Outgames

The Outgames are a set of series of multi-event sporting competitions for the LGBT community, which is open to all competitors regardless of sexual orientation, or qualification standard. They are sanctioned by 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.^[1][2]

The Outgames are not to be confused with the Gay Games.

List of Outgames

World Outgames

• 2006 World Outgames — Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• 2009 World Outgames — Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2013 World Outgames — Antwerp, Belgium
• 2017 World Outgames — Miami Beach, Florida, USA

AsiaPacific Outgames

• 2008 AsiaPacific Outgames — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 2011 AsiaPacific Outgames — Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
• 2014 AsiaPacific Outgames — Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

North American Outgames

• 2007 North American Outgames — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 2011 North American Outgames — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• 2014 North American Outgames — St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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