Sports

Inside you will find all kinds of great stuff for Sporty Gays – including clubs, tournaments, meetings, non-profits and more.

Bowling / Football / Rugby / Running / Ski & Snow Sports / Soccer / Softball / Swimming & Diving / Wrestling

Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association – We grow LGBT sport by facilitating partnerships for the successful delivery of World and Continental OutGames; we share expertise and best-practices with and among member organizations around the world to nurture growth and sustainability; and we partner with a broad variety of organizations, both LGBT and mainstream, to build bridges that help us further our activities and visibility while celebrating our culture through sport.

European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation – We promote, amongst other things, the organisation of EuroGames, the European Gay & Lesbian Championships. The last EuroGames 2008 were held in Barcelona, Spain.

The Ben Cohen Standup Foundation, a world-wide charity aiming to eradicate homophobia in sport and bullying of any sort, anywhere.

Bowling

Football – American

Rugby

NEWS

  • NY Firefighters Refuse to Play Against Gay Team – Outsports.com Sports and gay athletes and sports fans: information on jocks, sports news and more. We encompass the sporting passions of gay and lesbian sports fans …
  • Congratulations! Congratulations to the Sydney Convicts for their victories in the 2006 Bingham Cup and Plate divisions, and to the Boston Ironsides for their win in the inaugural Bowl division.

LINKS

  • Bingham Cup The Bingham Cup is an international rugby competition named in remembrance of Mark Kendall Bingham, one of the heroic victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist action in the USA. Mark was a keen rugby player, playing for one of USA’s leading gay & bisexual rugby teams – San Francisco Fog RFC.
  • Gay Rugby Worldwide The International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB) is a formalisation of networking that has started in recent years between the world’s gay rugby clubs. It is dedicated to encouraging lesbians and gay men everywhere to play rugby.
  • Go Dragons! A Rugby Story A season in the life of the Chicago Dragons, a gay rugby team in a straight Midwestern league. This diverse group of personalities must come together to achieve one common goal: to win a game. Part of Logo’s Real Momentum documentary series….
  • Pacific Rugby Supply The only gay owned and operated supplier in the United States

CLUBS

  • The International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB) The International Gay Rugby Association and Board (IGRAB) is a formalization of networking that has started in recent years between the world’s gay rugby clubs. It is dedicated to encouraging lesbians and gay men everywhere to play rugby.
  • Berlin Bruisers - Germany’s first gay male rugby team, open to players of all orientations and experience levels. Always looking for new players of ALL shapes and sizes, send us a message for more details or just come along and join in!
  • Bristol Bisons Bristol, England, UK
  • Caledonian Thebans RFC The first club in Scotland dedicated to providing a safe and enjoyable place for gay and bisexual men to play rugby.
  • Copenhagen Scrum Copenhagen Scrum RFC was founded in May 2004 as a gay and gay friendly rugby club.
  • Gotham RFC Formed in 2001, Gotham is a predominantly, but not exclusively, gay rugby club. We are committed to building a competitive, social, and diverse team, and welcome players regardless of sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or physical ability.
  • Houston Roughnecks RFC Deep in the south of Texas – to provide a format for all men, gay, straight, bisexual, etc. that have an interest in playing rugby to enjoy the game and the fraternization.

  • International Frontrunners Affiliation of GLBT running/walking clubs that have organized in many larg ecities around the world. History, events, and links to local groups.

  • Kings Cross Steelers RFC The world’s first rugby club to offer gay and bisexual men the chance to play competitive Union Code rugby.
  • Los Angeles Rebellion Rugby Football Club Aim to embrace diversity and strive to include those who have been excluded from traditional clubs.
  • Manchester Village Spartans RUFC The men’s Rugby Union team based in the Gay Village of Manchester, UK. Their purpose is (to have fun and) to provide access for gay men to rugby in the North of England. They welcome and support all abilities of player.
  • Mayhem RFC of Minneapolis
  • Ponsonby Heroes RFC Providing a social and fun environment for gay and bi men in Auckland, NZ to participate in and support their own rugby team.
  • San Diego Armada Rugby Football Club Dedicated to promoting the sport of rugby within Southern California
  • San Francisco Fog The San Francisco Fog R.F.C. is a club committed to an ethic of inclusion. The vision of the club is to be the preeminent rugby club in the world that is principally composed of men of color and gay men, groups traditionally under-represented on traditional rugby teams in the United States.
  • Seattle Quake Rugby Football Club Dedicated to bringing rugby to traditionally underrepresented men in the Seattle area.
  • Washington Renegades Rugby Football Club Inc. A Division III club that aggressively recruits gay men and men of color from across the Washington, D.C., region.

Running

Skiing & Snow Sports

  • Alternative Holidays Alternative Holidays started with the first ever European Gay Ski Week in 1997. Since then, we have organized 7 Gay Ski Weeks, 2 Summer Fun Weeks and even a Safari! More than just a holiday, Alternative Holidays are now recognized as major events on the world-wide gay calendar.
  • Gay & Lesbian Snowboarders Welcome to Out Board – the web site for lesbian and gay snowboarders. Check out the events and find buddies to board with using the Search facility.
  • Gay Ski Week Queenstown Queenstown – New Zealand.
  • Gay Skiing Welcome to the Home Pages of Community Visions.
  • Lake Tahoe Gay and Lesbian Winter Fest Produced by the Nevada Gay and Lesbian Visitor & Convention Bureau, Winter Fest has grown into a full week of fun with the friendliest skiers and boarders from around the globe. The excitement begins on Sunday night (March 7) with a Welcome Reception at the Horizon Casino Resort overlooking beautiful Lake Tahoe.
  • Out on the Slopes OOSP was founded as a result of the first gay and lesbian ski week in Whistler Resort, now known as Altitude. The Whistler gay and lesbian ski week began in 1993 as a gathering of 200 local gay and lesbian skiers. Over eleven years after its inception, Altitude has grown tremendously. The event has become truly international, annually drawing over 3,000 participants from around the world.
  • Rainbow Ski Weekend Three days of fun on the slopes of Southern California with complete packages available.
  • WinterPRIDE Whistler 2007 WinterPRIDE the new name for the 15th Annual Gay Whistler Ski week (formerly known as Altitude)which is one of the largest Ski Weeks in the world.

