Out For Sport Week: Monday 13th to Sun 19th August
Out For Sport and London’s LGBT sports clubs invite you to try a new sport!
18 of London’s LGBT sports clubs have got together to organise a week of ‘Sports Taster Sessions’ for London’s LGBT community to try out new sports. We want to showcase London’s vibrant and inclusive LGBT sports community, and show that we have something to offer everyone, regardless of age or ability.
For information about each sport taster session, please go to:
Out For Sport’s website http://www.outforsport.com/ (check out the menu of events under the ‘Out For Sport Week 2012’ tab under the Out For Sport logo)
Out For Sport’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OutForSport (click on the events link under the Out For Sport Week timeline image)
For some sports, spaces are limited due to venue capacity and health and safety, so participants are asked to register their interest in advance.
It’s not just about taking part in sport though, there is a social element too!
Tuesday 14 August 2012
20:00– Sailing Social – The Phoenix Artist Club, WC2H 8BU
Wednesday 15 August 2012
18:30 – 20:30 – Women’s Football with Hackney Women’s FC, Clissold Park,N4 2EY
Park entrance on Green Lanes near bus stop Kings Cresent Estate (Stop PJ)
18:00 – 20:00 – Men’s/ Mixed Football with Leftfooters FC, Regent’s Park (North East corner, by Gloucester Gate)
20:30– Out For Sport’s Women’s Social - Oak Bar, 79 Green Lanes, London, N16 9BU
Thursday 16 August 2012
18:45 – 21:00 – Women’s Basketball with London Cruisers, Bethnal Green Academy, Gosset Street, London, E2 6NW
Friday 17 August 2012
19:45 – 21:00 – Water Polo – London Orca, Porchester Baths, Queensway, W2 5HS. Please register in advance onwww.outtoswim.org, click on “Water Polo” page, then click on “contact us”. We will respond to confirm your attendance.
Saturday 18 August 2012
09:45 – 11:00 – Running with London’s Frontrunners in Hyde Park. Meet at Sport & Leisure, Imperial College London, St Mary’s Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG. Please click on the link to register to run by 10am on the day before the run http://www.londonfrontrunners.org/index.php/contact-us/saturday-access
12:00 – 13:30 – Kickboxing with KB Kickboxing, Piccadilly. Please register in advance: dalia@kbfitness.co.uk.
13:00 – 14:00 Ballroom and Latin (Dancesport), Studio LaDanza
,89 Holloway Road
London
N7 8LT
13:45 – 15:00 –Duplicate Bridge with West London Gay Bridge Group, Victoria Pub, Paddington. Please have a working knowledge of Bridge. This session is to teach duplicate, not bridge.
To register, please email chris@cdtenor.freeserve.co.ukbefore 12th August
15:30 – 17:30 – Self Defence and Martial Artswith Ishigaki Ju Jitsu Club, Oasis Sports Centre, 32 Endell Street, WC2H 9AG London
15:45 – 18:00 – Squash with OutPlay Squash, Finsbury Leisure Centre, Old Street, Norman Street, London , EC1V 3PU. Please email outplay.ciws@ymail.com giving us your name and the session you would like to attend (4pm or 5pm).
18:30 – 20:00 – Swimming Taster Session – Out To Swim, Queen Mother Sports Centre, 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EL. Please register by ‘liking’ Out For Sport on facebook, find the ‘Out To Swim – Swimming Taster Session” and click ‘join’.
18:30– Onwards – Out For Sport Night Out – Shadow Lounge, Soho. Everyone welcome!
