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We are athletes, artists and activists, united to support the Gay Games, “the Games that Change the World”

The Federation of Gay Games ensures that the Gay Games, the largest international sports and culture festival in the world open to all, take place every four years under the founding principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best™.

Our mission is to promote equality for all, and in particular for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people* throughout the world.

We believe that the Gay Games and the movement they created and nurture are among the greatest forces for community empowerment and social change.

We hope this website will allow you to learn more about the Gay Games and their governing body, the Federation of Gay Games. Our latest news can be found on the blog page below.

*Our usage favors “LGBT” for “lesbian, gay, bi and trans”, but we do of course include in our scope of action transgender, transsexual, intersex, queer, questioning people, and of course, an essential constituency for change: straight allies. Learn more HERE.

Latest news from the FGG, its members, and LGBT sport and culture:

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Network Q at #GayGames IV: Parties

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Gay Games IV was the largest sporting event in the world, and Stonewall 25 was the largest gay pride celebration. They happened at the same time in New York in June, 1994, so the parties were pretty spectacular. Here are some of them, including the AMFAR benefit on the USS Intrepid.
Network Q’s show on the Games became the official video of Gay Games IV in New York.
Produced and directed by David Surber; Associate Producer Carol Morgan; camera and lighting by Louis Rodriguez; edited by Rick Rubin and David Surber; post production Niche Video and RG Video, New York, and CNN Post Production, Atlanta; incidental music Some Stuff from Huff.
Originally distributed via subscription on VHS tape; aired on public television in the US in 1995.

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Network Q at #GayGames IV: Saxophonists on the street

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More street perfomers during Gay Games IV/Stonewall 25 in New York.
Network Q’s show on the Games became the official video of Gay Games IV in New York.
Produced and directed by David Surber; Associate Producer Carol Morgan; camera and lighting by Louis Rodriguez; edited by Rick Rubin and David Surber; post production Niche Video and RG Video, New York, and CNN Post Production, Atlanta; incidental music Some Stuff from Huff.
Originally distributed via subscription on VHS tape; aired on public television in the US in 1995.

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The Young Professionals (TYP) produces promo video backing Paris 2018’s bid to bring the Gay Games to the City of Light

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Electro pop band TYP is supporting a bid from the Association of Paris 2018 that would see the Gay Games celebrate its 10th installment in the French capital.

The Young Professionals (TYP)

Staunch supporters of gay rights, TYP has become well known for its activities in the LGBT community, including headline performances at Gay Pride events in both Tel Aviv and Prague.

The band has recently gotten together with performance artist and long-time collaborator Uriel Yekutiel to produce a video promoting the bid. The video sees Yekutiel, alongside TYP’s Johnny Goldstein and Ivri Lider, in training for the event, high heels and all.

The band joins the likes of World and Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel and renowned designer Jean-Paul Gaultier in supporting Paris’ bid for the Gay Games.

The Association of Paris 2018

Founded in 2012, the Association of Paris 2018 is aiming to bring the Gay Games to Paris in celebration of the city’s continued free thinking and opposition to discrimination. With the majority of French citizens now backing same sex marriage and adoption, the organization hopes to bring the world together during the games, electing to fly the banner “All Equal”.

The association is branding its campaign on tolerance, respect for others, honesty, and emancipation.  It continues to promote participation, inclusion, and personal best, all traits endorsed since the inaugural Gay Games.