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The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes and artists. Founded as the "Gay Olympics", it was started in the United States in San Francisco, California, in 1982, as the brainchild of Olympic decathlete (Mexico City 1968) and medical doctor Tom Waddell. The 1994 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, "overtook the Olympics in size" with 10,864 athletes compared to 9,356 at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 10,318 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) is the sanctioning body of the Gay Games. Hong Kong was announced as the host city of the 11th Gay Games in 2022 at a gala event in Paris on October 30, 2017. They won with a clear majority of votes, in the first round of voting. It is the first time that the Gay Games will be held in Asia
- Intimate Strangers: True Stories From Queer Asia is a collection of non-fiction stories about what it’s like being LGBT in conservative Asia
- It’s also a showcase of creative language, the stories retaining each writer’s vernacular English to reflect the diversity of experiences and authors
While it may be dubbed the LGBT Olympics, the Gay Games is in fact not just a global sporting event – it’s also a cultural festival. The games – to be hosted in Hong Kong in 2022 – will also feature a raft of cultural activities.
While it may be dubbed the LGBT Olympics, the Gay Games is in fact not just a global sporting event – it’s also a cultural festival. The games – to be hosted in Hong Kong in 2022 – will also feature a raft of cultural activities.
Homosexuality was illegal in Hong Kong between 1842 and 1991; the first gay characters only appeared in film and on TV in the 1970s, but only lately the LGBT community has found growing acceptance.
Homosexuality was illegal in Hong Kong between 1842 and 1991; the first gay characters only appeared in film and on TV in the 1970s, but only lately the LGBT community has found growing acceptance.
Rory O’Neill was instrumental in the campaign in Ireland for marriage equality in 2015. He says the Asian LGBTIQ community must become more visible and show they are ‘just as boring and ordinary as everyone else’.
Rory O’Neill was instrumental in the campaign in Ireland for marriage equality in 2015. He says the Asian LGBTIQ community must become more visible and show they are ‘just as boring and ordinary as everyone else’.
OutRunners give members of the LGBT community an active outlet if they want more than just clubs and bars
OutRunners give members of the LGBT community an active outlet if they want more than just clubs and bars
After a painful split from his long-term boyfriend, Dennis Philipse founded LGBT+ outdoor activities group Out in Hong Kong, and its popularity encouraged him to push for the city to host the showpiece sports event.
After a painful split from his long-term boyfriend, Dennis Philipse founded LGBT+ outdoor activities group Out in Hong Kong, and its popularity encouraged him to push for the city to host the showpiece sports event.
Dennis Philipse went from being picked last in gym class in his native Holland to bringing the Gay Games to Asia for the first time
Dennis Philipse went from being picked last in gym class in his native Holland to bringing the Gay Games to Asia for the first time
Hong Kong is set to be the first Gay Games host city without legal recognition for same-sex unions; lawyers fighting for LGBT rights believe hosting the games will spur change, if for no other reason than that money talks
Hong Kong is set to be the first Gay Games host city without legal recognition for same-sex unions; lawyers fighting for LGBT rights believe hosting the games will spur change, if for no other reason than that money talks
Hosting the event will be a chance for Hong Kong to boost its economy and global standing, and for its government to prove that church and state do not mix
Hosting the event will be a chance for Hong Kong to boost its economy and global standing, and for its government to prove that church and state do not mix
City up against Washington and Guadalajara, with winner to be announced on Monday in Paris
City up against Washington and Guadalajara, with winner to be announced on Monday in Paris