eglsf newsletter 04-09: april 2009

04/09: April 2009

Future EuroGames

The 12th EuroGames were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 24 to 27, 2008. Since two global LGBT sports events are held in Europe in 2009 (Outgames Copengahen) and 2010 (Gay Games in Cologne), there will be no EuroGames in these two years.

Next EuroGames will be in 2011 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and in 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. The organisers were elected and confirmed at the EGLSF anniversary Annual General Assembly held on March 7-8, 2009 in the Hague.

The organisers have prepared a short introduction to both events, featured in this newsletter.

EGLSF Board would like to invite our members and previous EuroGames participants to contribute to making the upcoming events best ones ever.

In the years without EuroGames, we warmly invite you to attend Outgames in 2009 and Gay Games in 2010!

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

DifferenceIn the time of the economic crisis and threats, there is also the opportunity to reevaluate priorities, values and get active in making a difference. This can apply to family & friends, personal relationships, sports involvement, club activities, LGBTIQ activism and many other areas. Evaluate, prioritise and - make a difference!

ContentsFUTURE EUROGAMES

MEMBERS’ CORNER

NEWS SECTION

SPORTS EVENTS COMING UP...

EGLSF Newsletter: News & Information from European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation

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EuroGames DiscussionAt the recent AGA 2009 in The Hague, we decided to postpone the discussion on future EuroGames. We acknowledged this topic must be seen from different viewpoints and we knew this would take more time. Lots of work has been done already by several individuals and groups like the EuroGames Advisory Committee and previous EuroGames organizing teams. Together with the knowledge and experience of organizing tournaments by our member clubs we will have a fruitful discussion where all interests will be dealt with.

In order to have time to prepare this discussion and giving as much interested members the chance to be present, the initiative takers Jan Fröhlich (FVV) and Lou Manders (EGLSF) set the date and place of the discussions at the weekend of 4th - 6th of December 2009 in Frankfurt. Time to discuss will not interfere with the tournament so everybody can do their sport as well.

If you are interested in participating the discussion on future EuroGames, please write an e-mail to [email protected]. Frankfurt welcomes you all.

EuroGames 2011 Rotterdam

From July 20th untill July 24th 2011 Rotterdam will be the host of the 13th edition of the EuroGames. 32 different sports, 2 villages, a spectacular culture programme, a new revolutionary way of

European co-operation and lots of other interesting events. Rotterdam is ready to surprise Europe.

Show your colour Rotterdam is a city of diversity and tolerance. It is no issue if you are black or white, male or female, gay or straight. Based on that arguments we’ve set up our keyvalues ‘Colour’ and our

slogan Show your colour. ‘Colour’ stands for: Celebration, Outgoing, Loving, Outreach, Understanding and Respect. The EuroGames 2011 in Rotterdam: a colourful event, with a very colourful atmosphere. Feel free to come and come to feel free!

A bridge between east and west Rotterdam is working closely together with the EuroGames 2012 organization in Budapest, in order to give a clear statement: Equal rights for every lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender throughout Europe. Together with Budapest Rotterdam is determined to make these EuroGames the most remarkeble editions ever.

More information Read all about the Eurogames 2011 sports, culture, the party’s and the colourful atmosphere on our website http://2011.eurogames.info/2011. The site will be online soon. If you want more information in the meantime, please contact the organization by e-mail [email protected].

EuroGames 2012 Budapest

The GLBTQ community and their friends in Hungary were very glad to hear the result of the voting of the EGLSF AGA in the Hague in march 2009. The joint project of Rotterdam and Budapest will be a historic event bringing thousands of GLBTQ sportsmen and -women first time to the former eastern part of Europe.

Atlasz Sport Club and Frigo have both hosted already several successful tournaments in Budapest in the last 6 years (basketball, dance, swimming, handball, badminton) but the Eurogames will open a totally new perspective with more participants and much more visibility. Eurogames 2012 will be the first big international GLBTQ event in Hungary with a lot of expectations from both in Hungary and all over Europe.

We organized a newsconference a few days after the AGA for representatives of all major Hungarian media, who were very interested in our project. There were articles and interviews in the biggest newpapers, TV channels and news portals.

