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Participate! issues:

Volume VI § Issue 8:
Seeking Nominations for the Tom Waddell Award • Sports News from Cologne - Exciting Tour of Cologne Aquatics Facilities • Sports News from Cologne – Basketball Update • Show Your Gay Games Pride on your team’s Cologne Uniforms! • Cologne in 2010 – Be Part of It! • Coming to Cologne? Learn Some Essential German Phrases! • Check out new Gay Games Videos • Gay Games Participant Profile – Joey Justin

Volume VI § Issue 7:
Are you training for Gay Games VIII? • Gay Games Rebate Program Benefits All Member Organizations • Gay Games VIII Sports Preview – Volleyball • Le Coq Musclé “Takes The Flame” • New Survey: Homophobia and Transphobia in Sports • Profile of a Gay Games Blogger Or Swimming For A Cause • “Claiming The Title: Gay Olympics On Trial” Coming to a Film Festival Near You! • News from Gay Games Ambassadors: Powerlifter Chris Morgan • Be Part of It! In 300 Days. Register Now!

Volume VI § Issue 6:
Report from Copenhagen — 27 July 2009 • Sports News from Cologne — Registration is Running Fast for Road Racers • Site Selection Visits for Gay Games IX Complete • Time for a Gay Games Makeover — New FGG and Cologne Merchandise is Available! • FGG to Present “Legacy Awards” at 2009 Annual Meeting • FGG & International Front Runners Support Women Racers in Durban South Africa • A Tribute to Gay Games Bidders • Participant Profile — Steve Mumby, New York City • News from Gay Games Ambassadors: Power Lifter Chris Morgan • A Message from your Director of Development and Communications • News From Member Organizations

Volume VI § Issue 5:
Be Part of It! In 400 Days. Register Now! • Sports News From the Cologne Gay Games—Cycling • Call for Nominations for Honorary Life Members, Volunteer of the Year, Tom Waddell Award • News From FGG Member Organizations • Real Men DO participate in international synchronised swimming competitions: Synchronised swimming in Gay Games since 1982 • Help Raise Funds for the Gay Games By Selling Stuff on eBay! • Honorary Life Member Stephanie Johnstone Honored by Pride Toronto • South African Sport Energised • Seeking Volunteer to Help Create This Newsletter • Pride 2009 Celebrated in Sri Lanka With Equal Ground

Volume VI § Issue 4:
Olympic diving gold medalist Matthew Mitcham declared support for Gay Games • More New Members Join the Federation of Gay Games • New Film CLAIMING THE TITLE: GAY OLYMPICS ON TRIAL to Debut on 21 June World Premiere at San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival • Support the Gay Games Scholarship Fund Each Time You Fly! • 1,200+ Volleyball Players Gather in Chicago for NAGVA Championships • Wrestlers Gather for WWB Cup Championship II • Honorary Life Member Stephanie Johnstone Honored by Pride Toronto

Volume VI § Issue 3:
Federation of Gay Games salutes 2008 Volunteer of the Year • News From FGG Member Organisations • Sports News From Cologne • Looking to Start a New Sports or Cultural Group? Cologne is the Place For You! • Federation of Gay Games Names John Skoubis as its Director of Development and Communications • Olivia Cruise Delivers 155 women to Cologne for Gay Games VIII Preview • Gay Games IX Site Selection On Schedule • News from Gay Games Ambassadors—Esera Tuaolo

Volume VI § Issue 2:
Tournoi International de Paris • Moore, Amaechi Speak at "Sport, Sexuality & Culture" Conference • Gay Games Blog--Sign Up Today! • Kurt Dahl Elected Federation of Gay Games Co-President • 1-Page Fact Sheets for Gay Games VII Put Detailed Event Info in the Palm of Your Hand • New Bowling Center Opens in Cologne--Site of Gay Games VII Bowling Event • 2009 FGG Annual Meeting--Save the Date! • Gay Games Celebrates EGLSF's 20th Anniversary!

