Queens on the Playground – Netball & Elle

 

Pics of the Gaymes – opening ceremony

 

 

Here’s the gold…

Solidarity Week begins today

We’d like to declare this week Solidarity Week. A week in which every Sri Lankan has the opportunity to join hands in Solidarity, irrespective of their gender or sexuality. As long as we can celebrate diversity in every aspect of our lives, we as a nation have no need to be divided the way we have been for so many years. And we on the solidarity team are striving to harbour the spirit of togetherness in one of those areas of diversity during this week which ultimately lead up to the Solidarity Gaymes this Saturday. Maybe we can join in this bandwagon of celebrations where we are right now, at work or home or on the road or at a cafe… wherever you are reading this, look around you and celebrate the fact that not everything around is the same. That makes you unique as well!

When we said celebration, we didn’t quite mean party in the streets. we meant celebrate in your heart and then celebrate outside. We hope we haven’t disappointed you but before we party we need to come together in solidarity to do that. But Saturday will indeed be a day of celebration and that is a promise.

 

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue & purple… come out and show the world your true colours people!

 

Come out with us and party. Come out and play.

Come out & Apply

One week more to go people! Application forms have now been released so you can write to solidaritygaymes2008@gmail.com if you want one or call 0115556122 or 0114851535. Fill them in and bring them along on the 13th (next Saturday) or we can hand you one when you come over. Here’s a little run down of why next weekend is going to be one of the most significant days for all of us….

 

…and they keep coming out to play…

 

Solidarity Posters – Out & About!

here’s a first look at what the Solidarity Gaymes campaign is looking like. These are the initial posters done for circulation in Colombo.

 

Are you ready to go for gold?

We’ve been going on and on about the gaymes, but we haven’t really told you what the specific sporting events are as yet. If you’re planning to be a participant, get your running shoes out and start practicing, because the competition is already proving tough, with official Gay Games medalists already warming up to compete against you!

Each event will be held separately for men and women. Here’s a list -

•  100m
•  200m
•  400m
•  4 X 100m
•  4 X 400m
•  High Jump
•  Long Jump
•  Javelin
•  Discus Throw
•  Putt Shot
•  800m
•  800m walking
•  Elle
•  Netball

Get ready to go for gold with us this December as the Solidarity Gaymes is warming up with you!

Call for Volunteers

Let’s start with a big thank you to everyone who has mailed and left inquiries on the blog and FB about volunteering. We will be needing a whole bunch of you for many sub-committees to work with us as well as for and on the day of the event. A wonderful lady by the name of Lino will be in charge of all volunteers for the event, so please contact her via e-mail (solidaritygaymes2008@gmail.com) and leave your contact details and she’ll let you know how you can help. 

In case you wanted to know where and how you can help, here is a tentative list of areas that you maybe interested in - 

1. Event organizing

2. Event on-ground team

3. Ceremony & entertainment

4. Funding & sponsorship

5. Advertising & publicity

6. Decor

7. Food & Beverages

8. Welcome team/ushers

There maybe a lot of little things in between and in addition to the main areas I have listed above, but if you’re eager to help, we’re happy to have you. So please do call Lino and come on board with us, to make this ground-breaking event a reality.

Come together in Solidarity!

Sri Lanka will see the dawn of its first ever Solidarity Games this December. Held for the LGBTIQ community, their friends and family, the event plans to be a groundbreaking one. Details of the event date, venue and a list of events/sports will be posted shortly. In the meanwhile, pass on the word, get out your trainers and get ready to come out and play!

If you would like to volunteer or need any further information, please leave a comment on this blog or e-mail us at solidaritygaymes2008@gmail.com and we’ll get back to you.

Watch this space for more information coming soon.