DFB President Theo Zwanziger, German national league player Philipp Lahm and Tanja Walther, the representative of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation, were awarded with the “Tolerantia Preis” to commemorate their achievements in their work on tolerance and against discrimination.
The awards were given to the recipients on September 7, 2008 in front of 20.000 people in the LTU Arena stadium in Dusseldorf by Bastian Finke, head of the gay anti-violence project MANEO. The award is presented each year in France, Poland and Germany to honour people who are committed to fight against discrimination, hatred and violence.
Tanja Walther and Dr. Zwanziger were awarded for their advocacy work in the fight against homophobia in sports. Philipp Lahm has been given the award for publicly condemning discrimination of homosexuals in football.


Info : www.maneo.de
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For 6th consecutive time Tangra Sports group will take part in January (from 2nd to 11th at the winter SPA camp in the town of Hissar that has already become a tradtition.
At the SPA oasis you can practice triathlon , soccer, track and field, fitness, swimming, cycling, table tennis and tourism&nordic walking.

The price for a day per person is EUR20 - full board + swimming and fitness included. [Read more here...]

Euro MPs have called on the Bulgarian goverment to extend civil partnerships to gay and lesbian couples.
Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007. Its parliament is considering a new draft of the Family Code which introduces civil partnerships into Bulgarian law, but only between a man and a woman.
Politicians have refused to countenance extending protections to gay and lesbian couples.
This week the European Parliament's Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights sent a letter to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Sergei Stanishev and Members of the National Assembly expressing concern.
“Unions between opposite-sex and same-sex couples are based on the same ground. It is a commitment and a declaration of love,” wrote MEPs Michael Cashman, Lissy Gräner, Raúl Romeva and Sophie In 't Veld.
“It constitutes a direct discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation if opposite-sex couples can legally register a partnership, but same-sex couples can not.
”Discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation is prohibited in various legal documents of the European Union." [Read more here...]

2008 Eurogames of Barcelona medalists delegation, was received by Gianfranco Fini, President of the Italian House of Representatives, and leader of the most right wing party in the current center-right Italian government.
The reception was asked for by Anna Paola Concia, congresswoman for the Democratic Party and gold medallist herself in the tennis tournament of the EuroGames. Pepe Garcia Vasquez, the male co-president of EGLSF was also present at the reception.
Most of the athletes received were members of Gay Sport Italia (GSI), a newly created umbrella organization which includes about 15 teams and sportive Italian associations. Total (unofficial) number of the medals won by Italian athletes at the last Eurogames is 59, of which 24 golds (10 in swimming, 9 in track and field, 2 in volleyball, 2 in tennis, 1 in synchronized swimming), with other medals won in beach volleyball, football and golf.

Info : EGLSF

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Today in Sofia took place 2008 gay parade. The slogan was - “Me and My Family” . The Pride started at 16:30 on the Bridge behind the National Palace of Culture , went through central Sofia boulevards and ended up by the Red House at Karavelov Street.

Organizators from Gay rights group “Gemini” and the whole GLBT community in Bulgaria are very THANKFULL to the Mayor of Sofia, Gen. Borisov, and the Sofia Municipality for the reached consensus and understanding. The Police made A GREAT JOB, protecting fully - 100% , around 150 BRAVE Pride participants . Some of them wearing t-shirts with the slogan: “Beware of whom you hate, it might be someone you love.”

Bulgaria JOINED THE FAMILY of Democracy and Freedom EUROPEAN Countries!!!
Homosexuality was decriminalised in the 1960s, the age of consent was equalised in 2002.Since the 1st of January 2004 Bulgaria adopted an anti-discrimination law, protecting very well the LGBT people in the country.


Pictures by: Dnevnik.bg (Nadezhda Chipeva , Gheorghi Kozhuharov ) , Dnes.bg .

Translations by Stanislav Tanchev from www.MOMCHETO.COM.

21April-12May will be held High altitude(2000m) LGBT Sports camp at BELMEKEN (located - 150 km south from Sofia in Rila Mountains).
In Belmeken can be practiced basketball , boxing, cycling, fitness, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tourism&nordic walking ,track and field, weightlifting, wrestling and more....
Pack price for a day per person is 40 BGN=EUR20 [Read more here...]

Every Year (even in Communist Era of Bulgaria till the year of 1989) , 2nd of February is the most celebrated gay holiday in Bulgaria. [Read more here...]

BRANKICA HADZOVIC (Serbia) and scandalous American - LATASHA BAYERS - ( played for NBA Basketball “Houston Comets” Team) , got merried in San Francisco (California) last summer. [Read more here...]

5th-9th of march 2008 , SG Tangra will take part at snow board&ski camp at “BOROVETS” international resort( located 70 km from Sofia). [Read more here...]

For 5th consecutive time Tangra Sports group will take part in January (from 2nd to 6th 2008 , maximum stay is possible till 13th of January - Sunday ) at the winter SPA camp in the town of Hissar that has already become a tradtition.
At the SPA oasis you can practice triathlon , soccer, track and field, fitness, swimming, cycling, table tennis and tourism&nordic walking.

The price for a day per person is 26 BGN=EUR13 - full board + swimming and fitness included. [Read more here...]

Bulgarian drag queen - Elza Pariny runs for the post of municipal councellor in the sea capital of Bulgaria - the city of Varna.
The local Election will be held on 28th of October. Elza call on all the citizens of Varna to vote for her with the bulletin for municipal councillors number - 52.
At the election , she stands in the list of the Union of Free Democrats(UFD) founded by Stefan Sofiyanski(Prime Minister in 1997 , three full mandates Mayor of Sofia , Euro Parliament observer till 2007).
Candidate for Mayor in Varna from UFD ticket is - Mr Dimo Giaurov(on the puicture below). His bulletin number is 16.
If Mr. Giaurov become the new Mayor of Varna , it is sure that next October will be held a gay pride pride march in and Gay Tourism will be developed in the Region. [Read more here...]

From 7th to 9th of September 2007 , the Bulgarian Association for Gay Sports (BAGS) , where Tangra Sports Group is a member, organizes an International Open LGBT Beach Football Championship at Gay Resort of Bulgaria - KAMCHIA.
The Chamionships is a part of 2007 VARNA PRIDE WEEK from 2nd to 9th September.

[Read more here...]

LGBT Idea starts its second project Q-Files: International LGBTIQ Bibliographical System (www.qfiles.net).

The project aims at the systematization of publications on LGBT issues and studies.

Q-Files is a project of Stanimir Panayotov and LGBT Idea (www.lgbt-idea.org).

The long-term project of Q-Files is the creation and development of a bibliographical system whete in a multitude of languages people are to gather in the form of bibliographical lists references for publications devoted or related to the lives and problems of LGBTIQ people.

From July 31st tî 6th of August in hungarian capital will be held a volleball camp for Sports Group Tangra Team.

Host of the club in Budapest is the local team - GAY VOLLEY.

Registration deadline for Budapest volleyball camp is extended till 29th of July.
More info on e-mail:
tangra@usa.com [Read more here...]