GDASA: Denver's LGBTQ Sports Association

Looking for a safe and positive atmosphere for the LGBTQA community through engaging social and competitive sports within Colorado?

Greater Denver Area Sports Association welcomes and encourages everybody to join and participate. And more leagues are coming soon!

Denver Gay & Lesbian Flag Football League's Top 5 Things to Know for the Upcoming Season

 5) DGLCC Fall 2014 Season Schedule

8/10 - Preseason Game
8/17 - Game #1
8/24 - Game #2
9/6 - Game #3
9/7 - Game #4
9/14 - Game #5
9/20 - Game #6
9/21 - Playoffs
9/28 - Playoffs
10/5 - Playoffs
10/19 - Finals

4) Summit Tryouts

If you are interested in trying out for the Denver Summit for Gay Bowl in October, tryouts will be held on August 23 & 25. More details will be announced in the coming weeks. If you would like more information about the Summit teams please contact Nick Berry.
 

 

3) Mile High Club Tryouts

Ladies looking to go to Gay Bowl in October with the Mile High Club? They just returned to Denver with a championship trophy from the Surf & Turf Bowl in San Diego this past April and are looking to add to the team. July 19 & 27 (Date Change) they are holding tryouts at Fred Thomas Park (2400 Quebec St. Denver, Co 80207) starting at 10am both days. If you have any questions please contact Becky Lee (rhlee75@gmail.com)
 

2) Captain &
QB Registration

On July 19 all Captains & players interested in being a Primary QB will be allowed to register all day. If you are interested in becoming a Captain DGLCC are still looking for a few more volunteers, please contact  Captain's Coordinator, Marc Withrow if you are interested.

1) Registration

Set your alarms on July 20 for 8am sharp! Registration will fill up fast this fall and you don't want to miss out on this upcoming season!

Also congrats to the two Denver teams that went to Chicago Pride Bowl VII. The Mile High Mafia took home the B Division Championship.

Join the Denver Wrestling Club

Denver Wrestling Club is Colorado's only gay-friendly freestyle/folkstyle/greco-roman wrestling club catering to adults who have an interest in learning and practicing the sport of amateur wrestling.

Everyone is welcome to join and wrestle with DWC - irrespective of skill level, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical disability. Beginners are welcome!

Stonewall Fitness: Being a Gay Athlete in a Straight World

By David Smith

There has been so much discussion about the status of gay athletes in professional sports. Hearing both sides of the panel about whether or not a gay athlete would be accepted in a male-dominated team sport, whether it’s hockey, basketball, baseball or football. A lot of the issues that plague a gay athlete in the professional arena are also seen for everyday athletes (also continue to exert themselves for everybody else) such as locker room etiquette. As an athlete myself, having competed in amateur and collegiate levels of sport, my experience has definitely been varied itself. As a swimmer I swim with the local GLBT swim team here in Denver, as a Master’s swim team we compete at various meets and competitions locally as well as nationally, both gay oriented and not. Throughout my time in competitions I have overheard or directly have been involved with individuals and people who exert their homophobic nature in such a way, usually making comments about “the gay team” or something a long those lines that remind me I am here as an athlete, that my sexual orientation has nothing to do with my participation in sport. For the homophobic individuals in the competition, my sexual orientation may affect their competition, but it doesn’t affect mine.

Denver Gay Sports and Recreation: Colorado Volleyball Connection Open Play Thursdays!

Colorado Volleyball Connection offers two hours on four courts of open play every Thursday night at The Dive in Denver. It's just $5 for two hours of good play with many levels and formats to choose from. 

2014 Gay Games: Team Colorado Pep Rally Party January 2 at Hamburger Mary's!

The 2014 Gay Games, presented by the Cleveland Foundation, will be holding the Team Colorado Pep Rally Party on Thursday, January 2, 2014, from 6-9pm at Hamburger Mary’s. Everybody is invited to join Team Colorado’s efforts to inform, excite and register participants for the 2014 Gay Games.

The ninth quadrennial Gay Games is one of the biggest sports and cultural festivals in the world, expecting more than 10,000 people from more than 65 countries. The Gay Games was founded on the principles of Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best™ and is open to everybody regardless of sexual orientation, gender, transgender status, religion, nationality, political convictions, age, physical condition or athletic ability.

Started in 1982, the Gay Games happen every four years around the world. Paris will host the 2018 Gay Games. In 2014, the Gay Games will feature more than 30 recreational and competitive sports, as well as cultural activities, band and choral events.

