Game On – Pride Games underway this week

Pride Games, the UK’s longest running LGBT sports festival gets underway this week in Manchester. The event, which has taken place every year since it was launched in 2005, brings together some key players from Manchester’s LGBT sports’ scene. The week-long festival kicks off with a series of evening events, including a 5km run and community relay race, an evening of mountain biking tuition, and a Trans Men’s Basketball taster, amongst other sessions. more →

‘UpFront’ Challenge to Homophobia & Transphobia for Young Sports Fans

Friday 17 May 2013, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) sees the official release of a brand new Football gaming app for mobile devices onto the market. Designed with an emphasis on fun and to challenge the skills of 11-16 year old gamers and other users, ‘UpFront’ also carries an important message – “Discrimination in sport is wrong”. more →

European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation leads campaign against discrimination with Pride In Sport

The official timeframe of the ‘Pride In Sport’ project, led by the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), has officially concluded. The project is aimed at preventing and fighting homophobic violence and discrimination in sport and has been funded as part of the European Commission’s preparatory actions in the field of sport. more →

New job: Senior Marketing Manager within the National Game team at The FA

The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and is responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels from grass roots through to the Professional Game, The FA Cup and the England International Teams. It is a multi-faceted group organisation including Wembley Stadium and the St. George’s Park National Football Centre.

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