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.
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- THE GAY GAM XII 2026 PRUMPTIVE HOST CY HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
- WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE
- GAY GAM NAME MEXI A SEND HOST FOR 2023 WHILE STICKG WH HONG KONG
THE GAY GAM XII 2026 PRUMPTIVE HOST CY HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
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In Febary of this year, the Feratn of Gay Gam General Assembly announced that three ci had been shortlisted to host the 2026 Gay Gam XII. Found as the Gay Olympics San Francis 1982, the Feratn of Gay Gam seeks to promote equaly for all people— particularly those the LGBTQ+ muny— around the world.
In addn to holdg the Gay Gam every four years, they also award scholarships to unrfund dividuals to physilly brg them to the Gam and work wh nonprofs the host ci themselv. Based on the valu of Participatn, Incln, and Personal Bt, everyone is wele to the Gay Gam, meang that no one is disclud based on their “sexual orientatn, genr, race, relign, natnaly, ethnic orig, polil belief(s), athletic/artistic abily, physil challenge, age, or health stat.
WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE
” The Gay Gam have lerally changed the world by beg the largt sports and cultural event that’s open to all participants.
Wele to the Gay Gam, where anyone n bee an athlete and reprent their untry, no matter their age, genr, athletic skill - or ed sexualy. "Really, is the LGBTQ+ Gam - alli n participate, anyone n take part, " Adrian Hyyrylaen-Trett, vice-print of external relatns for the Feratn of Gay Gam, tells BBC Sport. Instead, the Gay Gam - ially termed the Gay Olympics before an junctn om the US Olympic Commtee over the e of the word 'Olympic' forced a change of name - aims to provi a place for people to play sport what is an creasgly hostile environment.
From the 2022 World Cup, where issu om the illegaly of homosexualy Qatar and the scrappg of the OneLove armband created a mabre sishow to the football, to the scramble of sports erng bodi to brg new l or tegori for transgenr athlet, sport 2023 is a difficult place to be for many LGBTQ+ people.
GAY GAM NAME MEXI A SEND HOST FOR 2023 WHILE STICKG WH HONG KONG
In the Gay Gam there are no qualifyg tegori and the sports have rankgs which a person n select the level at which they want to pete. And 's bee of this that the Gay Gam has grown to have more participants than even the Olympics, wh more than 10, 000 people takg part the event Paris 2018.