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A GAY MAN'S JOURNEY OF DISVERY THROUGH MARTIAL ARTS

It has been tertg to see mastream wrers wrtle wh whether mixed martial arts is "gay." The Daily Beast has had two somewhat-opposg lumns on the subject the past two weeks, the... * lgbt martial arts *

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH MARTIAL ARTSThe IAGLMA MissnThe Internatnal Associatn of Gay and Lbian Martial Artists (IAGLMA) was born the excement and mararie of Gay Gam III Vanuver, Canada. Formed the spir of Tom Wadll’s Gay Gam visn, IAGLMA embrac the prcipl of “Participatn, Incln, and Achievement of One’s Personal Bt.

Until Gay Gam III, many LGBTQI+ martial artists traed the closet, often not knowg any other martial artists om their muny. IAGLMA was formed to ensure that the credible experience of GGIII would be clud every Gay Gam to e.

San Francis, CA USAGay Gam 11 – Now Postponed until 2023Takg place on 15–18 November 2023—for the first time Asia—Gay Gam 11 Hong Kong (GGHK) offers a unique and dynamic mix of sport, arts, culture, fun, and muny by brgg together many diverse groups of people to create moments of nnectn and joy. The full experience clus openg and closg ceremoni, daily performanc, a gala ncert, LGBTQ+ art exhibns, and more excg events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gay Gam. )To further our goals of cln for all martial artists, IAGLMA has revised ternatnal, standard semi-ntact multi-style tournament petn l to ensure genr pary and the cln of those wh special needs form, sparrg and judgg—a level of clivy unheard of until the Gay Gam.

THE BATE: HOW GAY IS MMA?

As part of Pri Month, BBC Sport looks at why there is a lack of openly gay male MMA fighters and what needs to change. * lgbt martial arts *

IAGLMA l will ern the martial arts events for the Gay Gam XI (Hong Kong, Cha), and to date, our l have erned the martial arts events at:.

Gay Gam IV (New York, NY, USA, 1994). IAGLMA’s Get Ready for Gay Gam V Internatnal Multistyle Martial Arts Tournament and Martial Arts and Self Defense Semars (Philalphia, PA, USA, May 1997).

Gay Gam V (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Augt 1998). Gay Gam VI (Sydney, Atralia, 2002). Get Ready for Gay Gam VII Tournament (London, UK, 2005).

RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN

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Gay Gam VII (Chigo, USA, 2006).

Gay GamSydney WorldPri 2023 Martial Arts Champnship An clive LGBTI martial arts tournament will be held 16-21 Febary 2023 njunctn wh Sydney WorldPri's sports ftival.

PRI MONTH: WHY ARE THERE NO OPENLY GAY MALE MMA FIGHTERS?

This tournament will be the spir of the Gay Gam and will be followg the l of the Internatnal Associatn of Gay and Lbian Martial Artists.

Jai’s Martial Art Instute is nng exclive bat martial arts class for the LGBT muny and gay-iendly dividuals terted learng.

'WE'RE NOT HIDG': GAY AND LBIAN RSIANS SAY A CULTURAL SHIFT IS UNRWAY

The Instute provis a safe place for fellow LGBT and gay-iendly dividuals to meet, tra and socialise!

I'm also a gay man who holds black belts two forms of martial arts. Now I know you're not gay.

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