The European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) is a sporting body in Europe. It was founded by West German and Dutch LGBT sport clubs in 1989 after being inspired by the first Gay Games in San Francisco, and has since expanded in scope to cover the broader LGBTQ+ athletic community. Its headquarters are in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Today, EGLSF has more than a hundred LGBT sport clubs from all over Europe as members, representing more than 20.000 European athletes.

Since 1992, the EGLSF celebrates a European gay sport event once a year: the EuroGames, the European Gay & Lesbian Championships. There are two levels of EuroGames: large-scale EuroGames which are held every 4 years and small-scale EuroGames which are held annually.

European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation

See also

World Outgames / Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association

Gay Games / Federation of Gay Games

Principle 6 campaign

References

External links

International LGBT sports organizations

1989 establishments in Europe

Sports organizations established in 1989

European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation