2022 Gay Games

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XI Gay Games
Hong Kong 2022
Hong Kong Gay Games Logo.png
Host cityHong Kong
MottoUnity in Diversity
在多元中團結
Events36 sports events
Opening ceremony3 November 2023
Closing ceremony11 November 2023
Websitegghk2022.com/en/
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The 2022 Gay Games, also known as Gay Games 11, GGHK2022 and Hong Kong Gay Games 2022, is an upcoming international multi-sport event and cultural gathering organised by, and specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) athletes, artists and musicians, known as Gay Games.[1]

Originally scheduled to take place from 11 to 19 November 2022, in Hong Kong, the games are pushed to 3 to 11 November 2023 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Bidding process[]

Hong Kong was announced as the host city of the 11th Gay Games, at a gala event at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, on October 30, 2017. They won with a clear majority of votes, in the first round of voting. It is the first time that the Gay Games will be held in Asia.

The "longlist" of cities interested in bidding to host Gay Games XI in 2022 was announced in April 2016.[4] An unprecedented seventeen cities were interested in bidding. On 30 June 2016, the Federation of Gay Games announced that eleven cities had submitted their Letter Of Intent to formally bid.[5] Anaheim, Atlanta, Des Moines, Madison, Minneapolis and San Antonio decided not to pursue their option to bid. On July 31, 2016, nine cities submitted their second registration fee to remain in the bid process. Both Cape Town and Tel Aviv dropped out at this stage, stating an intention to bid for Gay Games XII in 2026. On November 30, 2016, Bid Books were submitted by eight candidate cities with Los Angeles dropping out at this stage.

A shortlist of three Candidate Cities was announced on March 1, 2017. Guadalajara, Hong Kong and Washington, DC, hosted site visits before the final decision on the host city was made in Paris on Monday 30 October.[6]

Effect of national security law[]

In 2021, the Taiwanese delegation announced that they will not send their athletes to the 2022 Gay Games for fear that members of the team could be arrested under the Hong Kong national security law, enacted in 2020.[7]

In August 2021, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joey Siu condemned the Games, pointing that key activists for gay rights are currently in prison and awaiting trial on national security law grounds, including Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Jimmy Sham and Tiffany Yuen.[8]

Opening ceremony[]

The opening ceremony was originally scheduled for 11 November 2022.[2]

Events and venues[]

The games will feature 36 disciplines of sport and cultural events throughout Hong Kong. The venues are yet to be confirmed.[2]

Postponement[]

In September 2021, the organisers announced that the 2022 Gay Games would be postponed one year, to November 2023, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Hong Kong's strict travel quarantine protocols.[3][9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The History of LGBT Participation in the Olympics Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c GAY GAMES 11 - HONG KONG 2022
  3. ^ a b Kwan, Rhoda (15 September 2021). "Exclusive: Hong Kong Gay Games postponed due to Covid travel restrictions". Hong Kong Free Press.
  4. ^ "Federation of Gay Games Announces Prospective 2022 Gay Games XI Bid Cities". Facebook. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Federation of Gay Games Announces Cities Continuing 2022 Gay Games XI Bid Process". Facebook. July 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Federation of Gay Games Announces Cities Continuing 2022 Gay Games XI Bid Process". CISION PR Newswire. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Wang, Amber; Taylor, Jerome (6 August 2021). "Taiwan won't attend Hong Kong's Gay Games fearing security law". Hong Kong Free Press.
  8. ^ Garrison, Mark (8 August 2021). "CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS ASIA'S FIRST GAY GAMES IN HONG KONG". Star Observer. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Gay Games delayed by one year due to Covid". RTHK. 15 September 2021.

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