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We received this email from the people in Cologne announcing that they are opening registration for the Gay Games. So if you are headed to Cologne and didn’t meet the May 31 deadline, you have until June 21 to join the fun! Many Gay Games VIII sports and cultural events needed exact numbers for event […]

With the final registration day for the Gay Games a week past, Cologne is reporting just over 9,100 registered participants. There are still “some unpaid registrations in the system,” so that number will go up a little, Cologne’s head of media, Ingo Schneider, said. It's considerably under the 12,000 number the Gay Games were putting […]

With the final registration day for the Gay Games a week past, Cologne is reporting just over 9,100 registered participants. There are still “some unpaid registrations in the system,” so that number will go up a little, Cologne’s head of media, Ingo Schneider, said. It's considerably under the 12,000 number the Gay Games were putting […]

Those who want to be part of the Gay Games VIII Cologne have only a few days left to register. On Monday, May, 31 registration ends for the world’s biggest sports and cultural event, taking place from July 31 to Aug. 7 in the Rhine metropolis. Thousands of participants from over 70 countries are expected. […]

The Gay Games will be held in Cologne, Germany, from July 31-Aug. 7. In the run-up to the event, we would love to hear from athletes who will be competing. You can be an elite athlete, someone competing for the first time or in-between. Just tell us your story (why you’re going or your goals […]

The Gay Games in Cologne are only 85 days away, and organizers have registered their 7,000th participant. They’ve seen heavy registration for men’s soccer, golf, squash and dancing; Those sports only have a few spots left. Registration runs through May 31; So if you’re thinking about heading to Germany for the Games, don’t wait to […]

We are thrilled to announce a partnership between Outsports and the Gay Games in Cologne that will run from now through the quadrennial event in early August. The deal makes it possible for us to offer every bit of exposure for the Gay Games we can, and it gives Outsports the ability to cover the […]

In the run-up to Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany, July 31-Aug. 7, we will be running releases from Gay Games organizers. This one deals with the various parties on tap for the event. If you watched any of the Vancouver Winter Games, you know that serious sports competition was followed by big celebrations. The […]

If you’re going to the Gay Games in Cologne, Germany, this summer, you may want to register before the end of 2009, as the registration fee goes up $40 while we’re all celebrating the new year. Organizers claim 2,800 athletes have registered and they are aiming for 10,000 registered participants. With the worldwide recession lingering, […]

In my daily Google searching today I stumbled across a column at The Anchor (powered in part by MTV) attacking the Gay Games on a couple levels. What he really does is attack all gay sports teams, leagues and events. Columnist Andrew Massey writes: …putting gay athletes in their own games does not garner them […]

Cleveland was awarded the 2014 Gay Games in an announcement made a minute ago in Cologne, Germany, at the Federation of Gay Games meeting. Cleveland beat out Boston and Washington D.C. Valarie McCall, the chief of government affairs for the City of Cleveland, said the decision was "transformational" for the city. "When you come to […]

The Federation of Gay Games, meeting in Cologne, Germany, will announce which city will host the 2014 event: Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C. You can look at the three bids here. The Federation of Gay Games, meeting in Cologne, Germany, will announce which city will host the 2014 event: Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C. You […]

The Cleveland City Council on Monday pledged $700,000 to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to help the city’s bid to land the 2014 Gay Games. The news, first reported by Spangle Magazine, should provide a boost to Cleveland as it competes against Boston and Washington DC for the Games. The Federation of Gay Games will […]

As the Gay Games’ final decision for the location of the 2014 games draws near, the three cities in contention are rolling out the red carpet. A small committee of Gay Games representatives visited Cleveland last week, Boston this week, and they’re on to Washington D.C. this weekend. Roger Brigham, a longtime Federation of Gay […]

Brian Thornton of Spangle, a gay magazine in Cleveland, has done a great job in analyzing the three bidding cities for the 2014 Gay Games — Boston, Cleveland and Washington DC. The winner will be chosen in September and Thornton’s conclusion is that it’s wide open. He also offers advice to all three bidding cities: […]

Longtime Federation of Gay Games member Roger Brigham has been kind enough to pore over the three final bids for the 2014 Gay Games, and he’s written a synopsis of them for the Bay Area Reporter. Of course, everyone’s wondering whom the FGG will select in September, and Brigham’s analysis gives key insight into all […]

The Gay Games are coming back to the United States in 2014. Only three cities submitted the necessary paperwork by this past weekend’s deadline, so organizers in either Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C., will be very busy in the next five years. Miami had been named one of four finalists last year, but they apparently […]

When I heard that Cleveland was bidding to host the 2014 Gay Games, I certainly scratched my head. With Boston, D.C. and Miami also bidding, I figured Cleveland, not exactly known for being a gay mecca, would be an odd choice for the Gay Games. But after reading a thorough, well-written three-piece article by Brian […]