OUR MISSION — Sport should be accessible, safe, and appealing to everyone, regardless of their body, sexuality, or gender identity. That’s why Out For The Win is working toward an inclusive sports world for LGBTQIA+ individuals, powered by education, storytelling and advocacy.

OUR NAME — “Being out” is not a given and certainly not in the sports world. Often athletes put off their outing until after their careers. Having to conceal a part of yourself can be tough and, in our opinion, even weigh on athletic performance. Therefore, OFTW is trying to create a platform where every young athlete can identify with stories and draw strength from them. Equally, we want to inform about gender and sexual diversity in sports. Together, we can empower LGBTQIA+ individuals to be themselves, also in sports.

OUR LOGO — The OFTW logo contains three squares. A square, you might think… But with our logo, we want to make it clear that we’re not into boxes. We break open the square, as it were. We want to break through fixed and rusty prejudices. The three irregular squares symbolize the diversity within the sport and the LGBTQIA+ community. Despite this diversity, we try to form a whole and stand strong together, because only then can a goal be achieved. Further, the two lines also refer to sports lines. Lines that show the difference between in and out, between point or no point, between gain or loss. ‘Out’ may mean loss in most sports terms, but with this project we want to show that ‘out’ can also be positive and this not only outside the lines, but also on the sports field.