Advocating Worldwide Equality in Sports

From Cherrygrrl.com:

The visibility and acknowledgement of LGBT athletes in mainstream organized sports is still lacking in this country and others worldwide – as evidenced by the many closeted competitors taking part in the Olympics and the still prominent sexual orientation discrimination that takes place in the locker rooms of high schools, colleges, and professional sports teams everywhere. However, many organizations and associations are working to promote and enhance gay individuals in sports and ensure that all athletes are given the opportunity to prove their abilities and be treated with respect and equality. The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) is a leader in this field and, as a democratically governed, international association of LGBT sport organizations from around the world, is making huge differences in the lives and careers of deserving athletes everywhere. Modeled after existing multi-sport organizations, GLISA’s members are international sporting federations, continental associations representing sport teams, clubs from the major regions of the world, host cities of GLISA’s World Outgames, and other organizations that support the mandate of GLISA. GLISA presently has 75 member organizations from five continents.

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