Sunday 19 August 2012
10:00 – 12:30 – Hockey with London Royals Hockey Club, John Orwell Sports Centre
Tench Street, Wapping, E1W 2QD. To register, click ‘join’ on the London Royals Taster Session in the events section of the Out For Sport facebook page
12:45 – 15:30 – Men’s/Mixed Football with London Titans FC (11 Aside). Old Deer Park, Richmond. Please register your interest by emailing enquiries@londontitans.com
12:00– 16:00 – Alternative Olympics and ‘bring your own’ picnic - Clapham Common Please register your interest by ‘liking’ Out For Sport on facebook, find the ‘London Royals Alternative Olympics’ and click‘join’
13:00 – 16:00 –Volleyball with London Spikers Volleyball Club, Hyde Park (closest tube is Marble Arch)
14.00 – 17:00 – Men’s/Mixed Football with Leftfooters FC, Regent’s Park (North East corner, by Gloucester Gate)
15:00 – 20:00 - Roller Derby with London Roller Girls - Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre - NW10 0RG. Come at 3pm for an information session with Q&A, then watch the teams practice (3 hours), then head off to the Pub!
17:30 – 19:45 –Synchronised Swimming, Out To Swim Angels, Queen Mother Sports Centre, 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 1EL London. Please use the contact form here to send us your name and contact details. http://www.outtoswim.org/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&catid=12&id=8
Featured events
| 7-9 September 2012 Brussels Games Brussels  Learn more HERE. | 26-28 October 2012 QueergamesBern Bern, Switzerland  The success of the first edition of the QueergamesBern proved the need for an LGBT multisport event in Switzerland. This year will be even bigger, with badminton, bowling, running, walking, floorball. Learn more HERE. | 17-20 January 2013 Sin City Shootout Las Vegas  Learn more HERE. | 13-16 June 2013 IGLFA Euro Cup Dublin  Learn more HERE. |
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Pride House and Out for Sport clubs featured in QX Magazine
New music video features member of Out for Sport
The Pet Shop Boys’ new video clip for their new single Winner tells the story of Dirty Diana, a transgender member of London Rollergirls
24 July 2012 | By Dan Littauer
The Pet Shop Boys’ new video clip for their new single Winner features the story of Dirty Diana, a transgender woman.
Gay British pop duo, The Pet Shop Boys have been making hits since the 1980s. They released the video for their brand new single Winner just in time for the Olympics, which starts in London on Friday (27 July).
The video features the Rollergirls, an all-women roller derby league, and in particular Dirty Diana.
She’s a transgender woman and new team member who is supported by her fellow skaters.
Keep reading HERE.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Out for Sport taster week and Night Out
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Downing Street reception will focus on LGBT sport and the fight against homophobia in sport
Prime minister David Cameron is to host a reception at Downing Street for the gay community tomorrow evening.
The event will focus on tackling homophobia in sport and invitees will include gay and lesbian sports stars, campaigners and celebrities.
Sportsmen Gareth Thomas, Steven Davies and Ben Cohen are all expected to have been invited, along with community leaders and volunteers from across the country.
One prominent gay rights figure who won’t be there is Peter Tatchell. The activist has never received an invitation to Downing Street, despite being one of Britain’s best known gay rights campaigners. Mr Tatchell said: “It is a bit odd but they must have their reasons. Maybe I’m too much of a troublemaker. I’m sure I would turn up and be on my best behaviour.” A Downing Street source said: “There are lots of people who haven’t been invited.”
Organisers hoped that prominent footballers would be among the invitees. However, this is the traditional footballers’ ‘holiday season’ and many are not in the country. Instead, some ‘older faces’ from the footballing world are expected to attend, along with chief executives from sports associations.
LGBT receptions in Downing Street began in 2009 when Gordon Brown was prime minister. Mr Cameron has continued the tradition. At last year’s reception, he promised the crowd the coalition government would change the law to allow religious buildings to host civil partnership ceremonies.
Also invited is:
SHEFFIELD Eagles boss Mark Aston will be sitting down to dinner with David Cameron at No 10 Downing Street tomorrow night. Aston has been invited by the Prime Minister to recognise the Eagles’ leading role in the game’s stand against homophobia in sport.
The Eagles wore specially-designed shirts with the slogan ‘Homophobia: Tackle It!’ in their game against Widnes Vikings earlier this season. “I’ve been invited by the Prime Minister to join a number of other chief executives of clubs, mainly from the Super League,” said Aston, Eagles head coach and chief executive. “I’m very pleased to be asked because it recognises the work Sheffield Eagles have done in tackling homophobia.
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