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Historic number of LGBTIQ athletes taking part in FIFA Women’s World Cup

20th July 2023

Today marks the beginning of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. 

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LGBTQI+ History Month Bowling Cups 2023 Round-Up

LGBTQI+ History Month Bowling Cups 2023 Round-Up

2nd March 2023

All the results here 

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LGBTIQ+ rights and Qatar2022

LGBTIQ+ rights and Qatar2022

31st March 2022

LGBTIQ+ rights and the FIFA Mens World Cup Qatar 2022

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Well done Lewis Gibson & Bruce Mouat

Well done Lewis Gibson & Bruce Mouat

21st February 2022

Winter Olympics Scottish rainbow legacy

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Saltire Thistle FC Host GFSN Quarter Finals

Saltire Thistle FC Host GFSN Quarter Finals

20th November 2018

Saltire Thistle FC are set to host the UK’s largest LGBT football competition in a first for Scotland.

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Bumper medal haul as Team Scotland reflect

Bumper medal haul as Team Scotland reflect

18th August 2018

12 medals for Team Scotland at the Gay Games in Paris 

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History being made in Paris

History being made in Paris

9th August 2018

...and Team Scotland are scooping up the medals. 

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Cycle-tastic at Pride House

Cycle-tastic at Pride House

2nd August 2018

Tremendous range of exciting cycle events to choose from 

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Pride House 2018 Opens

Pride House 2018 Opens

1st August 2018

Pride House opens to celebrate the European Championships

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College supports Team Scotland for Gay Games

College supports Team Scotland for Gay Games

28th June 2018

City of Glasgow College sponsors the first LGBTI Team Scotland for Gay Games in Paris this August.

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Venue announced for Pride House 2018

Venue announced for Pride House 2018

18th June 2018

LGBTI community at the heart of the European Championships in Glasgow

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Team Scotland launch

Team Scotland launch

18th April 2018

On Thursday 17th April, we officially launched our Team Scotland who are participating in the Gay Games in Paris this year. 

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Become a Pride House 2018 Volunteer

Become a Pride House 2018 Volunteer

25th November 2017

Sign up now to become a Pride House volunteer.  Apply here.   

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LEAP Sports offer bursaries for Paris 2018

LEAP Sports offer bursaries for Paris 2018

3rd November 2017

Gay Games Paris 2018 registration is open and LEAP Sports wants to help you take part

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Statement on EuroGames 2020 bid

Statement on EuroGames 2020 bid

12th September 2016

You may know that the LEAP Sports Scotland team has been working for almost a year now towards bidding for EuroGames 2020. 

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European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation Annual General Assembly takes place in Glasgow 2016

European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation Annual General Assembly takes place in Glasgow 2016

10th March 2016

There were updates from the organisers of EuroGames Helsinki 2016, World Out Games Miami 2017, and Gay Games Paris 2018. Amongst the many decisions taken over the weekend was that EuroGames 2019 will be hosted in Rome.

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Hudson announced as event sponsors

Hudson announced as event sponsors

11th December 2015

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.

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EGLSF & LEAP Sports sign contract to deliver Annual General Assembly 2016

EGLSF & LEAP Sports sign contract to deliver Annual General Assembly 2016

21st October 2015

The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) and LEAP Sports Scotland, have signed a contract for the next EGLSF Annual General Assembly to be hosted in Glasgow and organised by LEAP Sports Scotland.

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Sending HotScots FC to Stockholm

Sending HotScots FC to Stockholm

27th June 2015

HotScots FC are a community football club who welcome anyone with an interest in football, regardless of their sex, sexuality, religion, nationality etc. 

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33Fifty - A Youth Leadership Programme linked to the Commonwealth Games

22nd January 2014

33Fifty is a leadership programme for Commonwealth citizens aged between 18 and 25. It aims to develop young leaders to bring people together, reconcile differences, lead change and use the Commonwealth’s networks effectively. It is delivered by Common Purpose and the Royal Commonwealth Society, with half of the funding coming from the Scottish Government.

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Pride House International asks IOC presidency to act for inclusion in sport

Pride House International asks IOC presidency to act for inclusion in sport

12th August 2013

International coalition of LGBT sport and human rights organizations call on candidates for IOC presidency to act for inclusion in sport

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LEAP Sports Chairs First National LGBT Sports Co-ordinating Group

LEAP Sports Chairs First National LGBT Sports Co-ordinating Group

14th March 2013

LEAP Sports chaired the first National LGBT Sports Co-ordinating Group in Glasgow on 12th March 2013. The group had representatives from all national LGBT organisations- LGBT Youth Scotland, the Equality Network and Stonewall Scotland. The meeting was hosted by sportscotland, with the Scottish Sports Association and the Scottish Association for Local Sports Councils also attending. The Co-ordinating Group was one of ten recommendations from the Equality Network’s ‘Out for Sport’ report which was released in June 2012.

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