Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Gay Games open in Copenhagen
Outgames, the 'gay olympics', had its first sporting events yesterday (July 28) after a glitzy opening ceremony in City Hall square last Saturday.However, the city's reputation for open-mindedness has already been tested by a homophobic attack on three competitors and complaints that not one Danish minister attended the opening ceremony.
An editorial in the liberal newspaper Politiken stated:
"In Denmark we don't have a minister responsible for gay rights issues. We also don't have a minister who wants to welcome all the activists and participants, even though it is an event that gives Denmark unprecedented attention … It's embarrassing to have a government that doesn't want to come out of the closet."
For more information view:
www.copenhagen2009.org
