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The 2nd World Outgames was voted best event of 2009 in Denmark by the readers of ‘Politiken’, one of the largest national Danish newspapers.. The World Outgames was in close competition with a Greenpeace event held during the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The reasoning of the jury was the following: “5,500 temporary settlers were welcomed by residents of Copenhagen. For an entire week, there was open celebration of love with a surplus on the love-account.” And the readers of Politiken did agree and voted in large numbers Outgames the best event of 2009. Uffe Elbaek, former [...]

International Olympic Committee (IOC) is currently drafting a policy on intersex athletes, which plans on forcing intersex female athletes to "diagnose and treat their disorder"s in order to compete. The initiative, started by Hida Viloria, an intersex activist and writer, supported by the Organisation Intersex International (OII) now addresses the International Olympic Committee with a petition to combat the planned policy of IOC, and to shed some light on the subject matter. European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) supports the petition, and finds it necessary to clarify the stand on intersex athletes, with full respect to human rights and [...]

Organizers of the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne have announced that Guido Westerwelle, Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of the Republic of Germany, will preside over the 2010 Gay Games Opening Ceremony on 31 July 2010 at RheinEnergie Stadium in Cologne. Dr. Westerwelle has also agreed to become an “official patron” of the 8th Gay Games. “We are so pleased to have found such a prominent advocate. With his commitment Dr. Guido Westerwelle sends an important signal for more tolerance and acceptance of gays and lesbians in our society,” said Annette Wachter, Chief Executive Officer of Games Cologne. Guido Westerwelle [...]

Following a meeting of the Co-Presidents of the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA International) and the Federation of GayGames on 5 March, 2010, in Manchester, UK, to discuss the future of worldwide LGBT sport, culture and human rights events, the Board of GLISA International affirms that One Quadrennial Event in 2018 is a joint goal. Sports, Culture, and Human Rights will be essential components of the joint event in 2018, as they have been in the past. Preserving the legacy and accomplishments and honouring the past will be key aspects, while evolving to reflect the continual world societal [...]

Following a meeting of the Co-Presidents of the Federation of Gay Games and GLISA on 5 March 2010, in Manchester, UK, to discuss the future of worldwide LGBT sport and culture, the FGG Board affirms that one quadrennial event in 2018 is the goal. Sports, Culture, and Human Rights will be components of the 2018 event, as they have been in the past. They see a number of steps needed to move in this direction. The FGG's priority is a successful Gay Games VIII, to which GLISA has been invited to participate. After Cologne, more discussions and collaboration are needed [...]