Bidding for the Eurogames was a big challenge, now we can finally concentrate on the preparations and organizing. We would like to thank the members and board of the EGLSF for all your support so far, and hope to see you all in Rotterdam in 2011 and in Budapest in 2012.

EGLSF Board meetingsThe extended EGLSF Board already had two teleconferences - March 24 & April 22, where current pending issues were discussed. The board will meet May 18-24 in Benidorm, Spain where important topics will be discussed in details. The agenda will include some of the topics raised by the AGA. If you have any additional suggestions, please email EGLSF Co-president Anne Jensen at [email protected].

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World Outgames 2009World Outgames is an international event for the body, mind and spirit, celebrating the talents and contributions of homosexual, bi-sexual and transgender men and women from every corner of the globe.

World Outgames will be held from 25 July - 2 August 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. If you are planning to come to Copenhagen this summer, remember to register before May 1, 2009. Registration is still open for sports, culture and the human rights conference. So there is time to ensure a spot in the event of your choice. After the official deadline for registration, there may be a late fee for certain events. Avoid the disappointment of not being able to join your friends and teammates at the LGBT event of the year.

More information and registration at http://www.copenhagen2009.org

Gay Games 2010The biggest sports and cultural festival in the world will take place in Cologne from July 31 to August 7, 2010. Some 12,000 participants from more than 70 countries will converge for the Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010 and celebrate the principles of participation, inclusion and personal best.

The motto is “Be part of it!” And the invitation is open to everyone – regardless whether you are heterosexual or homosexual, male, female, transgender or transsexual, and regardless of religion, nationality, ethnic heritage, political convictions, athletic skills, physical capabilities, age or physical condition.

Registration for the VIII Gay Games is already open and it’s worthwhile to register early! Some sports and cultural events are limited and early registration brings you lower fees.

http://www.games-cologne.de

Members’ CornerThis section is dedicated to a brief presentation of our members. If you would like to have your club introduced here, please contact Andrej Pisl at [email protected].

Volup Warsaw

Volup is the first Polish gay volleyball club, located in Warsaw. It all begun at the end of 2005 when Marcin, our first president, moved back to Warsaw after having lived in Frankfurt for a few years. He decided to create the first gay volleyball club, just like many of which you can find in Western Europe. The aim was to promote volleyball in the LGBT community.

Over the years we grew in size and started actively participating in different

tournaments all over Europe. We went to Berlin, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Halle, London, Milan, Prague, Stuttgart, and made long-lasting friendships. Gay volleyball exists in Poland for over 3 years now but we feel that the golden age is yet to come. This is indeed true for Volup, as our campaign to attract new players was set in motion: an article one of the biggest national daily newspapers caused a lot of discussion, which resulted in establishing cooperation with a lesbian volleyball club as well as registering the club as association. Today, we have approx. 40 members who play on different levels: A, B and C. Our goal is to create a place where everyone, regardless of their level of volleyball skills, could find a place to share common passion for volleyball.

This year we decided to join the EGLSF network in order to establish further contacts and become part of the European volleyball society. This is also the reason for organizing the 1st International Volleyball Tournament in Poland – Volup Summer Cup 2009, which will take place on June 12-14 in Warsaw. We hope that many foreign teams will participate in this historic event. If you join us this year, we assure that you will want to return to Warsaw in the future!

For more information about the club and the tournament, see http://www.volup.pl

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NewsSectionNews submitted by our members

Cheaper registration for Copenhagen24 March 2009

This weekend, the Outgames organisers are offering all European athletes a 20 % discount on the registration fee for World Outgames Copenhagen 2009.

European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation - EGLSF - is celebrating its 20 years anniversary this year and World Outgames Copenhagen 2009 wants to congratulate EGLSF and honour the people behind this European network, namely the European athletes.

Therefore we have dedicated the weekend March 28-29 to the European sporting community and offer all European athletes a 20 % discount on the registration for Copenhagen 2009 this weekend. In order to get the discount you need to enter the promotion code when you start the registration process.

Go to www.copenhagen2009.org to do your registration. Promotion code: EGLSF09

http://www.copenhagen2009.org

Mitcham seeks sponsors23 April 2009

Australian Matthew Mitcham, the winner of the 10-metre platform at the Beijing Olympics, said last week that his decision to talk openly about being gay may have prevented him from getting the proper

corporate sponsorship deals.

