1986 Gay Games

LGBT multi-sport event in San Francisco, California, US August 2025 II Gay Games San Francisco 1986 San Francisco, California, United States 2,000 17 sports 1986 8 9 1986 8 17 Gay Games I Gay Games III The 1986 Gay Games (Gay Games II) were held in San Francisco, California, United States from August 9 to August 17, 1986.https://archive.org/stream/BAR_19860807#page/n9 Official Schedule Bay Area Reporter 7 August 1986 11 August 2018 The opening ceremony had Rita Mae Brown as master of ceremonies, and also featured Gwen Avery, the Barbary Coast Cloggers, Leona Jiles, Nepata Mero, Ron Murphy and his Choir, Sharon McNight, Calvin Remsberg (from the cast of Cats), the Golden Gate Precision Dancers, and the Lesbian/Gay Band of America. The closing ceremony was emceed by Armistead Maupin and featured Cabaret Gold Award winner Jae Ross with Jennifer Holliday as the main star. Events Events August Venue9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th Opening and closing ceremonies Kezar Stadium Basketball San Francisco State UniversityKezar Pavilion Bowling Park Bowl Cycling Lake Merced Golf Harding Park Marathon Streets of San Francisco Physique Civic Auditorium Pool (Billiards) Park Bowl Powerlifting San Francisco State University Racquetball UC Berkeley Soccer W. Sunset Park Softball Moscone Field Swimming and Diving Laney College, Oakland Tennis San Francisco City CollegeGolden Gate Park Track & Field San Francisco State University Triathlon Tilden Park, Berkeley Volleyball San Francisco City CollegeKezar Pavilion Wrestling Kezar Pavilion References 1986 Category:1986 in multi-sport events Gay Games Category:October 1986 sports events in the United States Category:1986 in San Francisco