14 September 2012 / Team Muenchen Sportfestival and PantereEsports tournaments

Once again tournaments collide, with the weekend of 14-16 September seeing two major tournaments in Munich and Barcelona...

Munich’s gay and lesbians sports club Team Muenchen e.V., invites you to join our Gay and Lesbian Summer Sport Festival 2012. The event will take place on the weekend of September 14-16, 2012.

REGISTER NOW on www.sommersportfestival.de/ssf/ .
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We offer tournaments in badminton, bowling, soccer (7 by 7 and women only!), sport-climbing, sport-shooting, table-tennis, volleyball (men), as well as workshops in aerobic, kickboxing, yoga.

SAVE THE DATE and register now for Sept. 14th to 16th, 2012 - We are looking forward to see you in Munich.

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After the Tennis tournament the weekend of 6-9 September, the weekend of 14-16 September will see the main PanterEsports tournament.

Sports on offer include: Basketball (men/women), Squash, Volleyball (men), Swimming, Soccer (men), Syncronized Swimming, Running.

More info HERE.

6 September 2012 / 2012 PanterEsports tennis tournament

More info on the Panteres Grogues PanterEsports tennis tournament HERE.

En català / Dia Internacional contra la homofòbia en el futbol 2012

Dia Internacional contra la homofòbia en el futbol 2012 Panteres Grogues. Convidat especial Jonathan De Falco en la conferencia prèvia en el Hotel Axel. Retransmesa per BTV en entrevista en directe previ a la conferència. (With translation by Marc Andreu!)

Panteres Grogues board member elected to board of Catalan Tennis Federation

A message from FGG member organization Panteres Grogues:

For the first time, the Federació Catalana de Tenis (FCT or Catalan Tennis Federation) will have on its board an out gay man, Manel Gines, a board member of FGG member organization Panteres Grogues in Barcelona. Manel is the treasurer of Panteres Grogues, and the coordinator of tennis within the multisport club.

He joins the board of FCT as part of a slate of candidates led by Joan Navarro, a childhood friend of Manel.

Their victory is a big shake-up for the federation, after a difficult election against outgoing president Francesc Orriols. The new team won by 110 to 104 in a run-off vote after a tied first round of voting.

A concrete hope for Panteres Grogues is for more favorable terms for renting tennis venues for their annual PantereSports multisport tournament, which will next be organized in September 2012. More important is the new possibility for developing projects within the FCT to fight homophobia in sport. The new team in place will be a much more interesting partner for such actions.

Sport in Spain is highly decentralized, and the autonomous region of Catalonia has full responsibility for sport. All sports clubs in the region are member of the Catalan federation for their sport, with some also being members of the Spanish national federation.

The FGG sends its best wishes to Manel in his new duties, with our hopes for a fruitful exchange between LGBT and mainstream sports bodies.

En català / Els nedadors de les Panteres Grogues es despullen per un calendari

Amb l'arribada del 2012 són molts els calendaris que proliferen per il·lustrar els mesos que venen. Enguany, per primer cop, la secció de natació del Club Esportiu LGTB Panteres Grogues ha elaborat el seu propi calendari.

Hi trobareu 24 nedadors amb poca roba disposats a animar-vos des de gener a desembre. No és el primer equip esportiu que ho fa, però segurament serà un dels que més us alegrarà la vista.

Les fotos, elaborades per l’estudi fotogràfic Shoot 115 (www.shoot115.com), es van fer durant el mes d’octubre a la piscina on entrenen habitualment, les platges de Barcelona, Sant Feliu de Guíxols i Cabrils.

El calendari està a la venda al preu de 10 € i es pot adquirir a les llibreries:

• Cómplices, C/ Cervantes 4, Barcelona
• Antinous, C/Josep Anselm Clavé 6, Barcelona.

També es pot demanar per correu electrònic a natacio@panteresgrogues.cat. S’enviarà a domicilis particulars previ pagament per transferència.

En español / ADI continua su ampliación hacia el Sur

News from ADI:

El pasado mes de octubre el pleno de ADI ratificó por unanimidad la incorporación como miembro de la agrupación de la recién nacida Asociación Deportes LGTB del Sur. Dicha asociación, con una amplia proyección dentro del ámbito deportivo LGTB ha estrenado recientemente web y está iniciando con éxito sus primeros pasos. Tras conocer el proyecto que se estaba gestando en Andalucía, ADI estableció contacto con sus promotores, los cuales mostraron su disposición desde el principio a incorporarse a la agrupación, con la que hay una importante similitud de objetivos. En palabras de la propia asociación sevillana "si hay un ámbito de nuestra sociedad en el que la homofobia es claramente perceptible y en el que la visibilidad es una utopía que se antoja difícil de alcanzar, ese es el deporte". La adhesión de Deportes LGTB del Sur a ADI se materializó el pasado 22 de octubre por aprobación en sesión plenaria. El espaldarazo definitivo a esta nueva incorporación será la celebración del próximo pleno ADI en la ciudad de Sevilla.

