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Queer Sports
Queer Sports
Aufschlag
Vienna Beach Trophy
22 August 2009
www.aufschlag.org
Marantana
marantana.lesbian.or.at
Queer Sports
Most gays and lesbians love to do sports. That is
really no secret to anyone any more since the
huge international success of the Outgames
and the Gay Games. Vienna is home to a few
sports clubs and groups which provide the
opportunity to gays and lesbians to play sports
amongst themselves.
Particularly interesting to all tourists are sporting
events of national and international dimensions
where gay and lesbian sportspeople meet
to compete. This development has led to a more
diverse tournament calendar.
Austria’s biggest gay and lesbian sports club
Aufschlag Wien is the driving force behind this.
On 22 August 2009, they will hold the Vienna
Beach Trophy, Europe’s biggest GLBT beach volleyball
tournament. The Vienna Valentine Swim
Tournament, which is set to take place every
other year around Valentine’s Day (14 February),
will be held next in 2011. Apart from Aufschlag,
there are a number of clubs which are dedicated
to improving the physical fitness of gay and lesbian
bodies in a comfortable atmosphere.
Marantana offers women’s volleyball and is very
successful at that.
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Queer Sports
Männer auf Touren will take you on hiking expeditions
in the surrounding hills of Vienna and
beyond to the highest alpine peaks. And the ballroom
dancers hold their 9 th international Vienna
Dance Contest on the 26 Sep. 2009.
If you want to stay in shape during your trip to
Vienna, we would like to point out that most
fitness studios and gyms are rather well attended
from a gay perspective. An especially high
homo-density can be found at all the gyms of the
inexpensive Club Danube chain, at the exclusive
John Harris gym, the BodyStyle fitness club
located in proximity to the Gay District and the
two Elixia gyms. Now get the weights, girls. For
all the frequent swimmers there are a number of
public pools to choose from. The indoor and outdoor
pools are well-maintained and can be found
all over town. For gays and lesbians we would
like to point out the Stadthallenbad built in the
1950s and the beautifully located open-air
Schönbrunnerbad. Inline skaters and runners
will truly enjoy the Danube Island with its many
miles of sports and recreation facilities. The
place for sportsmen and women to be seen.
Männer auf Touren
maennerauftouren.rainbow.or.at
Vienna Dance Contest
26 September 2009
www.viennadancecontest.at
Club Danube
www.clubdanube.at
John Harris
www.johnharris.at
BodyStyle
www.bodystyle.at
Elixia
www.elixia.at
Stadthallenbad
15., Vogelweidplatz 15
www.stadthalle.com
Schönbrunnerbad
12., Park Schönbrunn
www.schoenbrunnerbad.at
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