[arsenal.com] PRIDE NOT PREJUDICE
INTERVIEW: Arsene Wenger about how football deals with homophobia and coming out
[The Guardian] New poll reveals worldwide support for gay players to come out
New poll reveals worldwide support for gay players to come out • Sweden and Denmark the most supportive countries • Germany and the US trail in the ratings
EuroGames Stockholm 2015 opens registration
EuroGames Stockholm 2015 is proud to invite you to five days of competitions, political and cultural happenings in the Capital of Scandinavia, Stockholm. EuroGames Stockholm will take place between August 5th - 9th in 2015 with a wide array of activities including 28 sports, political workshops, art exhibitions, festivities and ceremonies - all in a beautiful city with a spectacular archipelago that awaits you. Registration is now open at www.eurogamesstockholm.com/registration - Join your friends and family for an unforgettable time! We need supporters who want to turn EuroGames Stockholm into a success and be a part of our sport, cultural and political [...]
ENGSO Annual General Assembly
ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation), the umbrella organisation of National Sport Federations and National Olympic Committees for 40 European countries invited the EGLSF to attend their Annual General Assembly which took place in Nice, France from 16th - 18th of May. Co-President Klaus Heusslein attended the event and took advantage of this great opportunity to speak about EGLSF’s work and the „International Day against Homophobia“ in front of the representatives of the attending National Olympic Committees, including those from Russia and Belarus. A possible collaboration between the EGLSF and ENGSO has been discussed with the President of ENGSO, Brigitta Kervinen. [...]
IGLYO-CoE Seminar in Budapest
Within the framework of the youth campaign No Hate Speech Movement and of the work of the Council of Europe on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), a seminar was held in the European Youth Center in Budapest 15-17 May aimed to identify ways to develop and strengthen new and existing responses of youth organisations, LGBTIQ organisations and national campaign committees to address the challenges faced by young people who are targeted by hate speech because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Janis Köppel and Dániel Waliduda, members of the Youth Committee of EGLSF also participated in the sessions [...]