The CSD, committed in the fight against LGBTI phobia in sport

• In the international day against LGBTI phobia in sport, the council for sports launches a campaign which value the importance of equality, tolerance and respect in the field of sport, as well as the rejection of any kind of stigmatization for reasons of sex or gender
• About 20 spanish athletes, including Mapi León, Damián Quintero, or Carolina Marín, have participated in a video that emphasizes the values of sport as a place where everybody has a place regardless of their orientation
• The secretary of State, Irene Lozano, which also appeared in the work, the CSD is doing to make sport a space more egalitarian. “ In sports cabemos everyone, without distinctions or vetoes. The CSD is clear, and that is why we work every day in favour of equality, in favour of respect, and against any kind of discrimination ”,

Madrid, 19 february 2021.-The international day against LGBTI phobia in sport, the high council of sports (CSD) has launched a campaign casts value the importance of equality, tolerance and respect in the field of sport, and that shows the rejection of discrimination and stigmatization for reasons of sex or gender.

In a video published in social networks and under the hashtag # HacemosEquipo, about 20 spanish athletes, including Mapi León, Damián Quintero, or Carolina Marín, emphasize the importance of the values associated to sport, such as justice, companionship, or diversity. In this regard, he recalled that all persons who are part of the sports sector, regardless of differences, fit on It. Therefore, launch an appeal to the inclusion and respect for persons above all.

The secretary of State for sport, Irene Lozano, that also appears in the video, recalls that one of the action of the CSD is the struggle for equality in sport because “ in sports cabemos everyone, without distinctions or vetoes. The CSD is clear, and that is why we work every day in favour of equality, in favour of respect, and against any kind of discrimination ”. Furthermore, it ensures that to achieve this, the co-location of all the actors that are part of this is key: “ you can count on us and we count with you. We team ”.

The videos and contents created for the campaign will be issued in social networks of the supreme council for sports: Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, Instagram.

Athletes from # HacemosEquipo

Among athletes who have participated in this campaign are: Vanesa Caballero, Alfonso Cabello, Paco Cubelos, Gerard Descarrega, Víctor Gutiérrez, Gema Hassen-Bey, María Pilar (Mapi) León, Damián López, Carolina Marín, Jennifer Pareja, Eli Pinedo, Alejandra Quereda, Damián Quintero, Marc Tur, Javier Raya, Fernando Romay, Sandra Sánchez; as well as the journalist, Dove of the river.