Soccer

Softball

  • Bears Softball Chicago Bears softball goes back for several years. Most teams came and went as soon as theseason was over.  Not until recently has there been a stable presence in the CMSA Summer Softball League.   Bears Softball is now a leader in not only CMSA but also in the gay community at large.  Bears Softball Chicago is committed to providing an atmosphere where a player can come
    out and enjoy a day out at the park with friends and family. Win or Lose we always have fun.

  • Emerald City Softball Association The ECSA “Open League” is open to both gay and non-gay men and women. Playing levels range from advanced to beginner and cover four divisions (A, B, C & D). Division placement depends primarily on player ability and overall team ability.

  • North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance Created in 1977, the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance is a non-profit, international organization comprised of men and women dedicated to promoting amateur athletics for the gay community. NAGAAA was formed to encourage the participation of gay men and women in organized softball competition. Currently, almost 50 gay softball leagues in about 30 cities in the United States and Canada are members of NAGAAA. Teams representing these leagues participate in NAGAAA’s Gay Softball World Series (“GSWS”), hosted each year by a different member city. NAGAAA currently has two divisions:

Swimming & Diving

  • Atlanta Rainbow Trout Website Welcome to Atlanta’s premiere Gay-friendly Aquatics Club. If you are interested in swimming, triathlon, diving, playing water polo and meeting great new friends, we want you! Ten years strong, our club has built a reputation for being one of the most respected sports organizations in Atlanta.
  • International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics IGLA is the world’s foremost international organization solely devoted to developing and promoting gay and lesbian swimming, water polo, diving, and synchronized swimming.

Wrestling

  • Berlin Ringer Berlin, Germany – Site in German. Wrestling group based in Berlin.
  • Boston Union Wrestling Club – The Boston Union Wrestling Club was restored in 1997, reviving a club maintained until 1985 by Jim Peckham, Olympian and coach. It consists of individuals aged primarily from 18 to 55 who want to wrestle competitively as well as recreationally. Our focus is on folkstyle/scholastic wrestling. We practice freestyle before freestyle events as well during the off-season.
  • Chicago Wrestling Club – “The mission of the Chicago Wrestling Club is to provide a safe learning environment for wrestlers 18 years of age and older. We do not discriminate based on gender, orientation, age or wrestling experience. Our purpose is to train wrestlers in the disciplines of freestyle, greco-roman, and folkstyle wrestling.”
  • Club de lutte de Paris ~ Paris Wrestling Club of FRANCE – The best wrestling facilities of Paris with 3 wrestling mats in a row, full facilities, hot showers, changing rooms and the help of a professional coach.
  • DC Wrestling Club – GOT WRESTLING?
  • East Coast Wrestling Club – We began in 1993 as New England Wrestling Club & in the fall of 1996 became East Coast Wrestling Club due to our growth in members. We are growing in numbers each & every month and have members in all the New England states, across America and around the globe.
  • Frankfurt Wrestling Frankfurt, Germany
  • Golden Gate Wrestling Club – The newly formed San Francisco Wrestling Alliance provides the opportunity for Mission and O’Connell High School wrestlers to gain much needed mat time, coaching and guidance from experienced coaches and wrestlers.
  • Houston Wrestling Club The Houston Wrestling Club organizes workouts and other activities open to anyone interested in wrestling.
  • London Wrestling – We’re a friendly (really, we are!) club that trains in Greco-Roman/freestyle wrestling and submission grappling (submission wrestling). We hold regular practice sessions in Central London and in Brighton.
  • Mattenjunx.de Wrestling Club – Ringen hat als eine der ältesten Sportarten der Welt eine große Tradition.
  • METRO Wrestling Club – METRO WRESTLING is New York City’s gay freestyle wrestling club. We hold regular practices twice weekly.
  • Pinfall and Submission Wrestling Club Edinburgh, Scotland – Pinfall & Submission wrestling club meets in Edinburgh’s Meadowbank Sports Stadium every Sunday from 6-9 p.m.
  • Rocky Mountain Wrestlers Denver, Colorado – The Rocky Mountain Wrestlers are a non-sexual athletic group for gay men in the Denver, Colorado area. We emphasize freestyle and collegiate wrestling.
  • Southern California Wrestling Club – Based in West Hollywood, CA. The Southern California Wrestling Club has promoted the sport of wrestling since the early ’80s and has always had a commitment to a blend of technique training and open mat wrestling for all levels of experience, adults 18+. (SCWC is a USAW-sanctioned wrestling club.)
  • SPARTANS Philly Wrestling Club - Spartan Wrestling Club of Philadelphia is an adult recreational wrestling club dedicated to the enjoyment of freestyle wrestling. The club was founded in 1991.