Human rights of invisible minorities in sport
Channel: Out in Slovenija
Date: 2021-02-22

Out in Slovenija, in cooperation with DIH, hosted an international round table and workshop on Human rights of invisible minorities in sport, held on Monday, February 22, as an activity within the Football V Homophobia campaign, supported by the FARE Network.
 
The online event examined the overall human rights situation in the region, then specifically related to sport, having a special focus on "invisible" minorities. The event explored challenges facing people in Central and Eastern Europe of non-normative sexual orientation, gender identity and expression - in particular LGBTIQ+ individuals and community; and how is situation in the times of Covid 19.


Speakers and contributors:
dr. Irena Šumi, anthropologist and researcher, Faculty of Social Work & Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana
Rosario Coco, Outsport project coordinator, Italian Association for Sports and Culture (AICS)
Sarah Townsend, EGLSF General Secretary & CEEYOUSPORT team member, European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF)
Suzi Andreis, Chrząszczyki (Poland)
Miroslava Manavska, Bilitis (Bulgaria)
Milan Banach Nagy, Atlasz (Hungary)

Moderator: Andrej Pišl, Out in Slovenija/DIH (Slovenia)


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