our EuroGames 2028. The bid cycle deadline for EuroGames 2028 closed in September 2025 at which time we had received one bid: Frankfurt am Main, Germany / FVV. The bidding cycle to find the [...]

Erika Patrikainen2025-10-27T18:53:35+01:00Monday, October 27th, 2025 @ 18:51|Categories: 2025, EuroGames, News, Press Release|0 Comments

Can I play with the girls?

"Red-faced, slick with mud, perpetually in last place. That’s how, as a slightly overweight 6-year old, my lifelong love affair with running began." Name: Sam Wilkinson Pronouns: they/them How many years have you been involved in LGBTIQ+ sports: 2 In which roles: Member of FLINTA* Running collective Impact of your work: Supporting the team lead and team in creating a FLINTA-first running community in Berlin. Red-faced, slick with mud, perpetually in last place. That’s how, as a slightly overweight 6-year old, my lifelong [...]

Erika Patrikainen2025-10-20T19:26:50+02:00Monday, October 20th, 2025 @ 19:14|Categories: 2025, Blog, News|Tags: EGLSF, FLINTA|0 Comments

New Outsport tools launched with MESIS final results

On the occasion of the European Week of Sport 2025, the final results of the MESIS project were released. The MESIS project and the Outsport method The MESIS project (2022-2025) aimed to raise awareness of SOGIESC issues and implement educational tools based on the Outsport Method. The method was recognized as a good practice by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023 and was first applied during the Outsport project (2017-2019). MESIS was coordinated by Associazione Italia Cultura Sport (AiCS, Italy), in partnership with the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), Resursen Tsentsar Bilitis – [...]

Luca Arfini2025-10-17T10:52:56+02:00Friday, October 17th, 2025 @ 10:51|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: EGLSF, MESIS|0 Comments

The PROGRESS Website has just gone LIVE!

The PROGRESS project, in which EGLSF (European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation) is a partner, has now launched its website: progress-sport.eu. It will serve as the primary platform for project news, updates on activities, and access to training materials that will be developed over the next two years. These resources aim to offer practical support to sports professionals and organisations dedicated to promoting greater inclusivity and fairness in sport. Addressing Gender Equality in Sport Promoting gender equality in sport is crucial for creating a more inclusive society. Although significant progress has been made over the last [...]

Luca Arfini2025-10-02T15:26:22+02:00Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 @ 15:22|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: EGLSF, PROGRESS|0 Comments

PLUSS Project Partnership Meeting: Kicking-Off the Dissemination Phase

On 22 September 2025, the partners of the PLUSS project (LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society), led by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), met online to plan the next stage of their work: dissemination. Promoting the Project Deliverables Over the past months, PLUSS partners have worked to research, document, and produce resources that highlight both the challenges and the achievements of LGBTQI+ people in sport. The focus now shifts from developing materials to ensuring that they reach those who can put them into practice. Dissemination will be central to this effort; [...]

Luca Arfini2025-10-02T15:06:44+02:00Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 @ 15:06|Categories: 2025, News, Projects|Tags: EGLSF, PLUSS|0 Comments