The 21-year-old came out in a newspaper interview before Beijing, where he made history by receiving the highest mark for an individual dive at Olympics.

Although Micham received positive feedback from fellow athletes and the media since coming out publicly, he admits he has attracted substantially less sponsorship compared to other gold medallists.

“As soon as anybody looks up to you, you automatically become a role model whether you choose to be or not, and you can either embrace it or not,” Micham said. “I choose to embrace it and try to be the best role model I can be.” He also added that he hasn’t experienced any homophobia in sport but he is hoping not to experience it in the corporate world either. He, however, has only signed a few contracts with sponsors after winning the gold.

http://www.mattmitcham.com

Sports Events Coming up...Events submitted by our members

Ballroom Dancing

5th German ChampionshipsFrankfurt, Germany 1 May – 2 May 2009

5th International Open German Championships in Standard and Latin American Dances for Women and Men Couples Two-day Championships event for all competition levels D-A. Final ballroom event on Saturday, 2nd May 2009. Please find all information on this competition at website. We are looking forward to meeting you in Frankfurt!

http://www.artemis-sport.de/en/DMTanzen/ [email protected]

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Multisports

PRAGUE RAINBOW SPRING 2009Prague, Czech Republic 1 May – 3 May 2009

http://www.pratety.cz [email protected]

Multisports

8th Brescia Volley Spring TournamentBrescia, Italy 1 May – 3 May 2009

For the 8th time in a row, Le Iene Volley is happy to invite all italian and european volleyball players to play with us in Brescia! We’ll welcome you in a genuine atmosphere and give you the chance to stay at a wonderful residence on the Garda Lake with very low fares! 20% discount on Inscription fee for OUTREACH COUNTRIES!

Levels of play will be A, B+, B- and C. Check Milano (Orio) or Verona airports for low cost flights. Soon more infos on our website! Ciao!

http://www.leienevolley.it [email protected]

Badminton

Queensday TournamentDelft, The Netherlands 1 May – 3 May 2009

The cutest tournament around; if you never been there.. come

and find out. If you were... you already know:-) And for those who never experienced queensday in Holland, this is the perfect opportunity to make it a long weekend. Celebrate Queensday on the 30th of April in Amsterdam, get sober on the first of May and sweat out the calories on the 2nd of May.

http://www.rozeblok.nl/orange [email protected]

Multisports

10th Anniversary DGLAAmsterdam, The Netherlands 2 May 2009

http://www.dgla.nl [email protected]

Volleyball

Barbie & Ken Cup 2009Berlin, Germany 8 May – 10 May 2009

International Gay Tournament, Volleyball Men C

http://volleyball.vorspiel-berlin.de/ken [email protected]

Badminton

Badminton PlauschturnierBasel, Switzerland 9 May 2009

http://lgsportbasel.ch/badmintion.html [email protected]

Football/Soccer

10. SC AufRuhr Hallenfußballturnier in HerneMetropole Ruhr, Germany 9 May 2009

www.sc-aufruhr.de [email protected]

Football/Soccer

Kaos Cup 2009Rimini, Italy 22 May – 24 May 2009

Nuova Kaos Milano and “Rimini Piadina” are organizing the next edition of the Kaos Cup. It will be held at Gatteo Mare, which is only a stone throw away from Rimini. The tournament format is 5-a-side - and the dates are 22nd through 24th of May 2009. The tournament will be hosted by a local bungalow resort which is in walking distance from the beach. Additionally there is also a nice swimming pool with a good equipped pool bar.

http://www.nuovakaosmilano.info/kaoscup2009.html [email protected]

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Multisports

Sports@Europride 09Zurich, Switzerland 29 May – 1 Jun 2009

http://www.europride09.eu [email protected]

Badminton

Berlin 2009Berlin, Germany 29 May – 2 Jun 2009

Berlin is back again! 3 days of competition - men/women - 5 levels - singles/doubles/mixed doubles Only 50 EUR, Party and Brunch included. Limited to 300 participants.

http://www.vorspielbadminton.de [email protected]

