International Gay and Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA)
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Providing a unique venue to foster friendship among gay women and men around the world, the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association has been in operation since 1980. Primarily, the association works by establishing an international network of football clubs around the world to promote respect and understanding from the non-gay world. Among others, the IGLFA assists new teams, hosts regional tournaments, manages host selection process, and facilitates tournament operations.
The IGLFA was also
instrumental in the formation of the New
York Ramblers, the first gay soccer team
in 1980. Various regional tournaments ensued
in the following years, and in 1992, the
first European championship was held. In
this same year, the IGLFA established its
first governing board of directors, along
with the formulation and adoption of its
mission statement, Constitution, and bylaws.
In 1997, IGLFA started holding world championships
in Washington DC, participated in by four
women's teams, nine men's first division,
and six men's second division. World championships
ensued in 1999 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida;
in Cologne, Germany in 2000; London in 2001;
Sydney in 2002; Boston in 2003; and San
Francisco in 2004.
