Category: NEWS

Coming out in football (and beyond). What the Azzurre can teach us about it

Azzurre champions of courage

Azzurre in the European Championship semifinal, awaited for July 22. But that’s not the only part making history. Despite losing the match against Spain last Friday, they still qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Championship in Switzerland. Yesterday, they beat Norway 2–1 in Geneva (thanks to a stunning two-goal performance by Girelli) and are […]

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Outsport coach is online!

The last outcome of the MESIS project to implement the Outsport method Our latest e-learning experience is here! The Outsport Coach course focuses on fostering safer spaces while tackling SOGIESC discrimination and driving sustainable social change in and through sport.   Register here for free!  Building on the MESIS Capacity Building sessions and the success […]

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Rome: The Outsport Method presented with Mayor Gualtieri and President Molea

Rome, September 25, Piazza del Campidoglio: a special “match” against prejudice, kicked off by Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and AiCS President Bruno Molea, brought together authorities, activists, and citizens as part of the European Week of Sport with the Outsport method. Outsport in the heart of Rome Through a practical demonstration of the Outsport method, developed […]

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Valentina Petrillo is the first out trans woman to compete in the Paralympics: a milestone in inclusion, met with criticism

Photo: Marco Mensa – Ethnos | Copyright: ANSA A Spanish Lawyer calls for exclusion of trans athletes by attacking Valentina Petrillo Even though there were no trans athletes at the Paris Olympics, a lot of misinformation and certain political agendas once again put the dignity and rights of TIN (Trans, Intersex, and Non-Binary) people, particularly trans individuals, […]

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The “intersex” boxer Khelif and the withdrawal of Italian athlete Carini

Carini-Khelif case: LGBTI-phobes know nothing about IOC rules or sports medicine, trust convicted chairmen but still call for fairplay. All to the detriment of the most marginalized people. (Photo, Circo Fusco – Credit: ANSA) Just days after the world-wide tantrums thrown by homophobes and transphobes regarding the presence of drag queens at the Opening Ceremony of Paris […]

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Gender at the Olympics? the Drag Queens case hides step backwards for the LGBTQIA+ community

  Paris 2024, the Drag Queens “scandal” at the Olympics and what we haven’t learned from the past. They mistake Greek Mythology for Leonardo, and women for men, but they call themselves “experts”.   The scripted Controversy Paris 2024: Following the opening ceremony of the Olympics, much discussion arose regarding the Drag Queens in the […]

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