Erasmus+ Sport

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 [...]

2025-04-21T17:29:38+02:00Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 17:06|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

EU Project SGS presents the Research on the situation of women and LGBT+ individuals in European grassroots sports

The EU co-funded project “SGS – Sport for all Genders and Sexualities”, aiming to promote an inclusive sports culture for all persons regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity in European grassroot sports, had reached another big milestone. A scientific research in the framework of the project with the main focus on providing insights into the situation of women and LGBT+ individuals in organized grassroots sports across Europe, which was conducted by German Sports University. Aim of the Research The primary goal of the research was to identify and understand the prevailing gender norms and stereotypes in [...]

2025-04-21T17:33:52+02:00Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 17:24|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Including transgender and intersex people in sport. SGS international training in Seville

The SGS project (Sport for all genders and sexualities) reached one of its main milestones this week by bringing together from Sept 30 to October 3 in Seville trainers and experts from the UK, Austria, Italy and Spain to address one among the most discussed LGBTQIA+ topics of the moment: transgender, non-binary and intersex people’s participation in sport.  Participants thoroughly analysed the current scenario, from the new guidelines of the Olympic Committee to the WHO removing gender dysphoria from the list of mental illnesses. Although some international federations are currently banning transgender women from competing in [...]

2025-04-21T17:36:26+02:00Friday, October 6th, 2023 @ 17:24|Categories: 2023, News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

EGLSF successful in European Commission bid

The European Commission published the results of the 2018 Call for proposals "Exchanges and mobility in sport". We are extremely pleased to announce that EGLSF is one of the 7 successful recipients of the project funding with our proposal : "Development of LGBTQ sports clubs in Central and Eastern Europe".  This call aims to contribute to the efforts of sport organisations by supporting the learning mobility of their staff. Exchanges of people, ideas and good practices can be beneficial for the individuals, for their organisations and for sport and society as a whole. Seven projects were selected for a total budget of EUR [...]

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