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    Concerns over gay ban report

    The Federation of Gay Games has joined the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation and lobby groups, including AllOut, in submitting a formal letter to the president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), Sepp Blatter,...

    • Posted 71 days ago
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    Wrestling still in

    Despite last week’s recommendation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that wrestling will not be on the program of the 2020 Olympic Games, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has moved to ensure competitors taking part in...

    • Posted 92 days ago
  • Them some skills

    Gay and Lesbian Martial Arts (GLMA) club students have picked up broadsword and spear skills after an intensive training camp at Broken Bay in NSW last weekend. The club is currently seeking new members who would like...

    • Posted 176 days ago
  • Team Sydney marks 21 years

    Leading LGBTI sporting group Team Sydney has marked its 21st birthday as an incorporated organisation this month. Originally started in 1985 for people wanting to attend the 1986 Gay Games, Team Sydney has grown steadily over the years,...

    • Posted 189 days ago
  • Dolly’s 9-5

    Hello and welcome to my little corner, It’s that time of year again when we all have a little flutter on the Melbourne Cup. I remember being at Wrestpoint in Hobart one year and everyone was all...

    • Posted 203 days ago
  • Sydney Gay Games holds 10-year reunion

    The Sydney 2002 Gay Games is holding a 10-year reunion this weekend. LGBTI athletes who participated and sporting enthusiasts that spectated in the 2002 games are invited to attend the event which will be held upstairs at the...

    • Posted 205 days ago
  • Stingers mark ten years

    Sydney’s gay water polo team, the Stingers, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary as a competitive team. Started by a group of friends in 2001 who wanted to get a team together for the Gay Games, the Stingers now...

    • Posted 218 days ago
  • A man of speed and substance

    In 2010, New Zealand’s Olympic speed ice skater Blake Skjellerup did what few elite athletes will ever risk: he publicly came out as a gay man. What sets Skjellerup apart from other Olympic athletes who have come...

    • Posted 302 days ago
  • Split forces event cancellation

    The recently repaired relationship between two LGBTI world sporting rivals, the World OutGames and the Gay Games, has broken down. Two years after it was announced the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) and the Federation...

    • Posted 371 days ago
  • Asia gets its own gay games

    Nepali LGBTI rights organisation the Blue Diamond Society has announced plans for Asia’s first LGBTI multi-sport event. The Blue Diamond National Sport Competition 2012 was revealed at a ceremony last week which featured a symbolic handover from...

    • Posted 423 days ago
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