Gay Games 9: Cleveland + Akron

Give OUT today

5/9/2013

Be a part of the first-ever Give OUT Day (May 9), 24 hours of giving to LGBT organizations and showing the world the power of LGBT support. Donate to the Gay Games and triple your donation today only.

Tartan Yachts Makes Sailing Possible

5/9/2013

Tartan Yachts will be building 20 boats so the sailors can compete in the 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation.

Games Supports New Program through The Diversity Center

5/1/2013

Northeast Ohio organizations have a unique opportunity to improve their awareness and sensitivity to LGBT issues through a new program developed by The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio.

Games Salutes NBA's Jason Collins

4/29/2013

The 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation salutes Jason Collins for his courage to come out today as the first openly gay athlete for a major U.S. men’s professional sports team.

Design the medal (contest for local college students)

4/17/2013

The 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation is having a contest to select the best medal design. It is open to all college students from Northeast Ohio. Submission deadline: June 1, 2013

Walk or Water? Join May 4 Event

3/31/2013

Walk, Rock & Run on May 4, 2013, with the Gay Games at The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio event. Join the Gay Games team volunteering at a water station, walk three miles or run 5K.

Attend a Games Info Meeting

3/13/2013

Get in on the Games Buzz at one of these public community meetings in April for Northeast Ohio residents to learn about the Games, how to get involved and much more.

Games Supports Cleveland Film Fest

3/3/2013

The 2014 Gay Games is a community partner of the Cleveland International Film Festival this April. The Czech Republic film, Vera 68, tells the inspiring story of an Olympic champion. It runs at 2 p.m. April 7 and 9:15 a.m. April 8 at Tower City Cinemas.

Sign Up to Receive E-News

3/1/2013

Want to hear about the latest news, special discounts, stories from participants and other events leading up to the 2014 Gay Games?

Join the Champions Program

2/12/2013

The 2014 Games Champions Program needs you. The grassroots volunteer marketing effort creates individual "Champions" to share the opportunities to participate with geographic-based teams and sport-specific organizations and events

Don't Dodge It!

1/28/2013

Join Team San Francisco for some friendly competition at its dodgeball tournament and LGBT Sports & Gay Games info event on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 5:30-11 p.m. at the Eureka Valley Rec Center and HiTops Sports Bar. For more info: http://teamsf.ning.com/

Early Registration Savings Ends Tonight

1/10/2013

Save $30 off general registration to participate in the 2014 Gay Games if you register by midnight tonight (Thursday, 10 January).

Want to join Team CLE+AKR?

1/10/2013

Want to learn about how to become a member of Team CLE+AKR? Looking to join a team outside of CLE+AKR? Click through to find out how!

Save $30 and Register by the End of December

12/3/2012

Add your name to the list of Gay Games 9 registrants and keep some money in your wallet.

Exclusive: Gay Games 9 Housing Reservations

12/3/2012

The Gay Games 9 lodging site is the ONLY place you can reserve your room online a year from the event. Learn about the attractive Gay Games 9 rates negotiated at more than 30 hotels throughout Cleveland and Akron!

Early Registration Savings Ends Soon

9/18/2012

Have you registered for Gay Games 9? Participants from nine countries and more than 20 U.S. states already have.

MIST Honors GG9

9/18/2012

The Midwest Invitation Softball Tournament presented Gay Games 9 with a plaque for its “unparalleled performance and commitment.”

On Tour in Europe

9/18/2012

Gay Games 9 Executive Director Tom Nobbe and Sports Director Rob Smitherman spent two weeks in August promoting the 2014 Games in Europe.

GG9 was at Cleveland Pride!

7/23/2012

This year’s Pride, Rally and Festival happened June 23 under blue skies and golden sunshine at Voinovich Park in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Nearly 12,000 friends, family and community members gathered to celebrate.

Basketball and Softball Registrations are Open!

7/23/2012

Register now to receive a $10 discount until 31 July 2012.

GG9 in Denver at the Gay Rodeo!

7/23/2012

The rodeo event was great fun with more than 100 contestants in events such as bull riding, calf roping, barrel racing and flag racing.

Volunteer Opportunity with the Midwest Invitational Softball Tournament!

7/23/2012

Gay Games 9 is pleased to announce a partnership with MIST to provide volunteers for its tournament Labor Day weekend. If you think you have what it takes to be a GG9 volunteer, contact us at info@gg9cle.com, Subject Title: MIST VOLUNTEER.

International Gay and Lesbian Aquatic

6/27/2012

The International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) Championships splashed into Reykjavik, Iceland on 30 May-2 June 2012. Several Cleveland-area athletes swam in the event and GG9 info appeared in the IGLA program and athlete registration bags. In 2014, The Gay Games partners with IGLA to host the Championships in Cleveland.

Cleveland G.I.F.T

6/27/2012

Cleveland G.I.F.T. (Gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered Invitational Fellowship Tournament) held its 24th Annual Bowling Tournament last weekend. The sold out event rocked the roll at Freeway Lanes, with 150 bowlers participating from across the US and Canada. On Saturday night, over 700 friends and guests gathered for one of the most widely attended LGBT events in the Cleveland area, the annual G.I.F.T cruise on the annual boat cruise on Lake Erie.