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 21, 2010

Vancouver Olympian comes out

Speedskater Blake Skjellerup competed for his native New Zealand at the Vancouver Winter Olympics this past February. Interestingly, his family, friends, teammates and coaches have all known he is gay for some time. In fact, according to Chicago's Windy City Times, during the limited time they were together during the Games due to the skater's intense schedule during that two-week period, Skjellerup and his boyfriend walked around Vancouver holding hands.

"We had limited time to be together, so we wanted to make it as nice as possible," Skjellerup told Windy City Times in his first interview with any U.S. outlet (Windy City Times) since officially revealing his sexuality. So how did the two avoid the media's intense scrutiny? Well, no one asked.

"I have seen countless interviews where the interviewer asks whether the person is seeing someone. That never happened to me, no one inquired," said Skjellerup, who was interviewed more than 20 times during his Olympic experience.

You can read the complete article HERE.

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