Featured events


7-9 September 2012
Brussels Games
Brussels

Brussels Gay Sports will offer a weekend of fun and fairplay in the capital of Europe, with volleyball, swimming, badminton, and tennis, as well as fitness and hiking.

Learn more HERE.
26-28 October 2012
QueergamesBern
Bern, Switzerland

The success of the first edition of the QueergamesBern proved the need for an LGBT multisport event in Switzerland. This year will be even bigger, with badminton, bowling, running, walking, floorball.

Learn more HERE.
17-20 January 2013
Sin City Shootout
Las Vegas
The 7th Sin City Shootout will feature softball, ice hockey, tennis, wrestling, basketball, dodgeball, bodybuilding and basketball.

Learn more HERE.

13-16 June 2013
IGLFA Euro Cup
Dublin
After this year's edition in Budapest at the EuroGames, the IGLFA Euro Cup heads to Dublin for 2013, hosted by the Dublin Devils and the Dublin Phoenix Tigers.

Learn more HERE.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

"The Road to Cologne": Richard Sypniewski

Here's an extract of a profile of a Gay Games VIII athlete. Read the full profile in Living in the Queer Times HERE:

The opening ceremony [of Gay Games VII] gave me an incredible feeling running out on the field with my teammates to a stadium of tens of thousands with people from all over the world. I remember lining up before the ceremony outside the stadium there was a group of religious protesters holding signs stating, “Homosexuality is a sin”. My friend and I have a picture of us kissing underneath this sign holding the American flag. I still have that photo on my wall today. Running into the stadium gives a person such a rush. By no means would I be considered a true Olympic athlete but to feel that similar experience is like nothing else in the world. This is why the Gay Games is so important, to demonstrate to the world that the GLBT community is vast and broad and that by coming together in the spirit of competition and inclusion, we are a group of beautiful and special people.

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