Barcelona, The Gay Capital of the Mediterranean

Barcelona is increasingly being touted as the “gay capital of the Mediterranean”, El Pais reported last week. The city has recently hosted a “gay circus”, an international meeting for homosexual policemen against discrimination and various gay art exhibitions. It also staged the latest edition of the Eurogames, or what some called the “gay Olympics”.

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Eurogames Get Underway with over 5000 Athletes

More than 5000 athletes, gay and straight, from across Europe are converging on Barcelona for the Eurogames which get underway on Thursday in the Spanish port city, organisers said.

More than 30000 tourists are expected to attend the Olympics-style games which could pump €30-million into the local economy, according to Barcelona gay sports group Panteras Grogues (Yellow Panthers) which is organising the event.

Get the details from iol.co.za.