From our friends at TO2015:
Dear Friends,
There are a variety of new employment postings with TO2015 this week:
More information can be found on the TO2015 Get Involved Now page at the following links, which include the position description and application form in English...
On Friday, 23 November 2012, I was honoured to be asked to participate in a day-long workshop on PrideHouseTO, and to speak during an afternoon panel session. Our friends at the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, Hart House, the Sexual and Gender Diversity Office, the Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office, the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at...
Great little piece in Xtra quoting our very own James Scott, Commissioner of the TGFL, and Director of Membership and Member services, OUTSPORT TORONTO: http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Did_gays_win_the_Grey_Cup-12858.aspx .
On Saturday December 8, 2012 the CGSL (Softball), TSVL (Volleyball), TGFL (Flag Football) and DST (Soccer) will be holding a Christmas Event and Toy Drive from 3:00pm to 8:00pm at Woody's. Â Special Guest appearance by former Blue Jays Catcher and SportsNet Baseball Analyist Gregg Zaun will be arriving at 5:00pm. Â Please come and join in, all we ask is that...
During our "afternoon debrief" at the Saturday portion of the 2012 Scrum, I took a moment to quietly survey the crowd of engaged, talkative, thoughtful participants, and something struck me - there were a lot of new faces in the crowd! Through nominee meetings, annual general meetings, and Pride preparations, you start to see "the usual suspects" over time. It's always...
OUTSPORT TORONTO is pleased to announce Angela James as our keynote speaker for Scrum 2012.Â
James is a Canadian former ice hockey forward, who played in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (now the National Women's Hockey League), and represented Team Canada internationally. Â Considered the first superstar of modern women's hockey, James scored 34 points in 20 games...
Breaking news! Finally a pro athlete comes out. These are exciting times! WBO No. 4 featherweight boxer and former Olympian Orlando Cruz announced today he is "a proud gay man". We're proud of you, too!
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Describing himself as "a proud gay...
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This past Saturday, Toronto Blue Jay player Yunel Escobar chose to display offensive and vulgar language on his eye black during a Major League Baseball game in Toronto. Â Subsequently, the Toronto Blue Jays suspended Mr. Escobar for three games, and will donate his lost pay to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the You...
3 September 2012
In preparation for Scrum 2012, and for the LGBT Sport Leadership Programme, OUTSPORT TORONTO is looking for input from its member organisations. We ask that every board / collective / executive / steering committee member and every nominee complete a short survey found at http://OutSportToronto.org/forms/capacity-and-sustainability-lgbt-sport-and-recreation-2012. Your responses will be integral to ensuring we...
Monday, 3 September 2012
Attention OUTSPORT TORONTO Members,
OUTSPORT TORONTO would like to share our excitement for the upcoming Scrum 2012 – Toronto’s leading LGBT sport and recreation event, coming up on October 19th & 20th.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN – CLICK HERE
The theme for this year’s Scrum is “Good to GREAT!”. The momentum...
OUTSPORT TORONTO is sad to announce the resignation of Mac Gunter as a director. Mac was involved from the beginning in the creation of OUTSPORT TORONTO, working on the Governance Committee that drafted the first set of bylaws for the then association, and acting as OUTSPORT TORONTO’s first Secretary Treasurer. He continued his contributions through...
OUTSPORT TORONTO is pleased to announce its receipt of an Ontario Trillium Foundation grant. The Ontario Trillium Foundation will provide OUTSPORT TORONTO with $58,600 over the next four years to support operating expenses and outreach activities, and to increase the capacity of OUTSPORT TORONTO and its member organisations.
"Until now, we've really been operating on a shoe-string...
