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Showing posts with label lgbtq youth summit 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lgbtq youth summit 2011. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Andrew Langenfeld on list of "Top 10 Israeli Guys of 2011"
Friday, December 30, 2011
Andrew Langenfeld interviewed on World LGBT Youth Leaders Summit, Our Group, and more
Tell us more about your organization you founded (Our Group) and is there an Israeli equivalent.
So Our Group is an outreach and support network for LGBT student-athletes and allies. I started building the foundation for the organization in 2007/2008 after I transferred from West Virginia University to Purdue University. I realized in my experience as an out athlete that I was extremely fortunate to have accepting teammates (an also two other out teammates) and that this was something special and unique. I knew that there were other LGBT athletes who did not have a person to open up to about their gender or sexual identities. I wanted to great the structure for other campuses to start support groups and also a way for out athletes to share their stories with other people. Unfortunately, outside of the US there is no other organization similar to Our Group, since organized intercollegiate sports is something quite unique to the US. But, we have worked with the Federation of Gay Games and other LGBTQ sports organizations on different panel discussions and other activism platforms.
How was your experience in the sports world being gay?
I had a very interesting experience. I was closeted until my sophomore year of college (even though I came out to my mom and some friends in high school) but during my freshman year of college I dated a teammate. It was a very difficult experience for me because as a student-athlete, you spend anywhere between 8-10 hours a day with most of your teammates, and hiding something so huge that was right in front of their faces was difficult. Things became even harder after my boyfriend/teammate and I broke up during the NCAA Championship meet my freshman year and we had to be around each other all of the time. After the breakup I came out, but it was a very difficult time in my life. My teammates were supportive and great for the most part, but it was difficult in many ways for me to be out on my team at West Virginia University. I decided to transfer to Purdue University to start my junior year of college and to start with a fresh slate. At Purdue I was completely accepted and never faced any issues being gay on the swim team or within the sports community at school. I feel very blessed to have had such a positive experience, because I know many other athletes who did not have the same positive experience.
You recently took part in the World LGBTQ Youth Leaders Summit in Tel Aviv, how was your experience?
The Summit was quite remarkable in many ways, from the group of participants that were hand picked by the organizing committee, to the workshops/lectures we participated in, to the experiences that we were able to enjoy (e.g. visiting Jerusalem, East Jerusalem, the Knesset, etc.) throughout the week-long conference. I know that each and every one of us left the summit feeling more empowered and with new skills that we can take back to our home organizations. All of the participants decided at the end of the summit to create a network, which we have named RCAN (Rainbow Coalition and Activists Network) so that we can stay connected and continue the dialogue that we began in Tel Aviv from anywhere around the world.
Read in full HERE.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Andrew Langenfeld's video blog from the World LGBT Youth Summit
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA represented the FGG at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're pleased that he still have a few blog entries to post, including this one in which he describes the media training the participants are receiving.
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
Friday, December 9, 2011
LGBTQ Youth Leaders Summit: photo from sport presentation
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're delighted that Andrew will be representing the Federation of Gay Games and LGBT sport at this event, and are pleased to share this first photo from his presentation on Thursday.
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
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| (photo Heart Diño) |
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
LGBTQ Youth Summit: Andrew Langenfeld's video blog, number 3
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're delighted that Andrew will be representing the Federation of Gay Games and LGBT sport at this event, and are pleased to share his video blog entries.
Watch his third entry below, with shout outs for Eurogames 2012 and Gay Games 9!
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
Sunday, December 4, 2011
LGBTQ Youth Summit: Andrew Langenfeld's video blog, number 2
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're delighted that Andrew will be representing the Federation of Gay Games and LGBT sport at this event, and are pleased to share his video blog entries.
Watch his second entry below!
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
Here is video from the first day of the Summit, provided by the organizers:
Speaking in this session: Prof. Neta Ziv - Moderator, Faculty of Law in TAU, Justice of Supreme Court (ret.) Ms. Dalia Dorner, President of Amnesty NSW Mr. Senthorun Raj, Member of Bundestag, Mr. Volker Beck. Beck is well-known to friends of the Gay Games, as he is a leading advocate for LGBT rights in Germany, and a great supporter of Gay Games VIII, all the more so as he is the MP for Cologne in the Bundestag.
Follow the LGBTQ Youth Leadership Summit on Facebook
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're delighted that Andrew will be representing the Federation of Gay Games and LGBT sport at this event.
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
From the Summit's Facebook page:
So, everyone's here, finally, and we're starting!
We're really excited to have you join us live on parts of the Summit, by clicking "Live Broadcast" HERE.
The first live broadcast will commence at 15h00 (GMT+2), in a panel discussion: Strategies for Social Change. The Panel moderator is Prof. Neta Ziv from the Faculty of Law in Tel Aviv University, and formerly a lawyer with the Association of Civil Rights. The speaks are member of Bundestag, Mr. Volker Beck, Justice of Supreme Court (Ret.) Ms. Dalia Dorner and President of Amnesty New South Wales, Mr. Senthorun Raj.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
LGBTQ Youth Summit: Andrew Langenfeld's video blog, number 1
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
We're delighted that Andrew will be representing the Federation of Gay Games and LGBT sport at this event, and are pleased to share his video blog entries.
Watch his first entry below!
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
3 December 2011 / LGBT sport at World LGBTQ Youth Leaders Summit in Tel Aviv
Andrew Langenfeld, an elite collegiate swimmer from the USA will be part of the education panel at the summit. Andrew is a founder of Our Group, a support group for out LGBT student athletes.
More info soon!
Website: lgbtqsummit.org
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