FAQ / What impact do the Gay Games have on athletes and cultural participants?

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What impact do the Gay Games have on athletes and cultural participants?

For more than two decades, supporters of the Gay Games have brought together thousands of athletes every four years to show the world their pride, their poise and their passion. Every four years Gay Games participants converge to celebrate the empowerment of individual achievement and the triumph of collective cooperation. A primary legacy of the Gay Games has been the athletes and artists themselves, enabling the genesis of countless LGBT athletic and cultural organisations.

The Gay Games have always worked for and are committed to social activism through sports and culture. Creating safe opportunities for LGBT persons to participate in sports and culture is where the Gay Games (and the FGG) have had their biggest impact. The Gay Games is primarily designed to empower the participants, but certainly the great social legacy the Gay Games has had is in the moulding of perceptions.