Outgames
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The Outgames were a set of series of multi-event sporting competitions for the LGBTQ community, which is open to all competitors regardless of sexual orientation, or qualification standard. They were sanctioned by the now-defunct GLISA, the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association. They derived from the original 2006 World Outgames, when the Montreal organizing committee split with the FGG (Federation of Gay Games) over the organization of the 2006 Gay Games, and created their own sanctioning body and series of Games, with the cooperation of the EGLSF (European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation), the sanctioning body of the EuroGames. After the creation of the World Outgames, regional Games were created to complement the EuroGames, being the North American Outgames and the AsiaPacific Outgames. Outgames editions are accompanied by OutFest cultural festivals and OutRights LGBT rights conventions. The first convention at the 2006 World Outgames developed the Declaration of Montreal. The Outgames are not to be confused with the Gay Games.
The Outgames were a set of series of multi-event sporting competitions for the LGBTQ community, which is open to all competitors regardless of sexual orientation, or qualification standard. They were sanctioned by the now-defunct GLISA, the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association. They derived from the original 2006 World Outgames, when the Montreal organizing committee split with the FGG (Federation of Gay Games) over the organization of the 2006 Gay Games, and created their own sanctioning body and series of Games, with the cooperation of the EGLSF (European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation), the sanctioning body of the EuroGames. After the creation of the World Outgames, regional Games were created to complement the EuroGames, being the North American Outgames and the AsiaPacific Outgames. Outgames editions are accompanied by OutFest cultural festivals and OutRights LGBT rights conventions. The first convention at the 2006 World Outgames developed the Declaration of Montreal. The Outgames are not to be confused with the Gay Games.
World Outgames
2006 World Outgames – Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2009 World Outgames – Copenhagen, Denmark 2013 World Outgames – Antwerp, Belgium 2017 World Outgames – Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Asia-Pacific Outgames
2008 Asia-Pacific Outgames – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2011 Asia-Pacific Outgames – Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand 2014 Asia-Pacific Outgames – Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
North American Outgames
2007 North American Outgames – Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2011 North American Outgames – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Note 1. Cancelled in favour of independent Proud to Play NZ Games. Note 2. Cancelled due to low registration and poor financial backing. Note 3. Winnipeg dropped the Outgames in August 2017 after the 2017 World Outgames Miami were cancelled at the last minute.
See also
Gay Games / Federation of Gay Games EuroGames ( European Gay and Lesbian Multi-Sports Championships ) / European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation Europride Principle 6 campaign
References
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