Multisports

TIP 09Paris, France 29 May – 1 Jun 2009

The International tournament of Paris is very happy to welcome you from the 29th of may until the 1st of june, for

the sixth time. We are waiting for more than 1500 athletes and guests, they are going to be a part of this convivial sports event concerning 15 sports. The International tournament of paris TIP 09 is coordinate by the Lesbian and gay sports federation which bring together more than twenty associations around about thirty sports activities. This year, big novelty, FrontRunners from Paris Lyon and Marseille offer a footrace competition. Les Dérailleurs, the ATV club, coordinate with the association Paris Rando Velo a night ride in Paris. Ideal to discover Paris by bike.

http://www.paris-tournament.org [email protected]

Tennis

PINKster TournamentAmsterdam, The Netherlands 29 May – 1 Jun 2009

The PINKster Tournament is the largest international gay & lesbian tennis tournament in the world. We play host to over 450 players from well over 20 different countries. This ever-growing event is also a stop on the calendar of the International Gay and Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA). Amsterdam’s Smashing Pink Tennis Club (TC) was founded in 1996 and was the first gay & lesbian tennis club to be established in Europe. Smashing Pink TC originates from the Pinkster Tournament and currently boasts over 350 members. If you would like to learn more about Smashing Pink TC, please visit our website.

http://www2.i-concept.nl/one/smashingpink/pinkstertoernooi/english/ [email protected]

Football/Soccer

TOURNOI DE PARISParis, France 30 May – 31 May 2009

2 days in Paris with 10 female and 30 male teams.

http://www.fcparisarcenciel.com [email protected]

Golf

1st Golf Gay Week TournamentMaspalomas, Spain 7 Jun – 14 Jun 2009

http://www.grancanariagolfgayweek.com [email protected]

Multisports

Summer Sports Festival 09Munich, Gernany 11 Jun – 14 Jun 2009

From June 11 to 14, 2009 Team München will hold its 5th Summer Sports Festival - 10 Years Team München e.V.

Contact UsEuropean Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF)c/o NCSMeeuwenlaan 41NL-1021 HS AmsterdamThe [email protected]

EGLSF Newsletter (ISSN: 1876-1763) is published by the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation. EGLSF is registered as a non-profit sports organisation with the Chamber of Commerce in The Hague and enjoys participatory status with the Council of Europe.

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Once again there will be a varied and interesting programme for al participating athletes, because 10 years Team München is a good reason to make the 5th Summer Sports Festival a unique event which will welcome participants with friends and family from all over the world. You can compete in 11 different sports from the 11th – 14th of June 2009. In addition to numerous competitions, there will be fringe events to guarantee an unforgettable weekend in Munich.

http://www.teammuenchen.de [email protected]

Football/Soccer

15th Come-Together-CupCologne, Germany 11 Jun – 11 Jun 2009

“15th Come-Together-Cup 2009” (CTC) in Cologne. “Closer is impossible” is the theme of the soccer event to promote integration of all minorities.

http://www.come-together-cup.de [email protected]

Badminton

Courage! Open 2009Saarbruecken, Germany 12 Jun – 14 Jun 2009

http://www.courage-saarlorlux.org [email protected]

Volleyball

Volup Summer Cup 2009Warsaw, Poland 12 Jun – 14 Jun 2009

Volup Warsaw is very proud to invite you to the First Polish International Volleyball Tournament - Volup Summer Cup 2009, which will be held on 12-14 June 2009. We will start this historic event with a registration and a warm-up party on Friday evening. The games will take place on Saturday and will be divided into 4 levels: C, B-, B and B+. In the evening we will hit the dance floor at the Volup Party and we will finish off with Sunday brunch and a sightseeing tour of Warsaw. Many surprises await you along the way! We ensure you that this will be an unforgettable weekend so join us!

http://www.volup.pl [email protected]

Badminton

Badminton Tournament 2009Nuremberg, Germany 20 Jun – 20 Jun 2009

Badminton Tournament competition singles / doubles levels c / b- / b+.

http://www.rosapanther.de/badmin09 [email protected]

Ballroom Dancing

10th Berlin OpenBerlin, Gemany 20 Jun – 20 Jun 2009

Big anniversary dance competition and ball. International dance competition for same-sex couples in Standard and Latin. Outreach support available.

http://www.pinkballroom.de [email protected]

Fotos: Page 1: EuroGames organisers archives Page 3: Vollup Warsaw Others: Public, non-copyrighted

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