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Make a stand against discrimination – make it possible for 100 gay men and lesbians from Eastern Europe to take part in the Cologne Gay Games. The VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010 have set a target of making it possible for 100 people from Eastern European countries to take part in the Games. With your donation you will be helping to provide these men and women with a week filled with ‘joie de vivre’ (“love of life”) and cordiality in Cologne. Get involved, and support the Outreach Programme for the Cologne Gay Games. By doing so, you will be contributing [...]

EGLSF Board is pleased to announce a new initiative for 2010 to support the development of inspirational projects amongst member clubs – The Innovation and Good Practice Fund. This is a grants programme for which EGLSF member clubs can apply for up to 1,000 Euro for one-off projects where there is a clear aim to: - Improve or enhance the fight against discrimination or exclusion of LGBTs in sport; - Improve or enhance integration in sport of LGBTs or coming out of lesbian, gay and bisexual athletes; - Encourage communication between LGBT sports groups and tournaments; - Support the establishment [...]

Today the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation gave its backing to Football v Homophobia, the International Day Against Homophobia in Football. The Day is being launched in the UK, by the Justin Campaign, an anti-homophobia football campaign named after the only out gay professional football player in the UK, Justin Fashanu, who tragically ended his own life in 1998. The Justin Campaign intend Football v Homophobia, 19 February will become the one day each year where individuals, community groups, grass roots teams and professional clubs internationally can express their disapproval of homophobia in football by celebrating under the banner [...]