<p>...Governments have allowed their political agendas to cast a long shadow over the playing field, with their athletes as pawns upon it. From the beginning, the goal of the Gay Games was to reverse this thinking. As Tom Waddell phrases it: "The message of these games goes beyond validating our culture. They were conceived as a new idea in the meaning of sport based upon inclusion rather than exclusion."Translated into practice, this means that all people, regardless of sex, age, ability or nationality, are welcome to participate....Scott McLennan, whose photographs you will enjoy throughout this book, writes: "By giving the world a positive image of our unity and strength, we will have a great effect on how we are viewed by the world, and how we view ourselves."</p>

A Sense of Pride: The Story of Gay Games II

Roy M. Coe

Pride Publications

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A Sense of Pride: The Story of Gay Games II