As part of its move to make the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games more inclusive and accessible, the organising committee has inaugurated Pride House – Paris 2024. Its opening comes on the occasion of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote fairness, inclusion and respect for diversity, the organising committee of the Olympic Games has launched Pride House-Paris 2024. In a press statement, Paris2024 says that the move presents its entire legacy for more inclusive sport and a better way of “living together” to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17.

Under the aegis of Pride House International, a Pride House is a benevolent and inclusive venue at major sporting events. Its aim is to combat discrimination and make LGBTI+ people more visible in sport. It offers a festive, cultural, sporting and educational programme to raise awareness among as many people as possible and make sport universal and accessible to all without discrimination.

The statement adds that the first step in building its legacy was the launch of its research laboratory last January. Comprising three working groups, the aim of this “Lab” is to propose operational solutions that can easily be put in place by sports associations wishing to work on their inclusion.

Each working group focuses on a specific theme, in conjunction with Pride House partners and with guest speakers who provide a real opportunity to share experience from the field, including on issues like sport and homosexuality, trans and non-binary people in sport and women, lesbian people and sport.

The statement adds that the results of this work will be shared at a special event in July and through an institutional handover to be led by partner PwC, a leading consultancy firm.

The organisers say that as a legacy project of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Organising Committee and Fier-Play are committed to working together to harness the momentum of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to drive lasting social and cultural change in the French and global sporting landscape.

This objective is all the more present with the involvement of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Pride House. The result is an historic partnership that has made Pride House-Paris 2024 the first Pride House to obtain such support. This unprecedented collaboration opens up new prospects for promoting LGBTI+ inclusion in sport worldwide.

The organiers add that the results of the laboratory’s work will soon be made available to the Fier Foundation, a major player in the promotion of inclusive sport, to enrich and update its FIER Sport label. This initiative demonstrates Pride House’s ongoing commitment to turning ideals into tangible action, and to paving the way for a fairer and more respectful sporting community, say the organisers.

“At a time when sport is increasingly recognised as a catalyst for social change, at Pride House we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to fairness, respect for diversity and inclusion. With our legacy, we want to help build a world where every individual, regardless of their identity, can feel fully accepted and valued on the sports field, in the stands and wherever they may be,” says Jérémy Goupille, Joint President of Fier-Play.

“Inclusion, openness and respect for everyone are at the heart of the values of sport, and of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As the organiser of the world’s biggest sporting event, Paris 2024 is committed to making our society more inclusive and advancing the fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender in France and around the world. We are proud to have this Pride House · Paris 2024, which will be a place full of life, celebration and awareness-raisings,” says Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024.