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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: Raising the Rainbow, the mile-long rainbow flag

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One of the highights of the Gay Games IV/Stonewall 25 celebrations in New York during June of 1994 was the unfurling of a mile-long rainbow flag on the street in New York. The project was called Raising The Rainbow, and this is their story.
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.

#Orlando2018 launches #benchthehate campaign

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Orlando 2018, the organization bidding on GGX on behalf of Orlando, Florida, is launching a major and impactful campaign to “Bench The Hate(sm)”. It is focused on promoting awareness on bullying within social groups/communities and aims its goal to prevent … Continue reading →

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Network Q at #GayGames IV: “Becoming Visible” exhibit at the New York Public Library

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This segment documents Becoming Visible, an exhibit at the New York Public Library of LGBT life in New York over the course of the 20th century, with special attention to the Stonewall riots.
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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Why is roller derby more accepting of difference?



Two bidders for Gay Games X are offering roller derby. From Huffington Post: On the heels of NBA veteran Jason Collins coming out, Brooklyn-based freelance writer and HuffPost blogger Jim Flood wrote a blog post about how roller derby provides a model for pro sports in accepting openly gay men. To expand upon the topic, roller derby star Bonnie Thunders recently joined HuffPost Live to discuss why the sport is so accepting of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) players.