As we update our extensive Gay Games photo galleries, check out our latest: Athletes and their medals. This Swedish runner was one of the stars of the track and field sprints. Share on Facebook
Posts Tagged ‘Gay Games 2010’
Weekend hot jocks: Gay Games athletes
The variety of athletes and sports makes the Gay Games my favorite event to cover. In addition to articles and videos, Cyd and I shot more than 500 photos, and we are adding some nearly every day. If you haven’t checked it out already, go to our extensive Gay Games photo galleries. Below are some [...]
Video: Gay Games basketball highlights
For those of you who didn’t make it to the Gay Games VIII men’s A division gold medal basketball game between the San Francisco Rockdogs and the Long Beach Rebels, we have this highlight video. Share on Facebook
White House official wins Gay Games gold
The 2010 Gay Games in Cologne received virtually no mainstream media coverage, but Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post’s “Federal Eye” column has a nice item on the participation by Kei Koizumi, who handles budgetary and policy issues in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Koizumi, 41, won a gold medal in [...]
Gay Games: Sam Kipu, bowling
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Sam Kipu Hercules, Calif. I am going to Cologne to participate as a bowler. My parents were bowlers and they got me interested in this sport. I have been a bowler for 39 years [...]
Gay Games: Roger Bashore, track and field
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Roger Bashore Chicago My involvement in the Gay Games began with the New York closing ceremonies in 1994. I handed out information and buttons for one of the sponsors. At that time, participating in [...]
Gay Games: Dustin Robertson, bodybuilding
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Dustin Robertson Hollywood, Calif. My name is Dustin Robertson, 34, aka Aviddiva. I’m 6 feet tall, 225 pounds. I’ve competed in bodybuilding as a hobby for many years. What I enjoy most about competing [...]
Gay Games: Mark Ebinger, bodybuilding
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, which start July 31. Mark Ebinger Denver My partner of 19 years (married for 16 years) is very supportive and traveling with me, but he will not be competing in the Gay Games. James has been doing the [...]
Gay Games: Ellen Sullivan, martial arts
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Ellen Sullivan Chicago I’ve been to Cologne once. It was 1979. I was living with a family in Krefeld, West Germany, for the summer in a program for high school students sponsored by Indiana University. My family and [...]
Gay Games: Stephen Kovacev, marathon
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Stephen Kovacev Provincetown, Mass. I am a 56 year-old athlete living with AIDS who lives on Cape Cod. I am the Captain of Team Provincetown. I will be competing in the marathon in Cologne. I will be representing [...]
Gay Games: Chris Fajardo, soccer
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Chris Fajardo San Francisco My name is Chris Fajardo and I play and coach the San Francisco Spikes. My voyage, which really should be considered an odyssey at this point, to Cologne has been an intense one. I, [...]
Gay Games: Gerardo Betancourt, water polo
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Gerardo (Jerry) Betancourt Toronto I never liked sports. Living in Mexico City, the son of a gymnastics coach and a physical education teacher, I grew up surrounded by athletic masculinity. I never felt I was masculine or aggressive [...]
Gay Games profile: James Scott, figure skating
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. James (Jamie) Scott New York City My name is James Scott. I’m 48 years young, gay, and (sadly) single. I live in New York City (Manhattan) and I’m an amateur figure skater — F5, ISI #811001. I practice [...]
Gay Games profile: Julio Aponte, swimming
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Julio Aponte Cleveland I was born in Colombia in 1945, but in 1949, political violence displaced my family to the capital, Bogota. I was raised in a Catholic homophobic country and felt guilty about being different. I did [...]
Gay Games profile: Steven Thanh Wong, climbing
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Steven Thanh Wong San Francisco With calloused hands, raw finger tips, and toes crammed into the tightest of shoes, I seldom fail to feel giddy about climbing the 50-foot walls of Mission Cliffs at least three times a [...]
Gay Games profile: Paulette Meggoe, cycling
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. Paulette Meggoe Bronx, NY I have been an athlete ever since I was a child. I grew up with five brothers whom I had to always chase after. For a long time, I was the only girl in [...]
Gay Games profile: Tedd Konya, runner
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. By Tedd Konya Toronto This will be my first Gay Games and I will be running in the 5K and 10K road races. I had always heard about the Gay Games, but thought it was like the Olympics [...]
Gay Games: Medals and memories
One in a series of first-person articles from athletes competing in the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne. By Reggie Snowden San Francisco I plan on attending the Gay Games in Cologne for a number of reasons, but first and foremost will be because of the great camaraderie of relationships from previous Gay Games. My first [...]
Gay Games: A soccer player’s first Games
One in a series of first-person accounts of athletes attending the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, July 31-Aug. 7. We invite anyone to send their story, along with a photo to: mail@outsports.com. By David Cisneros I am 23 years old and live in San Francisco. I play soccer and will be traveling to Cologne to [...]