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+PLUSS Kickoff

+PLUSS, the new Erasmus+ project led by EGLSF, was recently launched through an online kick-off meeting on June 12, 2023 aiming to promote inclusion and combat discrimination in European grassroots sport. The project primarily focuses in enhancing the inclusion and participation of athletes with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics, and it brings together European partners such as the German Sport University of Koln, the International Centre of Ethic in Sports and 6 LGBTQI+ sport clubs (the Croatian “Queer Sport Split”, the [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-04-09T16:19:02+02:00Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 14:13|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: EGLSF, PLUSS|0 Comments

+PLUSS PROJECT

Promoting inclusion and combating discrimination in European grassroots sport. Erasmus+ project led by EGLSF +PLUSS hybrid partnership meeting, July 27th 2023 The EuroGames Bern 2023 was the opportunity for us to host on July 27th the 1st hybrid partnership meeting of the project +PLUSS “LGBTQI+ Policy and Leadership in Sport and Society”, It was the project's first opportunity to meet face-to-face, with most partner representatives attending in person, while others connected online. PLUSS online kick-off meeting, June 12th 2023 +PLUSS, the new [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2024-04-09T16:32:59+02:00Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 14:13|Categories: 2023, Projects|0 Comments

The Big Conversations

EGLSF are announcing a new series of online conversations to talk about some of the big issues that we’d like to hear members' views on. The online series will be open to anyone from member clubs who want to contribute, not only appointed representatives. Our first 3 events are as follows, and you can sign up to attend any of them now: Will there ever be another EuroGames in Central or Eastern Europe? Wednesday 23rd August 1830-2000 CET EGLSF are announcing a new series of online conversations to [...]

javier.raya@eglsf.info2023-09-12T17:49:41+02:00Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 13:09|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: EGLSF|0 Comments

THE EGLSF ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD 2023

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 (5 MARCH 2023) – On Sunday 5 March, the Annual General Assembly elected a new board member. The board welcomes new Treasurer, Marcel Kreissig from Germany. Marcel is an associate member of the EGLSF. The board would like to thank our retiring board members: Edgar Castillo, Noemi Fluixa, Elena Lipilina and Livan Soto Gonzalez for their dedicated service to EGLSF and the European LGBTQI+ sporting community. The board now consists of: • Hugh Torrance, co-president, [...]

Erika Patrikainen2023-03-12T17:12:53+01:00Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 16:18|Categories: 2023, AGA, External, News, Press Release|0 Comments

Statement on LGBTIQ rights at FWC Qatar 2022

LGBTIQ+ rights and the FIFA Mens World Cup Qatar 2022 We are a grouping of organisations who support the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons. We have come together to highlight discrimination and exclusion against the LGBTIQ+ community particularly in relation to the FIFA Mens World Cup Qatar 2022. We support the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons and highlight articles 3 and 4 of the FIFA statutes on human rights and countering discrimination, and mention of the same within the joint sustainability strategy agreed between FIFA and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. People of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, [...]

Erika Patrikainen2022-09-28T18:49:07+02:00Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 18:49|Categories: 2022, Football|Tags: FIFA|0 Comments