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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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Sport for all Genders and Sexualities!

Sport for all Genders and Sexualities!

24th November 2022

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New Manual for Inclusive Mobilities

New Manual for Inclusive Mobilities

21st June 2022

The Erasmus+ project 'ID-PRO: Protocols for Inclusion and Diversity in mobility projects' has now published its results.

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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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New IOC framework for inclusion of trans and intersex athletes

20th November 2021

The much awaited IOC framework has been released. 

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Reaction to World Rugby 'leak'

Reaction to World Rugby 'leak'

24th July 2020

The proposed new guidance is effectively a ban on trans women playing rugby

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The Outsport Project Draws to a Close

The Outsport Project Draws to a Close

29th November 2019

The Outsport Final Conference was held in Budapest on 8th November, bringing the project to a formal close.

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CAS ruling

CAS ruling

1st May 2019

Court rules discrimination against queer black woman is necessary to create level playing field in athletics

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Beyond Binaries

Beyond Binaries

19th April 2019

An update from Sonja and Ewan 

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LGBTIQ+ sports organisations respond

LGBTIQ+ sports organisations respond

4th March 2019

The following is a joint statement by LEAP Sports Scotland, Pride Sports and LGBT Sport Cymru.

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DIIS meeting in Budapest

DIIS meeting in Budapest

22nd February 2019

Report of the Diverse Identities in Sport meeting in Budapest. 

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#FvH2019 Month of Action

#FvH2019 Month of Action

12th February 2019

Month of Action activities and info days by Outsport partners. 

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Sporting Pride Ireland

Sporting Pride Ireland

21st January 2019

There's something happening just across the water. 

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Beyond Binaries celebrates first year

Beyond Binaries celebrates first year

29th December 2018

A refreshed project team from LEAP Sports is now in place to work on the remainder of the project. 

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Call for a trans or intersex particpant

Call for a trans or intersex particpant

25th August 2018

Are you interested in being a lead on one of our projects?

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DragTivism

DragTivism

16th August 2018

Drag Art & Activism European Youth Exchange

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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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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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RIP World OutGames: Over and Out

RIP World OutGames: Over and Out

26th May 2017

World OutGames Miami 2017 cancelled, organisers being investigated for fraud. 

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State sponsored killings and abuse in Chechnya

State sponsored killings and abuse in Chechnya

12th April 2017

The team at LEAP Sports are deeply concerned at the situation for gay men in Chechnya. 

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Strengthening European Relations

Strengthening European Relations

9th February 2017

Team LEAP spent 9 days working with European partners to develop new partnerships to support LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport.

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LEAP Sports are Sports Icon of the Year 2016

LEAP Sports are Sports Icon of the Year 2016

16th November 2016

In the last few weeks, LEAP Sports have received two amazing awards for our work in equality in sport initiatives.

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Caster Semenya bids for Olympic glory

Caster Semenya bids for Olympic glory

17th August 2016

We simply want to wish Caster Semenya all the very best as she starts her 2016 Olympic Journey.

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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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#LGBTInnovators - Footballer Justin Fashanu

#LGBTInnovators - Footballer Justin Fashanu

29th February 2016

Justin Fashanu was a trail-blazer. 

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#LGBTInnovators - British Race Walker Tom Bosworth

#LGBTInnovators - British Race Walker Tom Bosworth

28th February 2016

Tom Bosworth is a British race walker who holds three British Records.

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#LGBTInnovators - Dressage Rider Carl Hester

#LGBTInnovators - Dressage Rider Carl Hester

27th February 2016

Carl Hester MBE is a British dressage rider. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Daniela Iraschko-Stolz

#LGBTInnovators - Daniela Iraschko-Stolz

26th February 2016

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz is an Austrian ski jumper. 

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#LGBTInnovator - Scottish Wrestler and LEAP Sports Patron Christopher Saynt

#LGBTInnovator - Scottish Wrestler and LEAP Sports Patron Christopher Saynt

25th February 2016

Christopher Saynt is the first openly gay wrestler in Scottish history.

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#LGBTInnovators - German Fencer Imke Duplitzer

#LGBTInnovators - German Fencer Imke Duplitzer

24th February 2016

Imke Duplitzer is a German épée fencer. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Diver Tom Daley

#LGBTInnovators - Diver Tom Daley

23rd February 2016

Tom Daley is an English diver and Olympic and Commonwealth Games Medalist. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Former Hockey Player & Olympic Medalist Beth Storry

#LGBTInnovators - Former Hockey Player & Olympic Medalist Beth Storry

22nd February 2016

Beth Storry is a former English field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women’s field hockey team. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Sports Presenter Clare Balding

#LGBTInnovators - Sports Presenter Clare Balding

21st February 2016

Clare Balding OBE is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and author. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Footballer Casey Stoney

#LGBTInnovators - Footballer Casey Stoney

19th February 2016

Casey Stoney is an English footballer who plays for FA WSL club Arsenal Ladies.