The Team Colorado Pep Rally Party will have information on all sports at the Gay Games, how to participate, registration discounts, team captain incentive program, scholarship application information, accommodations and travel planning. The party features BOGO drink specials, fun games and more. Free Gay Games t-shirts will go to on-site registrants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Colorado Volleyball Connection Has Openings for Indoor Court Volleyball!

Attention gay sports fans! Winter indoor court volleyball is right around the corner and most of Colorado Volleyball Connection's leagues are full but they do have a few team and single player spots open and more. The season will start the first week of January so let CVC know ASAP if you want any of these openings. 

Also, clinics are online as well as a new Thursday night facility and league openings for Mid-January. 

Denver's Gay Wrestling Club Kicks Off New Season November 13

Denver Wrestling Club, Colorado's only adult and LGBT friendly wrestling club, will be kicking off its new wrestling season on Wednesday, November 13.

Practices will be held Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm-9:00pm in the wrestling room at Denver South High School. The first workout attended is always free to new visitors.

Denver Wrestling Club offers men of all skills levels a fun and safe environment to learn and practice freestyle wrestling.  Beginners are especially welcome. For your first practice, attire is gym shorts and tee shirts.  Bring water and a sweat towel...and be ready for a fun workout.

If you have any questions about the club or wrestling program, contact Head Coach and Club Director Greg Lines at wrestler73@gmail.com or call 303-349-1131.

This Week in Denver Gay Sports and Recreation: Ruggers in Drag, Gay Wrestling Club's New Season, Booty Bootcamp with Stonewall Fitness, and Lots More!

Rug-N-Tug

CGRA: CGRA asks, as you make plans for the weekend, that you consider stopping by Charlie's Denver on Sunday afternoon from 2-5pm for a Celebration of Life in honor of CGRA's Stephen Grimes.

Colorado Rush Rugby: Coming up November 16, Rug-N-Tug is a drag fundraiser presented jointly by Rush Rugby and the Denver Gay and Lesbian Flag Football League. Should be fun. Click here for tix.

Denver Frontrunners: Rain or shine, the Denver Frontrunners meet every Saturday morning at 9:15-ish in front of Moore Elementary school at 9th Avenue. Walkers tour Cheesman Park while runners head to Washington Park via the Marion Strete Parkway. 
 

 

David Smith - Stonewall Fitness

Denver Wrestlers: The Denver Wrestling Club kicks off a new wrestling season on November 13. Beginners are welcome and first workout is free so check it out!

 

Out and About Colorado: Out and About Colorado's next hike will take place on Sunday, November 10. The trail is TBA but hikers will meet at Midland Elementary School in Colorado Springs at 9am.

SQUID: Swimming Queers United in Denver (SQUID) will be taking part in the 5th Annual Nash Splash SCM Meet on November 9 in Thornton.


Stonewall Fitness: David Smith of Stonewall Fitness says, "Love your butt and love yourself!" But it's not what you're thinking. Check out Bootcamp in the Park this Saturday at 11am if you're interested in getting a nice round butt for yourself (again, not what you're thinking!).

Meet Out Spokin', Denver's Gay Cycling Organization

Founded in 1998, OUT Spokin’ is an all volunteer GLBT cycling organization. Bicyclists of all abilities train together and participate in cycling events throughout Colorado and the United States. OUT Spokin' has maintained a strong, positive presence at the Courage Classic bicycle tour, the group's signature event, every year since its founding.

Most of OUT Spokin' riders are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, but our team also includes supportive friends and family of Colorado's GLBT community. Riders range in age from early twenties to mid-sixties and older. Abilities range from beginners who have never ridden in a cycling event to seasoned cyclists who combine participation in OUT Spokin' with training for Colorado's most difficult cycling events.

OUT Spokin' focuses on touring rather than racing. Members have registered as a group and participated in events including the Elephant Rock Century, Wyoming's Tour de Prairie, the MS150, the Courage Classic, Ride the Rockies, Triple Bypass, and the Emily Griffith Road Ramble. OUT Spolin' has also helped riders train for various AIDS Vaccine Rides!

OUT Spokin' welcomes riders at all stages in their cycling careers. There are a number of membership levels described on their membership page. Once you become a member, all you have to do is ride and enjoy the many social activities that OUT Spokin’ offers. All they ask is that you join them for at least one charity ride and that you wear your OUT Spokin' Jersey with pride.

Denver Gay Sports Round Up

• The boys of Colorado Rush RFC put their scrubbing bubbles to work at a car wash fundraiser this past weekend.

• Try before you buy! The Colorado SQUID Swim Team invites interested swimmers to join them for a couple of free workouts.

• The Denver Frontrunners gay walking/running club has regularly scheduled walks/runs every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Check 'em out!