Featured events


27 June-1 July 2012
Eurogames,
Budapest

Eurogames 2012 will take place in Budapest, where some 3800 athletes will compete in 18 sports.

Learn more HERE.
30 May-2 June 2012
IGLA Championships,
Reykjavik
Reykjavik, Iceland hosts the 2012 IGLA Championships for swimmers, synchro swimmers, divers and water polo players.

Learn more HERE.

25-29 May 2012
TIP Paris International Tournament,
Paris
On Pentecost weekend 2012, A new and even bigger edition of the TIP Paris International Tournament with 15 sports and a new sports village.

Learn more HERE.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

GayCities: A look back at 1 August 2010

John Amaechi enters with Team Manchester
GayCities Europe editor Paul Brummitt was at Gay Games VIII in Cologne, where he competed in the triathlon. This was his first dispatch for GayCities:

The parade of athletes at opening ceremony was fun, colorful and diverse–just as any gay sporting event. The difference here in Cologne was that the VIP opening the Games was not only the Foreign Minister and number two in the German government, but also [one] of us!

Openly gay Guido Westerwelle gave an excellent speech telling everyone that “you are a role model for a society, and everyone can be part of – let us all be part of it!” And mentioning the countries with the death penalty for being gay got him a very big round of applause when he said “no religion can ever justify murder”.

Keep reading HERE.

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