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Pink Pong promoter profile

Posted on 2012/08/30 by mnaimark

A profile of the manager for Table Tennis at Gay Games 9 by Jeff Kagan in Next Magazine: Comedian George Carlin said that all racquet sports are simply derivatives of ping-pong—even going so far as to suggest that tennis is … Continue reading →

Posted in gg9, table tennis

Human rights and the Olympic and Paralympic Games (but not for the gays)

Posted on 2012/08/30 by mnaimark

Yesterday, 29 August 2012, UK Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne spoke at an event to promote human rights at future Olympic and Paralympic Games. Here are some extracts of his speech (we have been unable to find the communiqué it … Continue reading →

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Best wishes to Claire Harvey and all Paralympians, gay, straight, in, out

Posted on 2012/08/29 by mnaimark

In honor of our friend Claire Harvey, captain of Team GB sitting volleyball team, who posted this to Facebook today: So today’s the day it becomes real and the Games open. Me, a Paralympian, forever. I woke up thinking of … Continue reading →

Posted in Claire Harvey, london 2012, people, volleyball

A young man tells his coming out story

Posted on 2012/08/29 by mnaimark

Tom, a young man from Wales, the captain of his rugby team, tells his coming out story. It’s a story with a happy ending, but there’s some bad behavior on the way… (And one could take issue with Tom’s opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in coming out, youth

Flying the flag of Gay Games 9 at the Louvre

Posted on 2012/08/28 by mnaimark

After attending the Federation of Gay Games Annual General Assembly in Sofia, the team from Gay Games 9 visited friends in Europe. Their final stop was in Paris, where they took advantage of a bike tour to show the colors … Continue reading →

Posted in blog-fr, gg9

Will Qatar lose the 2022 FIFA World Cup? If it does, it’s not for the homophobia

Posted on 2012/08/28 by mnaimark

From “The Turbulent World of Mideast Soccer”: Three major investigations into corruption in global soccer are putting the credibility of major soccer associations and World Cup 2022 host Qatar to the test and could challenge the Gulf state’s successful bid … Continue reading →

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Australian rules football support state anti-homophobia campaign

Posted on 2012/08/28 by mnaimark

From Austalia’s Herald Sun: THE AFL has declared war on homophobia to stamp out ugly slurs and help save lives. League chief Andrew Demetriou, Olympic flag bearer Lauren Jackson and Collingwood president Eddie McGuire will lead the charge to change … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, homophobia

Vision Video’s exciting new Gay Games 9 promotional video

Posted on 2012/08/27 by mnaimark

An exciting video about Gay Games 9 produced by Vision Video Productions for the Human Rights Campaign dinner last weekend. … Continue reading →

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