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THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2024

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Erika Patrikainen EGLSF General Secretary: erika.patrikainen@eglsf.info The EGLSF announces the election of the new board. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (7 MARCH 2024) – On Sunday 3 March, the Annual General Assembly elected three new board members. There were no candidates for the female co-president's position. The board now consists of: Hugh Torrance, co-president, from LEAP Sports, Scotland Marcel Kreissig, treasurer, associate member of the EGLSF, Germany Erika Patrikainen, general secretary, from H.O.T., Finland Georg Kardaras, board member, from Alfa Athens SC, Greece Bo Madsen, board member, Pan Idraet Copenhagen, Denmark Vera-Linn Lanängen, board member, [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-03-07T16:46:35+01:00Thursday, March 7th, 2024 @ 16:46|Categories: 2023, AGA, External, News, Press Release|0 Comments

EGLSF’s Equality Commission

The EGLSF Equality Commission met on February 12th to continue work on developing strategic focus. The work of this commission will inform the EGLSF and EuroGames hosts on gender equality issues, proposing strategies and good practices to help increase the visibility and participation of diverse identities in our structures and tournaments and help make them more welcoming to underrepresented profiles in our LGBTQI+ community.

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-02-29T13:31:31+01:00Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 13:31|Categories: 2024, News|Tags: EGLSF|0 Comments

+PLUSS CAPACITY BUILDING ON EVENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Under the project +PLUSS “LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society”, funded by the Erasmus+ sport program, a site visit for fellow LGBTQI+ sport club leaders has been hosted by Out in Slovenia in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on February 16th-18h, 2024 in order to facilitate knowledge sharing and build a community of European leaders. 17 participants from #PLUSS partners and visiting club leaders had the chance to understand the ways of working, in particular related to growth/sustainability of the club and to advocating for LGBTQI+ rights in wider society. Partners organisations responsible for the 2 [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-04-09T16:29:11+02:00Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 @ 16:25|Categories: 2024, News|Tags: EGLSF, PLUSS|0 Comments

WSRO : LBTI Women in Sport

Research & Outcomes kick off meeting On February 7th, partners of this project, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of European Union, met to launch the project, discuss objectives, first meeting dates and roles and responsibilities. WSRO aims to start a serious initiative of research data to reflect the situation for the participation of LBTI+ women on an individual level, and in both mainstream sport and in LGBTI+ sports organisations. Specific objectives are a review of the current situation of LBTI+ women and the mechanisms of discrimination they face in sport; a research element to identify [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2025-04-21T17:29:38+02:00Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 17:06|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: EGLSF, Erasmus+ Sport, FLINTA|0 Comments

Duessel Cup, Queer MultiSport Event

Duessel-cup, Outreach Team Dear LGBTIQ athletes in Europe, This year, the Düssel Cup is once again offering an outreach program. It is aimed at interested members of the LGBTIQ community who would like to take part in the Düssel Cup but have little or no support in their home country with regard to their sexual orientation or identity, as they are discriminated against by state regulations and/or society - primarily in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. The organisation can support your participation and offer you the following: Free participation in a sport At least low-cost accommodation [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-01-25T11:20:39+01:00Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 11:20|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: EGLSF|0 Comments