For more than two decades, supporters of the Gay Games
have brought together thousands of athletes every four years
to show the world their pride, their poise and their passion.
Every four years Gay Games participants converge to
celebrate the empowerment of individual achievement and
the triumph of collective cooperation. A primary legacy of the
Gay Games has been the athletes and artists themselves,
enabling the genesis of countless LGBT athletic and cultural
organisations.
The Gay Games have always worked for and are committed
to social activism through sports and culture. Creating safe
opportunities for LGBT persons to participate in sports and
culture is where the Gay Games (and the FGG) have had their
biggest impact. The Gay Games is primarily designed to
empower the participants, but certainly the great social
legacy the Gay Games has had is in the molding of
perceptions.