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The Gay Gam is a worldwi sport and cultural event that promot sexual diversy, featurg lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) athlet and artists. Found as the "Gay Olympics", was started the Uned Stat San Francis, California, 1982, as the brachild of Olympic thlete (Mexi Cy 1968) and medil doctor Tom Wadll. Hong Kong was announced as the host cy of the 11th Gay Gam 2022 at a gala event Paris on October 30, 2017. It won wh a clear majory of vot, the first round of votg. The event was layed until 2023 due to the ronavis panmic. It is the first time that the Gay Gam will be held Asia

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

Tom Wadll, an athlete the 1968 Olympics, created the Gay Gam first held 1982 to celebrate LGBTQ cln. The Gay Gam are still held to this day wh the next round schled for 2022 Hong Kong. * 2022 gay games *

His gay and lbian iends San Francis, though, had never experienced an event as thrillg or movg as the openg ceremony.

And so Wadll created the Gay Gam – then lled the Gay Olympics, until the Internatnal Olympic Commtee sued over the name. “The formula for succs was visibily and inty, ” Wadll said an terview followg the first Gay Gam 1982.

HOW COVID-19 DERAILED THE 2022 GAY GAM BEFORE THEY EVEN BEGAN

The first Gay Gam Asia should have been a showpiece, money-spng event for Hong Kong. That's not how 's turned out. * 2022 gay games *

That’s what the first Gay Gam were all about. Wadll died 1987, but the Gay Gam ntue to this day, growg to an ternatnal phenomenon sce their first eratn.

They draw over 10, 000 athlet and sometim seven or eight tim as many spectators, said Shiv Pl, vice print of external relatns for the Feratn of Gay Gam.

GAY GAM NAME MEXI A SEND HOST FOR 2023 WHILE STICKG WH HONG KONG

The Gay Gam already postponed their event. Now they claim to be hostg 2 different ci. * 2022 gay games *

You don’t have to be a profsnal athlete – even a proficient one – to pete the Gay Gam.

You don’t even have to be gay. And unlike at the Olympics, activism is enuraged at the Gay Gam, as has been sce the begng when the HIV/AIDS crisis was ravagg LGBTQ muni.

Above all, though, the Gay Gam are an event for queer and trans people to gather safely, play sports they love and be themselv whout fear of tolerance.

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