TORONTO, ON - Olympic short-track speed skater Blake Skjellerup will help launch PrideHouse Toronto’s Winter Games Lounge this Friday, February 7th in a special event featuring outdoor viewing of the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games.
Skjellerup will join PrideHouse Toronto officials and community leaders to launch the Winter Games Lounge, which will be open every evening for the...
On Saturday, February 8th, the PrideHouseTO Winter Games Lounge welcomes Toronto's LGBTQ sport community. Join PrideHouse TO to watch the Olympics, enjoy a drink, and meet other participants and leaders in Toronto's LGBTQ sports community.
Open-air outdoor viewing lounge - licensed reception area - open skating on Lake Devo.
This is a public event and tickets are not required. By...
Toronto Star reporter Kate Allen's article on cyber surveillance during Sochi lists advice from cyber experts to those travelling. Included in the article is OutSport Toronto's position: “Despite assurances from President (Vladimir) Putin and other Russian government officials, OutSport Toronto recommends LGBT athletes and their allies, coaches, officials and spectators exercise caution in all activities and communication while in Russia.”...
As the Olympic Games in Sochi are just around the corner, OUTSPORT TORONTO would like to share with its members and constituents its position vis-a-vie the Olympics. The Russian legislation "censoring LGBT propaganda to minors" and the serious anti-LGBT backlash it has created is of paramount concern. What is the best, most appropriate response? How best do we support...
OutSort Toronto has received a request from CTV for athletes who will be at the Sochi Winter Olympics. If you know of LGBT athletes who are open to being interviewed while at Sochi, please forward their contact details to gerlinde.weger@outsporttoronto.org . Gerlinde will then forward to CTV.
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The PrideHouseTO Sochi Games Lounge will provide opportunities for Toronto's LGBTQ communities and their allies to watch the XXII Winter Olympic Games, participate in sport activities, learn about the challenges of LGBTQ people in Russia and in sport and to celebrate our communities together.
The success of the event requires approximately 150 volunteers. These volunteers will assist with all aspects...
This year's OUTSPORT TORONTO SportZone needs your ideas, energy and excitement to be bigger and better than ever!
Please join us at one of the planning sessions listed at the bottom of this post to add your voice to the planning process.
Some of the questions you'll be helping to answer include:
Register now for your event(s) and save at least $10. Individual fees for the 35-plus sports and cultural events are scheduled to go up between $10 and $60 (depending on event) on 8 January 2014.
All event-specific fees are based on the cost of producing that particular event. For a complete fee schedule, visit theregistration page or click ...
By now you all know that OutSport Toronto is co-chair of the Leadership Team of PrideHouseTO for the Pan/Parapan Am Games happening in 2015 here in Toronto. Here's more exciting news:
PrideHouseTO is creating an incredible Olympic Games Watching Lounge which will be open to the public for the duration of the Olympics - and you're invited to contribute your...
OUTSPORT TORONTO is pleased to announce that Gerlinde Weger has been appointed to its board of directors,heading up its Marketing, Communications, and Public Relations efforts. Weger was appointed at OUTSPORT TORONTO's 16 December 2013 board meeting.
"I'm delighted to have Gerlinde join us," said OUTSPORT TORONTO Chair Shawn Sheridan. "We have had a...
Hey Folks, OutSport Toronto is co-chair of the Leadership Team of PrideHouseTO for the Pan/Parapan Am Games happening in 2015 here in Toronto. We're thrilled to be part of this initiative, and wanted to let you know about a job posting that has come up to work on PrideHouseTO. You can find details of the position at the links below...
