Jonathan MacBride, one of Ulster's leading squash players, is all set for the Gay Games VIII in Cologne this summer:
Everyone should go to the Gay Games!
I went to the World Outgames in Copenhagen in 2009 and had the best time of my life. I made so many new friends, the locals - gay and straight - were welcoming, the sporting competitions were well organised and with so many sports it was fantastic to watch others compete and excel. And then there were the parties... a party every night. What that means for the serious sportsperson is that they can definitely go to a party even if there's only one night before a free day. Alternatively you can go to a party every night!
Cologne is a beautiful city and i'm really looking forward to seeing some of the sights. Everyone will be in Cologne for a good time and they'll have come from all over the world - 78 countries in the World Outgames, more expected in the Gay Games. The atmosphere is guaranteed to be incredible, from the very start of the opening ceremony till you get off the plane when you get home.
It's an amazing feeling to have thousands of sporty LGBT people all around you. At home you're usually in a minority, whether that's in an individual sport or even in a gay team. In the biggest gay sporting competition in the world you can play your game, do your thing, whatever it is that you enjoy doing, and amongst people who aren't interested in your sexuality. They don't care. We don't care. We just want to play our game, do our thing, and enjoy it.
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