2006-06-16 12:55:28 · 4 answers · asked by chocolate smoke 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The Gay Games is a popular sporting and cultural event hosted by the gay and lesbian community. They were started in San Francisco in 1982, the brainchild of Tom Waddell, whose goals were to promote the spirit of inclusion and participation, and the pursuit of personal best into a sporting event:
The purpose of the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) is to foster and augment the self-respect of lesbians and gay men throughout the world and to engender respect and understanding from the nongay world, primarily through an organized international participatory athletic and cultural event held every four years, and commonly known as the Gay Games.
The Gay Games are open to all who wish to participate, without regard to sexual orientation. There are no qualifying standards to compete in the Gay Games. They bring together athletes and artists from all over the world, many from countries where homosexuality remains illegal and hidden.
2006-06-16 12:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by teambargain 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
i didnt even know they had one....im sure gays have gotten into the the regular olympics why do they need to be a gay olympics
2006-06-16 14:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by orange_crush_05 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i live in chicago also and i have never even knew about it.
2006-06-16 14:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by portia2k2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no comment
2006-06-16 12:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by asia a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