There have been 39 gay Olympic figure skaters. Here’s the list - Outsports

Contents:

• WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE
• WHY THE FIRST GAY OLYMPICS WAS A WATERSHED MOMENT SPORTS
• DONATN GOAL FOR GAY GAM 11
• THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST
• HOW SOCHI BEME THE GAY OLYMPICS
• RSIA, GAY RIGHTS, AND THE SOCHI OLYMPICS

WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE

The Gay Gam uld be an act of prott then, too, Wadll cid, an event durg which LGBTQ people uld play the same sports they watched durg the Olympics and achieve the same kd of glory he had at the 1968 Olympics. HIV/AIDS awarens has been baked to the Gay Gam sce s ceptn: In addn to banng discrimatn based on genr, sexualy, race and other tras, the Gay Gam wouldn’t allow any participant to be turned away based on their HIV stat.

The Gay Gam also succsfully lobbied the US ernment to briefly waive a prev ban on HIV-posive people enterg the untry so they uld pete the 1994 Gay Gam New York and the 1996 Olympics Atlanta, chang ma wh the help of the US Olympic Commtee. Participatn the Gay Gam steadily grew every year was held, and 1994, at the New York Gay Gam, the number of participants exceed the number of athlet at the 1994 Wter Olympics. Olympian Helps Organize Gay GamAthlet wave to the crowd at the 1994 Gay Gam New openg ceremony at the 1994 Gay Gam New skatg petors at the 1994 Gay Gam New closg ceremony for the 1994 Gay Gam New York was held at Yankee men's softball fal at the 1994 Gay Gam was held Central Gay Gam clu a body-buildg the 2002 Gay Gam Sydney, Atralia, nners ngratulate each other at the 5, 000-meter fal.

Like many other LGBT athlet, Wadll wanted to make a siar, powerful statement wh an event for gay MORE: 8 Memorable Protts by Amerin Athlet “You were eher a drag queen or the leather muny—those were the stereotyp that were prented to the public at that time, ” says Rick Thoman, a track and field athlete who peted the first Gay Gam. “The Gam offer another place to ‘e out’ bis a dark bar, ” Jill Ramsay, the chair of swimmg and divg at the first Gam, told the Bay Area Reporter, one of the natn's first gay newspapers,  1982. How the First Gam Play OutAnnie Wells/Los Angel Tim via Getty ImagShamey Cramer was stmental anizg Gay Gam followg the gural event Gay Gam I, teams were anized by cy, each signg their own uniforms.

WHY THE FIRST GAY OLYMPICS WAS A WATERSHED MOMENT SPORTS

READ MORE: Explore history of the LGBTQ movement AmeriIn addn to boxg, basketball, swimmg and a number of other tradnal Olympic sports, the Gay Gam featured billiards, bowlg and a physique petn held at the historic Castro Theater. Pneerg a New TradnPasl Ron/ALLSPORTGreg Louganis, one of the bt divers Olympic history, publicly revealed he was gay at the Gay Gam to the efforts of Cramer, Hahn, Carson, Thoman and many others, the Gay Gam have taken place every four years sce 1982, wh recent edns drawg parable numbers of athlet to the Olympics and Paralympics. At least 186 publicly out gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, queer and nonbary athlet were Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Gam, more than triple the number who participated at the 2016 R Gam.

Elissa Alarie (Canada)#Brt Benn (Canada)#Kelly Brazier (New Zealand)Gayle Broughton (New Zealand)#Isadora Cello (Brazil) Lren Doyle (USA)#Mara Fravanti (Brazil)#Megan Jon (Bra)Alev Kelter (USA)Ghislae Landry (Canada)#Kaili Lan (Canada)#Celia Quansah (Bra)Kristen Thomas (USA)Ruby Tui (New Zealand)#Sharni Williams (Atralia)Portia Woodman (New Zealand). It wasn’t until the 2018 Gam when Team USA featured s first openly gay Wter Olympians, as figure skater Adam Rippon, ekier G Kenworthy and speed skater Brtany Bowe peted PyeongChang.

When, still damp om the pool after wng his long-awaed gold medal, Brish diver Tom Daley clared his pri at beg a gay man and also an Olympic champn, there were tears and full hearts across the while there was ltle shock – Daley has been a vol advote of LGBTQ+ rights for years – there was a joy and ease to his pronouncement that was new. Photograph: WPA/Getty Imag“When I heard – I’m gog to get emotnal here – when I heard Tom Daley talk the prs nference about beg a proud gay man, and an Olympic gold medalist, I jt thought: y, absolutely y.

DONATN GOAL FOR GAY GAM 11

Other gay male petors clu the New Zealand diver Anton Down-Jenks, the equtrians Edward Gal and Hans Peter Mrhoud om the Netherlands and the US x Julian the openg ceremony, the US basketball star Sue Bird, engaged to footballg legend Megan Rapoe, beamed as she bore the US flag. ”While Daley’s post-swim terview was voured by an overwhelmgly supportive public, other athlet risk their liv to be publicly out at the the Polish rower Katarzyna Zillmann won silver the quadple sculls she thanked her girliend, explag that she wanted to e her platform to help the LGBTQ+ muny Poland where there has been a risg wave of homophobia. The arrival of the Gay Gam our cy reprents a great opportuny for social change towards the LGBTTTIQA+ muny addn to generatg jobs and growth opportuni for GAMESThe Gay Gam are nsired to be the most important sports and cultural petn of diversy anized by the LGBT+ muny, like the Olympic Gam, is held every four years wh a participatn of approximately 10, 000 athlet.

