Keep the Gay Games the premier global LGBT sports and cultural event

This petition was published by Roger Brigham on Sep 08, 2009

We the undersigned support the continuation of the Gay Games as the premier LGBT quadrennial global sports event and urge the Federation of Gay Games and all future hosts of those Games to continue the Games with the traditional emphasis on sports and culture that was endorsed by the post Gay Games constituency poll.

We believe that the sports opportunities and experiences provided by the Gay Games effectively advance the cause of LGBT human rights, empower individuals, change cultural perceptions, unite us multinationally, destroy stereotypes and erode the barriers of homophobia. We believe the opportunities provided by the Games as they have existed in the past are unique and life changing and that attempts to integrate an increased preponderance of conferences and parties into the Games would threaten the continuation of the Games, disrespectfully diminish the prestige and value of the sports and cultural components, strain finite available resources and in the long term be to the detriment of the LGBT sports and cultural communities.

We believe any conference component of the Gay Games should focus on sports and sports rights issues, be done in conjunction with the Games but outside the organization of the Games event, and exist as a tertiary activity.

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