Volume VI § Issue 1:
Book Your Travel Now and Benefit the Gay Games • New FGG Partners • The FGG and ILGA • LGBA Band Makes History Marching in President Obama's Inaugural Parade • In South Africa, a Sporting Chance For Women

Volume V § Issue 6:
Gay Band To March In U.S. Inauguration Parade For Barack Obama • Making L/G Sports History in Chile • Sporting Gifts: Holiday Vouchers For Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010 • The FGG Visits the Nazareth House Orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa • My First FGG Annual Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa

Volume V § Issue 5:
Gay Games VIII 2010 in Cologne, Germany—Full Registration Now Open! Save 25 Euros! • New Hotel & Accomodation Service... Not Just For Gay Games! • FGG 2010 Annual Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa • New South African Board Members

Volume V § Issue 4:
FGG Annual Meeting—20 to 25 October 2008, Cape Town, South Africa • FGG Seeks Job Applicants for a Development & Communications Director • Pride Track & Field Meet Raises the Bar! • Historic Meeting of Cultural Organisations in Miami • LessThan Two Years Until Cologne • Share your Gay Games Stories

Volume V § Issue 3:
2 years to Opening Ceremonies of Gay Games VIII • Cologne launches new web site • Cologne 2010 Sports and Cultural Fact Sheet • Cologne Tourism LGBT Booklet available now • Sign up for Cologne Newsletter • Share your Gay Games Stories

Volume V § Issue 2:
      World and Masters Swimming Records Fall at the 2008 International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) Championships in Washington, DC • Participant Profile: Ann Meredith, Filmmaker, Photographer, Athlete, Writer, and more  • FGG Board Votes to Reduce Membership Fees, Adds Incentives for Members to Find Other Members• Expanded Outreach Efforts  • Sign up for Cologne Newsletter • Wrestling in the Windy City; Don Jung Memorial Wrestling Tournament moved from its native home in San Francisco to Chicago

Volume V § Issue 1:
      Cologne 2010 Gay Games VIII site visit and city information • Participant Profile, Kate Rowe Ironman 2007 winner • Cologne Marketing Material Available for city and team leaders• MySpace, Facebook, and Gay Games Blog  • New FGG Associate Member (Movmiento Deportivo De Integracion GLTB en Chile (MOVDEINCHILE) • FGG Annual meeting in Cape Town, South Africa Oct. 2008 • 2014 Gay Games bidding •
Public Relations and Marketing firm, All Terrain working for Games Cologne and FGG

Volume IV § Issue 2:
      25th Anniversary of the Gay Games • Legacy Dinner Awards •  Annual Meeting News • Less than 1,000 days to Cologne  • Photo slide show of Games 25th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco • Uyvari - LaPat Scholarship Fund created • San Francisco Public Gay Games Exhibit • San Francisco hosts Gay Games Community day

Volume IV § Issue 1:
      Chicago Gay Games VII recap • Cologne countdown begins • Preview of Gay Games 25th Anniversary Celebration in San Francisco, October 2007 • IGLFA (football/soccer) becomes first LGBT sports group to hold international championship tournament in South America

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Volume III § Issue 1:
      HIV travel restrictions waived for Gay Games Chicago • A jump in the pool leads to a new perspective — and a new goal in training • Tom Waddell Award nominations to open • Helping to bring under-represented constituents to the Gay Games

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Volume II § Issue 4:
      Cologne selected for 2006 • Sir Elton John named Gay Games Ambassador • FGG logo available for teams headed to Chicago • Scholarship applications due • A section for the Participants and by the Participants

Volume II § Issue 3:
      Countdown in SF to Gay Games VII • FGG House Parties • Bid cities visited by FGG up • French sailors train • New LGBT sport group in Croatia

Volume II § Issue 2:
      Gay Games Movie Premiere • Team Sydney Celebrates • GLTA moves up • Team Band tunes up • German Championship Cyclists Become Gay Games Ambassadors

Volume II § Issue 1:

      New Sponsorship Program • Team Palm Springs • GLORY sails for Gay Games • First L/G Orchestra in France • Paris International Tournament

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Volume I § Issue 4:
      Opportunities for Seniors at GG VII • Chris Morgan wins • Team Philidelphia • GG History Exhibition in San Francisco

Volume I § Issue 3:
      Wrestlers make a movie • Swimmers affirm Gay Games commitment • Paris plans a spring tournament

Volume I § Issue 2:
      Early interest in hosting 2010 • London lifter Chris Morgan • Long Beach organisation • Team Band plans • French sailors

Volume I § Issue 1:
      Melissa Etheridge • San Diego fundraiser • Amsterdam Kicks