Olympics for the Gay

By: prabirghose

Copenhagen : Denmark | 4 months ago

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Welcome to the OUTGAMES, an Olympics for the gay ones to be held in Copenhagen. There will be contract bridge addition to triathlon, handball and 30 other events. It would be a 9-day affair and gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgenders from all over the world would congregate there to showcase their talents. The participation is expected to be in the region of 5500 and embrace 100 nations. A major event would be a human rights conference, where speakers who have declared their gay tendencies would speak. The Director of the event expects to attract persons from countries where gay people still face oblique glances from others – the organizers of OUTGAMES have even funded the travel expenses for nearly 250 participants from Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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