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For the love of the game

"Does your boyfriend know your here?" "We can see you holding hands. " These comments may seem as banter in the context of a football match. However imagine that your a teenager growing up as lesbian, gay or just questioning your sexuality. How would this make you feel especially if it was sung by your own fans. Well this is the reality for thousands of LGBT supporters especially if your team plays against Brighton and Hove Albion. In the English game, Brighton have to endure homophobic chanting as the seaside city has a large LGBT population, of which I'm one. [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 19:17|Categories: News|0 Comments

100% Against Homophobia

The Hague's city government firmly opposes the bullying of the supporters club Roze Règâhs ADO Den Haag. Twice a banner was removed by other football fans with the words " 100 % for ADO Den Haag , 100 % against homophobia ." The municipality calls the harassment " inappropriate, offensive and reprehensible." This is stated in the answer to questions of D66 in the council. "The incident underscores can join in the importance of a safe sporting environment for all residents regardless of gender , sexual orientation or national origin . "The mayor and aldermen wants the Roze Règâhs to [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 19:11|Categories: News|0 Comments

Hudson sponsor outreach programme for the AGA 2016

Media Release Hudson announced as event sponsors For release Friday 11th December Hudson has been announced today as a sponsor of the outreach programme for The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation Annual General Assembly 2016. Around 80 LGBTI sports activists from countries across Europe will come to Glasgow in March 2016 for this annual event which is being hosted in Scotland for the first time ever. Outreach is an essential part of the programme which supports activists from many countries where economic barriers might otherwise prevent them from attending. This is particularly necessary as the fight for equality can [...]

EGLSF2015-12-11T01:41:24+01:00Friday, December 11th, 2015 @ 1:41|Categories: Press Release|0 Comments

Official Response from Paris 2018 after Paris Attacks

France is in national mourning. Friday, November 13, 2015 was a dark day for our country and for the entire democratic world. The indiscriminate suicide attacks in Paris are increasing in the Middle East, America and other European cities. The entire team of Paris 2018 joins in the reflection and mourning of having too many people torn from life, while offering our support to the hundreds of injured innocents, to all their families, and to all their friends. We pay tribute to all first responders, police, military, firefighters, medical professionals, rescue workers, volunteers, and all who have come to the [...]

EGLSF2020-04-19T16:58:20+02:00Wednesday, November 18th, 2015 @ 11:21|Categories: News|0 Comments

EGLSF present at A Pride House Summit

Last 10 October, EGLSF had the opportunity to attend A Pride House Summit, a meeting with former and future PH hosts, organised by Pride House International (with whom EGLSF has worked in the past) and hosted by Paris 2018 Gay Games. Chaired by Lou Englefield (former EGLSF copresident and director of Pride Sports UK), the summit gave the audience the opportunity to know how past PH were created and managed, thanks to the talks and discussions held by Dean Nelson, from the Vancouver Pride House (organised last summer in occasion with the last Women's World Cup), Hugh Torrance (PH Glasgow, Commonwealth Games 2014) [...]

EGLSF2015-11-03T19:42:28+01:00Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 @ 19:42|Categories: News|0 Comments