Olympic gay games

The Gay Games, held in June in New York City to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the modern start of the LGBT movement in the United States, "overtook the Olympics in size" with 10, athletes compared to 9, at the Barcelona Olympics and 10, at the Atlanta Olympics. Paris hosted the 10th edition of the Gay Games in Welcome to the Gay Games, where anyone can become an athlete and represent their country, no matter their age, gender, athletic skill - or indeed sexuality. And for the first time in its year history, the event will take place in Asia and Latin America as Hong Kong and the Mexican city of Guadalajara will act as co-hosts.

Tom Waddell, pictured competing in the Olympic decathlon finals ahead of the Olympics, founded the Gay Games to foster joy and belonging among LGBTQ people. Topic: LGBT. Melbourne is in the running to host the Gay Games. The games, which take place every four years, were last held in , with 5, people descending on two host cities — Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico — for events including dragon boat racing, light speed saber and mahjong.

Discover the results from all sporting competitions since the very first Gay Games to the present day, right here. Wien Stadium at Baker Field. Gay Games IV, held in New York City from June 18 to 25, , brought together athletes, performance artists, and spectators from around the world to take part in what was then the largest sports and culture event to welcome and celebrate the LGBT community. Photo by and courtesy of the Federation of Gay Games.

Thanks to a marathon effort that continues alongside the ongoing global fight for LGBTQ+ rights, the Olympics can be considered the queerest of all sporting events. For LGBTQ+ medalists. Your browser is not supported for this experience. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. Denver is a city that champions equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.