?It’s crazy how ’s been more than 5 years sce Hong Kong won the rights to stage the FIRST ever Gay Gam Asia ? Sce then, we`ve been workg hard to prepare an extensive programm of sportg events and arts and culture activi for everyone om November 3 - 11, 2023. ??This is ✨the first Gay Gam Asia✨, so no matter who you are, you are wele to participate this one-of-a-kd event and be a part of this special moment for equaly and cln sports. (Lk b) ???️‍?登登登凳！?香港同樂運動會大使最新的宣傳片出爐了！??✨首次於亞洲舉辦的同樂運動會✨ 等着你參與！無論你的身份和背景，我們都歡迎你參與這個空前盛事，一同創造體壇的平等共融時刻！?與全球選手和支持者較勁、連結、慶祝盛事，機會難逢，切勿錯過 ? 立即報名，來香港與我們一起締造難忘回憶！（詳情請參閱個人檔案的連結）???️‍?#FirstInAsia #DiversyInSports #RegisterNow #GGHK #GayGamHongKong @gaygamhk2023.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST

Register now and be part of the actn (lk b) ? 各位「雀士」請準備好參加亞洲首屆 LGBTQ+ 麻雀錦標賽?展開一場充滿熱情和期待的旅程?️? 不論是麻雀高手還是新手，都歡迎參加比賽測試你的技術。今屆我們將提供不同玩法的麻雀比賽，包括日式牌、正宗香港牌及16張的台灣牌。每種玩法都有獨特的風味。?今次我們還允許大家報名多於一個麻雀比賽！✨更多詳情（例如規則和節目安排）可在從我們的網站了解到。?比賽將於 11 月 5 至 7 日在 Soho Hoe 的 Hoe Stud 舉行。今次我們很榮幸邀請到由香港麻雀協會擔當專業評審，確保公平和專業的比賽為所有參賽者帶來最好的體驗。??麻雀為我們帶來不少歡樂、友誼、腦力較量的機會。不要錯過今次活動，展現你技藝及與志同道合的麻將愛好者們聯繫。立即註冊，成為比賽的一份子。?(Lk b)#GGHK2023 #Mahjong #LGBTQIA #GameForAll @gaygamhk2023. We have our Live Band to warm up the night followed wh beats by DJ Gay Chav / DJ Tao and performanc by the dance group `SuiMuis` and Drag Queen Jhara Lata Fabuloa to keep you entertaed throughout the wele everyone who supports love and equaly, regardls of genr inty or sexual orientatn.

??Partnered wh Qantas, we are thrilled to announce a special fare offer for the upg Gay Gam HK 2023 ✈️ Use promo ?GGHK? to get $100 return off Enomy per adult, $200 return off Premium Enomy per adult, and $500 return off Bs per adult!!! By participatg our Pri class, you`ll also be ntributg to a great e - part of the proceeds go to Gay Game Hong Kong, put on your most lourful outfs and sho, and let`s sweat out together while spreadg posivy and love!!!

Morated by our -chair Lisa Lam, we will also lve to the genr-clive polici and practic of Gay Gam as a platform; and how n promote a more clive environment for all athlet ?Don`t miss this chance to learn and celebrate diversy sports! Get ready to groove at the Pri Month Dis Party hosted by Gay Gam Hong Kong and Hs of Circu partnership wh Pettiat Lane ?Dis anthems, fabulo drag queens and stunng dancers will ftely make you shake your thang all night! ?️‍?Jo for a night of funky pop mic wh the Hong Kong Gay Men`s Chos at ? the Hong Kong Arts Centre - Louis Koo Cema on June 15th at 8 pm ?Celebrate Pri Month wh and enjoy a fantastic eveng of mic that will lift your spirs and get you dancg.

HOW SOCHI BEME THE GAY OLYMPICS

His urage speakg his tth, a world where there`s still so much work to be done for clivy, is nothg short of `re credibly exced to announce that Zanr Murray will be g to Hong Kong to liver a keynote speech at the Gay Gam Hong Kong nference on "Buildg Corporate Athlet: The Power of Incln Performance" on the 15th of June at EY wavpace. ?️This month, we are exced to have Mary Foxforth, sexologist and burlque dancer; Steve Imrie, chairman of the Hong Kong Gay Men`s Chos; and Shawn Griff, Director of Arts & Culture, GGHK, as our special guts on the podst!

RSIA, GAY RIGHTS, AND THE SOCHI OLYMPICS

We`re thrilled to announce the succsful lnch of "Team Sgapore" at the Gay Gam Hong Kong Sgapore Announcement Party, thanks to the hard work and support of over 80 atten and our amazg volunteers ?Special thanks to Devane Sharma, Brian Tan (), Stefan Fisse, Will Tan, Charlene Ng, DJ Candice Teo (@ndiceteosh), and Cathere Ho for their valuable ntributns to the event. ??The Gay Gam Hong Kong Sgapore Announcement Party was a great succs, brgg together athlet, ach, and supporters om across the untry to celebrate the spir of teamwork and sportsmanship. We`re exced to see the posive impact this event will have on the sports muny aga, thank you to everyone who supported the Gay Gam Hong Kong Sgapore Announcement Party and ma the lnch of "Team Sgapore" a succs.

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