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, May 28, 2010

"Come out to play" study by Victoria University

Just a reminder that Caroline Symons has just published a history of the Gay Games, and is the winner of the 2009 Federation Legacy Award for Academic Scholarship and Research. Read the article on this study HERE. More info on the study can be found HERE.


More than 45 percent of people are not ‘out’ in mainstream sports and many shy away from team games for fear of harassment, according to a new study on the GLBT experience in sport.

The first study of its kind, Come Out To Play was conducted by Victoria University and Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria and sets out recommendations for greater inclusion in amateur sports.

“Sport plays a significant role in Australian society; however, it is a place where LGBT Australians are largely silent and invisible,” the study says.

Victoria University lead researcher Dr Caroline Symons told Sydney Star Observer it’s not all bad news.

“Fifty percent of people did say their mainstream sports club was welcoming so that’s good news,” she said.

The report — launched today by VicHealth — surveyed 307 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The findings show male respondents were less likely to play team sports than women and more likely to be out in individual rather than team sports.

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