outgames

Miami-based LGBTQ sporting event got canceled hours before it was set to start.

And almost nothing on sports.

Chaos in aftermath of OutGames cancellation.

‘I’m suing you, World OutGames,’ a bodybuilder said.

Zorros Mexico looks to make its mark at the Outgames

The 2013 Outgames in Antwerp, Belgium, have responded to Team San Francisco, welcoming everyone with open arms, including their attackers, to their event. Geert Tengrootenhuysen, LGBT communication for the city of Antwerp, sent me this email today: I wish to emphasize that Antwerp chose to organize the World Outgames because we strongly believe in its […]

After the 2006 Outgames in Montreal lost millions of dollars, it’s great to see the revamped Outgames made a profit last year. From GLISA’s press release: The board of directors of the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association (GLISA) is proud to announce that the Copenhagen 2009 Outgames has declared a profit of DKK 1.2 […]

For those of you wondering if the Gay Games and Outgames will be merging, it won’t be anytime soon. The Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association has announced a deal that will place the 3rd World Outgames in Antwerp, Belgium, in 2013. Antwerp has been the prefered spot for those games for a while and […]

An Australian athlete friend of mine, swimmer Neil Keele, is my “embedded reporter” in the Copenhagen games and agreed to send me live reports. Neil is an educator who trained for these Games for a long time. Owing to Internet difficulties, Neil’s eyewitness comment on the July 25 opening ceremony didn’t reach me right away. […]

The Second World Outgames kick off this Saturday in Copenhagen, Denmark, this Saturday, July 25. Our very own Jim Buzinski will be there covering the event with news and notes and photo galleries of all the sports. If you’re going to be in Copenhagen, be sure to track Jim down and say hi! And if […]

Toronto jocks at the 2006 Outgames. The second Outgames starts a month from today in Copenhagen, with Opening Ceremonies on July 25. The multisport event will be a cozy affair, with about half the athletes of the 2006 edition in Montreal and far fewer than Copenhagen organizers had hoped for. The number of registered athletes […]

The Israeli Foreign Ministry is picking up part of the costs of a delegation of artists and athletes to this summer’s Outgames in Copenhagen, Denmark. A Foreign Ministry official explained that the decision to financially support the delegation was motivated by the wish to help show to the world Israel’s liberal and diverse face. The […]