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#LGBTInnovators - British Rugby League Player Keegan Hirst

#LGBTInnovators - British Rugby League Player Keegan Hirst

18th February 2016

Keegan Hirst is a professional Rugby League Player for Batley Bulldogs. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Former Tennis World No.1 Amélie Mauresmo

#LGBTInnovators - Former Tennis World No.1 Amélie Mauresmo

17th February 2016

Amélie Simone Mauresmo French pronunciation is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon, and also won a Silver Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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#LGBTInnovators - American Former Basketball Player Jason Collins

#LGBTInnovators - American Former Basketball Player Jason Collins

16th February 2016

Jason Collins is a retired American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 

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#LGBTInnovators - Welsh Former Netball Player Cara Lea Moseley

#LGBTInnovators - Welsh Former Netball Player Cara Lea Moseley

15th February 2016

Cara Lea Moseley is a Welsh former International Netball Player. Cara played for Celtic Dragons, and was Vice Captain of the national team for Wales.

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#LGBTInnovators - Former Footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger

#LGBTInnovators - Former Footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger

13th February 2016

Thomas Hitzlsperger is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Dutch Speed Skater Ireen Wust

#LGBTInnovators - Dutch Speed Skater Ireen Wust

12th February 2016

Ireen Wüst is a Dutch long track allround speed skater.

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#LGBTInnovators - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Fallon Fox

#LGBTInnovators - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Fallon Fox

11th February 2016

Fallon Fox is a professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter specializing in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, and Muay Thai. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Welsh Hockey Player Beth Fisher

#LGBTInnovators - Welsh Hockey Player Beth Fisher

10th February 2016

Beth Fisher is a professional hockey player from Wales, currently playing for Swansea City. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Swimmer & Olympian Ian Thorpe

#LGBTInnovators - Swimmer & Olympian Ian Thorpe

9th February 2016

Ian Thorpe is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Footballer and LEAP Board Member Kat Lindner

#LGBTInnovators - Footballer and LEAP Board Member Kat Lindner

8th February 2016

Katharina “Kat” Lindner is a German former female footballer who most recently played her club football for Glasgow City in Scotland. 

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Calling all young sport activists

Calling all young sport activists

8th February 2016

…and it would be great to have an LGBTI voice on the panel. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Cricketer Steven Davies

#LGBTInnovators - Cricketer Steven Davies

7th February 2016

Steven Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey County. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Paralympic Athlete Claire Harvey

#LGBTInnovators - Paralympic Athlete Claire Harvey

6th February 2016

Claire Harvey is a Paralympic athlete. Getting involved in Paralympic sports after a cord injury, with paralysis in her right leg below the knee. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Rugby Player Gareth Thomas

#LGBTInnovators - Rugby Player Gareth Thomas

4th February 2016

Gareth Thomas, nicknamed “Alfie”, is a retired Welsh professional rugby player, who represented Wales in both rugby union and rugby league. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Former American No.1 Tennis Player Billie Jean King

#LGBTInnovators - Former American No.1 Tennis Player Billie Jean King

3rd February 2016

Billie Jean King (born 1943) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women’s doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles.

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#LGBTInnovators - Cyclist Graeme Obree (The Flying Scotsman)

#LGBTInnovators - Cyclist Graeme Obree (The Flying Scotsman)

2nd February 2016

Graeme Obree (Born in 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995. 

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#LGBTInnovators - Boxer Nicola Adams

#LGBTInnovators - Boxer Nicola Adams

1st February 2016

32 year-old English boxer, Nicola Adams, was the first openly LGBTI person to compete and win a gold medal in boxing at the 2012 Olympics.

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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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Tyson Fury should be removed from the shortlist of this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Tyson Fury should be removed from the shortlist of this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year

3rd December 2015

On Monday morning, we posted a link to a story highlighting views which the new world champion had recently expressed where he conflates homosexuality and paedophilia, and together with abortion, describes the legalisation of all 3 as “the three things which need to be accomplished before the devil comes home”. 

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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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Diverse Identities in Sport Conference - March 4th, 2016

Diverse Identities in Sport Conference - March 4th, 2016

30th September 2015

Diverse Identities in Sport, a LEAP Sports Scotland conference, will take place in Glasgow on March 4th 2016.

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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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