The Federation of Gay Games is the governing body for the largest sporting event open to all in the world. Every four years some 10,000 men and women of all levels compete at the Gay Games.

The Federation of Gay Games is made up of member organizations representing thousands of athletes and artists around the world. Its aim is to defend the interests of LGBT athletes and artists, to combat homophobia in sport, and to use sport and culture to combat homophobia.

The relations between the FGG, LGBT sport, and mainstream sport are numerous and varied. Mainstream sport is integrally tied to the Olympic Movement, and the FGG seeks to support this movement while affirming its distinct nature and promoting the fight against homophobia in sport.

On this page you will learn about several initiatives of the FGG with regard to the Olympic Movement.

Fundamental Principle 5 of the Olympic Charter states: "Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement."

We call upon the Olympic Movement to take an explicit stand against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation. Principle 5 for all!

The Olympic Charter

In the Olympic Charter, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sets out six Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Movement. Three of those Principles are reproduced below (our highlights).

Principle 2: "The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity."
Principle 4: "The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practising sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play [...].
Principle 5: "Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement."

 

Learn more about this campaign and how you can help on the Principle 5 Campaign page on Facebook.

On the occasion of Gay Games VIII, the Federation of Gay Games is extremely proud to announce a new initiative: the Out Olympic Athlete Solidarity, Inspiration, and Support program (OASIS). 

After two years in development, this breakthrough effort will offer support, financial and non-financial, to openly gay and lesbian athletes who are preparing to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The FGG is hoping that this OASIS program will help pave the way for a much larger number of “out” athletes at future Olympic Games (there have been only a handful at the last three Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, Athens, and Sydney). 

Fundraising for this program will also benefit the Gay Games scholarship fund, uniting a commitment to elite sport and to sport-for-all. This program will provide assistance to bold Olympians while helping to support deserving artists and athletes participating at the Gay Games, the largest sporting event in the world open to all. Whatever their level of competition and ability, these men and women are united by the desire to compete with pride and to excel in their chosen activity. 

Stay tuned for more details about this exciting new program!

The Federation of Gay Games is supporting the efforts of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) to ensure diversity and inclusion in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

We note with interest the creation of a promotional lapel pin aimed at the LGBT community. You can find more information on this pin and how to order it HERE.

More important, the FGG is supporting the efforts of LOCOG to recruiting LGBT volunteers for the 2012 Summer Olympics. You'll find more information on this process HERE.