tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46251406034062819142009-07-13T15:09:35.771-07:00Gay Games BlogSharing stories about the Gay Games and LGBT Sports all over the world.Gay Games Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16606565793225429623noreply@blogger.comBlogger292125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-46308988573700187782009-07-13T03:19:00.000-07:002009-07-13T03:33:55.105-07:00Best wishes to 18th MaccabiahTonight is the opening ceremony for the 18th Maccabiah, an international multisport event that takes place every four years in Israel. We wish the organizers and athletes of the Maccabiah good luck for great games over the next ten days.The FGG shares with the Maccabiah the values of sport for all, sport as a tool against discrimination and exclusion, and sport as an affirmation of the human Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-47537137380521511132009-07-12T01:48:00.000-07:002009-07-12T04:32:09.998-07:00Good luck to Andrew LangenfeldAndrew, a founder of "Our Group", will be swimming in the 18th Maccabiah which open tomorrow. Good luck to Andrew and all the other athletes competing this week.Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-81219221271080241342009-07-09T14:31:00.000-07:002009-07-09T14:54:34.074-07:00"Koeln Taler" (Cologne Coins) support Gay Games VIIIFrom the beginning of July 2009, bakeries in Cologne will be supporting the "Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010" with the new "Cologne Coins"®. In the future, "Gay Games VIII, Cologne 2010" will be represented at the bakeries of Cologne on red and white shortbread coin cookies! The sale of the "Cologne Coins" started with the Cologne Pride on 3 July 2009. The red and white "Cologne Coins" are decorated Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-44210910021780949242009-07-08T01:30:00.000-07:002009-07-09T13:43:14.203-07:00The future of LGBT sportFGG CONFERENCE SESSION in COPENHAGENTOPIC: The Future of LGBT Sport & CultureDATE: Monday, 27 July 2009TIME: 15:30 - 17:00 OPEN TO ALL - ALL ARE WELCOME 1. Discuss status of international LGBT Sport and Culture events What is your view of the current International LGBT Sport and Cultural events schedule ? What changes, if any, would your organisation like to propose ? From 2011 onwards, what is Emy Rittnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-44332158930653929902009-07-08T00:05:00.000-07:002009-07-08T00:08:01.143-07:00Gay footballers battle for world dominationFrom CNN:LONDON, England (CNN) -- One year before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, 26 teams of gay and lesbian footballers are battling for global supremacy in the Gay Soccer World Championships.Co-ordinated by the International Gay & Lesbian Football Association (IGLFA), the tournament, which began on Sunday, is being hosted by the Federal Triangles club in Washington D.C., and supported by the Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-12312789728050269562009-07-07T23:50:00.000-07:002009-07-07T23:57:18.612-07:00DC rally for Gay Games IX bidA message from Metropolitan Washington Gaymes. Please note that this is presented for information purposes and does not imply any support for a particular bidder for Gay Games IX."I'M GAME 2014"DC Rally to Host Gay Games IXMonday, August 10, 20097:30pm - 10:30pmStead Park (17th and P Streets, NW)1625 P Street, NW, Washington, DCHelp us welcome the Site Selection Committee to DC.Join Metropolitan Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-9993911111146613062009-07-07T23:47:00.000-07:002009-07-07T23:55:10.904-07:00Boston kickoff for Gay Games IX bidA message from Boston 2014. Please note that this is presented for information purposes and does not imply any support for a particular bidder for Gay Games IX.Come join us for our Gay Games Bid Kick-off rally. Celebrate Boston’s bid for 2014 Gay Games. Be a part of this historical moment.Thursday Evening, August 6, 2009The Estate1 Boylston PlaceBoston, MA7:00 - 8:30pmRSVP at: rsvp@boston2014.Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-89096000918227232012009-07-07T23:43:00.000-07:002009-07-07T23:57:56.824-07:00Party to support Cleveland bid for Gay Games IXA message from Cleveland Synergy Foundation. Please note that this is presented for information purposes and does not imply any support for a particular bidder for Gay Games IX.Dear Friends,You’re invited to a global party.It’s not just any party—it’s a celebration. A celebration all about why we love Cleveland, and why we’re proud to call Ohio home.On July 31 at 8 P.M. at the Rock and Roll Hall Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-71149071463861839452009-07-07T08:39:00.000-07:002009-07-07T08:52:25.617-07:00Gay Games VIII - City Team Fact SheetGay Games VIII 31 July to August 7, 2009 City Team Fact SheetOpening Ceremony: Saturday, 31 July 2010· Evening event (start time still TBD). Planned running time is 2.5 hours.· Takes place at RheinEnergieStadion, home of Cologne’s football (soccer) club.· Team San Francisco enters first, then athletes enter by country alphabetically, and then by state and province for USA and Canada. Team Emy Rittnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-7864537052566558572009-07-05T11:47:00.001-07:002009-07-05T11:47:38.250-07:00Games Cologne at Cologne PrideMarc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-46002760564970759172009-07-05T11:46:00.001-07:002009-07-05T11:46:50.540-07:00Games Cologne at Cologne PrideMarc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-34339011331125287342009-07-05T11:43:00.000-07:002009-07-05T11:44:42.432-07:00Flashback: opening of registration for Gay Games VIIIMayor of Cologne opens registration for Gay Games VIII... register now HERE!Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-51496841672896456542009-07-04T04:19:00.001-07:002009-07-04T04:22:01.500-07:00"Basket et maths"The short films produced by French TV network Canal Plus and the French ministry of health and sport, with the support of the FSGL, are now available online. Of particular interest is the film "Basket et maths", which features two teammates whose feelings about each other are not as clear as they might be...View it (in French) HERE.Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-43660994649764388262009-07-03T01:25:00.001-07:002009-07-03T01:35:40.016-07:00TIP figures are inFinal registration numbers from the 2009 Tournoi international de Paris show participation from 1300 athletes from 40 countries in 15 sports. Thanks to fast action on the part of the organizers, a last-minute crisis caused by the closing of the party venue hours before the event was overcome, and the TIP was able to generate a profit that will allow the participating FSGL clubs to operate Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-17637252547938676652009-07-02T15:44:00.000-07:002009-07-02T15:46:18.511-07:00Absolut ColorsABSOLUT VODKA and BLU To Help Fund Eastern European Participation in Gay Games® VIII Cologne 2010ABSOLUT VODKA and the magazine BLU have both announced partnerships with Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010 to help bring Eastern European participants to next year's Gay Games in Cologne. ABSOLUT and the magazine BLU are making a contribution to the Gay Games 2010 Scholarship program that will help provide Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-40975727010410857442009-06-30T04:30:00.001-07:002009-07-02T04:10:03.786-07:00Federation of Gay Games at Copenhagen Human Rights ConferenceThe final program for the Copenhagen conference is online. Direct link to the FGG session on "The Future of LGBT Sport and Culture" can be found HERE.In this workshop FGG will propose a series of open questions and ask participants to discuss. Some of the questions are: What is your view of the current International LGBT Sport and Cultural Events schedule? What changes, if any, would you like to Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-42632210666060459342009-06-30T03:18:00.000-07:002009-06-30T04:33:16.592-07:00"Attractive" female players get preferential treatment at WimbledonAn interesting article entitled: "Babe, set and match: Why looks count for more than talent when Wimbledon decides which girls will play on Centre Court" in the Daily Mail. Read more HEREMarc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-74157869282391382492009-06-30T00:02:00.000-07:002009-06-30T00:10:04.232-07:00NY State Senate in the news... ah, homophobia!As the NY State Senate remains in crisis, a long and enlightening interview with homophobic Democratic Senator Ruben Diaz, in which he returns to the question of his opposition to the 1994 Gay Games.Video (Spanish) and full transcript (English) HERE.JMB: And let me, because many think that you have based your political career on this topic, the topic of opposition to homosexuals. It includes, it Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-12334101645229831082009-06-29T00:33:00.000-07:002009-06-29T02:59:06.261-07:00Which pro athlete will come out of closet?From the San Francisco Chronicle:As the movement for marriage equality and gay liberation gains momentum, we should peer with heightened expectation toward the world of sports. Yes, sports. Every movement for civil rights over the past century has seen the struggle for equality reverberate in the often quite conservative arena of sports.[...]To risk their jobs is to risk their golden ticket. ThisMarc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-30928118799257105892009-06-29T00:05:00.000-07:002009-06-29T00:10:14.067-07:00FGG Ambassador takes bronze at European championshipsChris Morgan, the current Gay Games Powerlifting champion, has added a bronze medal to his collection at this year’s European Drug Free Championships. .He was lifting in the European competition, held in Kohtla Jarve in Estonia and made lifts of 217.5 kilos in Squat, 112.5 kilos in Bench Press and 250 Kilos in Deadlift, giving him an overall total of 580 kilos. He was competing in the 82.5 kilo Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-41079203692379922682009-06-27T01:09:00.000-07:002009-06-27T01:12:24.649-07:00Greg WalshGreg Walsh, a popular player in Chicago's gay sports leagues for most of the past 10 years, particularly basketball, died unexpectedly May 20. He was 41.A Chicago-area native, Walsh was involved with running the basketball action at the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago, and though he did not play in the Games, he played annually in the wintertime Windy City Athletic Association's basketball league and Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-8997806376039762272009-06-26T00:50:00.000-07:002009-06-26T00:54:29.861-07:00Stephanie Johnstone at Pride Toronto awards galaStephanie Johnstone looking nice at the Toronto Pride Gala, where she won the Pride Award for Sports. Read more about Stephanie and the other winners HERE.Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-25141041092273026192009-06-23T12:18:00.000-07:002009-06-23T12:22:13.262-07:00Sport panel refuses late GLBT submissionFrom the Sydney Star Observer:Anger is mounting at the refusal of a national independent panel to allow a late submission addressing the needs of GLBT people in sport.The Independent Sport Panel is due to report to the federal Government before the end of the year. A late request to include a submission on strengthening member protection policies in sports clubs to protect GLBT players has been Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-6195177042055898322009-06-23T03:58:00.000-07:002009-06-23T04:00:34.385-07:00Colombo PrideFrom FGG member "Equal Ground":We have pleasure in presenting the 5th COLOMBO PRIDE festival which will run from 28th June till 5th July 2009. COLOMBO PRIDE began quite modestly with a PRIDE party in 2005. At the time no one thought the event would take off the way it has. Catering only for a maximum of 100 persons COLOMBO PRIDE 2005 surprised all by surpassing the 100 mark with an attendance of Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4625140603406281914.post-91021705238632564662009-06-22T12:12:00.001-07:002009-06-22T12:14:44.492-07:00June 22: Happi Birthdai Cyndi Lauper!Cyndi Lauper performing at closing ceremony of Gay Games VII, Chicago 2006Marc Naimarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620977046545564744noreply@blogger.com0