ADI (Agrupación Deportiva Ibérica LGTB) fue fundada en 2009 por 7 asociaciones y clubes deportivos LGTB: Elaios de Zaragoza, Panteres Grogues de Barcelona, Hegoak de Bilbao, Samarucs de Valencia, y G-Madrid Sports, Halegatos y Madpoint de Madrid. La agrupación, que aspira a aglutinar y sumar los esfuerzos de todas las entidades que trabajan en el ámbito del deporte LGTB en la península ibérica, se amplió en la primavera de este año con la incorporación del grupo de senderistas LGTB de Mallorca Siurells. La reciente llegada de Deportes LGTB del Sur supone una nueva ampliación geográfica y estructural de ADI, que consolida su crecimiento desde su aparición y que espera nuevas incorporaciones en los próximos años.

15 September 2011 / PantereSports holds talk on "Sport, homophobia and overcoming physical limitations"

Claire Harvey

Thursday, September 15 · 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Secretaria de Joventut, Generalitat de Catalunya
Calabria 147
Barcelona

Claire Harvey (Sitting Volleyball Player - UK National Team) and Louise Englefield (EGLSF Co-President) will talk about homophobia in sports and how to overcome physical limitations.

Claire Harvey was born in Chatham, Kent (GB) on 19 February 1974, the daughter of a housewife and a civil servant. A lover of sports, Claire was an active child who grew into an active woman, playing Rugby Union to the highest level.

Louise Englefield was elected two years ago to be the female co-president in the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation. In the UK, her homeland, she is one of the three directors of Pride Sports, a national organization for the development and equity in LGBT sports.

Presentation HERE.

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Habrá traducción simultánea en castellano.
Hi haurà traducció simultània en català.

16 September 2011 / Registration to Panteresports still open

Registration for PANTERESPORTS 2011 is still open! We're looking forward seeing you in Barcelona from 16-18 September 2011!

Late registration fees will apply as of 9 September, so register now! (Note that the tennis tournament will take place next weekend, 9-11 September.)

You are welcome to join us in the biggest LGBT sports event in southern Europe, celebrating its 5th edition.

Three days filled with sports, cultural events, parties, sun and sea by the Mediterranean.


Get more information HERE

16 September 2011 / Panteres Grogues invite you to come south and play at PantereSports 2011 in Barcelona

Registration for PANTERESPORTS 2011 is already open! We're looking forward seeing you in Barcelona from 16-18 September 2011!

You are welcome to join us in the biggest LGBT sports event in southern Europe, celebrating its 5th edition.

Three days filled with sports, cultural events, parties, sun and sea by the Mediterranean.

Get more information HERE

Panteres Grogues participate in inauguration of new Barcelona monument to LGBT persecution

The Mayor of Barcelona recently inaugurated a monument in the Parc de la Ciudatella that recalls gays, lesbians, and transsexuals who have suffered from persecutions and retaliation for their condition throughout history.

The Mayor pointed out that this monument – an inverted pink triangle, made of stone from the mountain of Montjuïc – was the symbol used by Nazis in extermination camps to mark homosexuals, and it has become a message of "Memory and Commitment".
Over two hundred people gathered to celebrate the placement of the monument., which opened and closed with songs by the Barcelona Rainbow Singers, the choir of FGG member Panteres Grogues.

Video from first "Donasports" event last year

We wrote earlier about Panteres Grogues' Donasports plan, a weekend of sport aimed at increasing women's participation. The event is this weekend, but here's a look back at the first edition last year.

EGLSF meeting opens with presentation of members' best practices

The Annual General Assembly of the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation officially opened last night, with the civic reception at historic Villa Bonn. But a majority of delegates were already at work all day at a series of presentations by member clubs of areas in which they have developed special expertise, whether the promotion of sport among LGBT youth, outreach programs, tournament organization, or women's participation. The latter session was proposed by FGG- and EGLSF-member Panteres Grogues from Barcelona.

One of the actions that Ana Valencia presented, designed to promote women's participation in sport is Donasports which is taking place just two weeks from now. This will be the second edition of the weekend of sports by women, for women, to engage women in sport, in the sections of the club, and in the leadership of the organization. Last year's inaugural event resulted in an increase in women's registration of as much as 10%, a great achievement in difficult economic times.

More info on the AGA HERE.
MOre info on Donasport HERE.

Last days to register for Panteresports

The fourth edition of the Barcelona multisport tournament organized by FGG member organization Panteres Grogues will take place September 9-12 (Tennis) and 16-19 (Basketball, Football, Road Race, Squash, Volleyall, and more).

REGISTRATION CLOSES 5 SEPTEMBER.

More info HERE.