Tomorrow, the European project Outsport will find its final highlight in the conference "The Relevance of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Sport" where the outcomes of the first EU-wide survey on LGBTI people in sport will be presented.
Starting at 9.30 am, a live stream will be available under this link.
This research and the survey is one of the main project outcomes based on direct experiences of LGBTI people. The report on the quantitative results is available here. This conference will present an analysis and will offer perspectives on these findings as well as introducing the second stage of the research. The second stage will include specific results for the project countries and will present qualitative outcomes of the research.
In the second part of the conference, the pedagogical area of the Outsport project will be presented, including a practical workshop on non formal education through sport based on the "Outsport Toolkit", designed as part of the project. The final round table will involve relevant stakeholders and participants in an open discussion on future activities, partnerships and projects.
Background information
Outsport started in 2017 as a project co-founded by the European Commission project within the framework of the Erasmus Plus Sport Program. Partners of Outsport are AICS - Italian Association for Sport and Culture (Coordinator, Italy), DSHS - German Sport University (Germany), LEAP Sports Scotland - Leadership, Equality and Active Participation (Scotland), VIDC - Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (Austria), FRIGO - Organization for fresh Ideas (Hungary).