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.

Friday, September 11, 2009

New Survey: Homophobia and Transphobia in Sports



Last year we reported about a fantastic "Out" track team member that attended Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. His name is Jamal Brown. We congratulated him for his very personal story told on http://www.outsports.com/ web site. Jamal wrote back this week and asked the Federation of Gay Games to help him with a sports survey.


Jamal is working for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) as a Senior Legal Assistant. His current project is setting its sights on challenging homophobia and transphobia in sports. To determine how it can best do that, GLAD is researching the ways in which anti-gay and anti-transgender attitudes affect LGBT athletes and coaches. Its first step is collecting the stories of LGBT athletes, coaches and allies who can shed light on the challenges and barriers homophobia and transphobia present. Please take a moment to participate in this important work by sharing your story in the brief survey in the link below.


Jamal asks that we each add this to our Facebook pages and any LGBT sports team web sites or any other way we communicate to our athletes. He needs to hear our stories.


Here is the link to the survey: www.glad.org/sports




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