OutSport Toronto Blog

More job opportunities with the 2015 PanAm/ParaPanAm Games

Ken Meiklejohn - Mon, 23 Jan 2012

On behalf of our friends at TO2015, we're posting the following opportunities.

Director...

Welcome to 2012!

Shawn Sheridan - Mon, 2 Jan 2012

Smile well and often, it makes people wonder what you have been up to.

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, 1906 – 1982

As Chair of OUTSPORT TORONTO, I found myself smiling well and often during 2011. It was a great year!...

LGBT Involvement in the 2012 Ontario Summer Games in Toronto

Mac Gunter - Sun, 18 Dec 2011

The City of Toronto will host the 2012 Ontario Summer Games from August 16 to 19, 2012. The 2012 Games will bring together approximately 2,500 athletes competing in twenty-eight sports in multiple venues across Toronto and surrounding regions. The Games are geared to young athletes aged eleven to twenty-two and present a unique opportunity for them to assess their potential for engaging in national and international competitions.

A Day of Contrasts

Shawn Sheridan - Wed, 7 Dec 2011

Two things happened yesterday that were an incredible contrast – a report in the Globe and Mail citing how Christian, Jewish, and Muslim representatives were speaking out against the new anti-bullying legislation as it pertained to LGBT students (...

PanAm / ParaPanAm Job Opportunity

Shawn Sheridan - Mon, 5 Dec 2011

On behalf of our friends at TO2015, we're posting the following opportunity.

TO2015 is now recruiting for a Director, External Partnerships AND a Production Assistant, Arts & Culture.

For more information, please visit: http://www.toronto2015.org/lang/...

Welcome Toronto Historical Bowling Society

Shawn Sheridan - Sun, 20 Nov 2011

It's my pleasure to welcome the Toronto Historical Bowling Society (THBS) as our newest member to OUTSPORT TORONTO. We had no trouble voting unanimously to accept THBS's applications at our directors meeting on the 15th of November, 2011.

Thank You David Testo!

James Scott - Thu, 10 Nov 2011

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-soccer-star-regrets-hiding-homosexuality-1.1074654

What a positive news story! OUTSport Toronto would like to extend its support to David Testo, and congratulate him on his decision to publically declare himself as a professional LGBT athlete

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Fantastic day!

Shawn Sheridan - Sun, 6 Nov 2011

Yesterday was OUTSPORT TORONTO's second annual Scrum. We changed the format this year to be more comprehensive with sessions of presenters and panellists, all aligned with either general promotion of sport and healthy living to the broader LGBT community (what we called the "Participants' Track"), or with learning and mentoring each other to strengthen our individual organisations' abilities and...

OutSport Toronto Gears Up for 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games

Ken Meiklejohn - Wed, 12 Oct 2011

When the CEO of TO2015—the organizing committee for the 2015 Pan Am/ParaPan Am Games—offers you a role in one of the largest multi-sport events ever to take place on Canadian soil, it’s not something you take lightly. Even so, as Ian Troop made his overture to LGBT activists and community representatives at the opening of a brainstorming session at Chorus Quay on September 13, I wasn’t too surprised, given that a major plank of TO2015’s mission is “to engage local communities to...

Save the Date - Saturday November 5th - OutSport Fall Scrum

James Scott - Mon, 1 Aug 2011

G20 Summit...The World Economic Forum @ Davos...OutSport Fall Scrum?

Okay, maybe not all of the same stature, but the 2011 OutSport Fall Scrum is shaping up to be an incredible opportunity for the LGBT-Sport community to gather for interesting seminars, networking opportunities, and a great keynote speaker.

There are number of very interesting and important issues within LGBT-Sport, and OutSport is working hard to put together an agenda that addresses these key topics;