Wandering exhibition about Homosexuality and Sport in background of the Gay Games Cologne
Junko Saeki teaches usually at the university of Doshisha in Kyoto, Japan. Though she is right now in Berlin for one year. There she recites about female Japanese writers. Her main subject in research is women- and gender research. Gender Studies with main focus on Japan. Junko Saeki was last week working in Cologne. There she noticed the posters for the Gay Games. Therefore she returned to Cologne this week once more, where she attended the tournaments in figure skating and swimming. As well she visits the exhibition “Against the rules”.”Gegen die Regeln”, im Deutschen Sport und Olympia Museum (DSOM).
The wandering exhibition of the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation is presented by the Akzeptanzkampagnenbüro (office for acceptance) of the ministry for youth, family and health of Northrhine-Westfalias government. The Gay- Lesbian sport club SC Janus, who is holding the Gay Games in Cologne and the center for gay history in Cologne are involved as well.
On promoting walls the histories about certain athletes are told. Well known is Martina Navratilova, who led the female tennis ranking list for a long time. Although many other athletes are presented,
So is Greg Louganis (diving), or Judith Arndt (cycling). Highlight of the exhibition: “We are showing the jacket of the Gay Games founder Tom Waddell, that he wore 1968 in his decathlon”, tells Jens Hünefeld, scientific volunteer at museum, who is responsible for the exhibition in Cologne.
Aim of the Exhibition: To de-taboo homosexuality within sports and to point out the discrimination of sexual minorities. “Gegen die Regeln” (against the rules) can be visited in Cologne until Sunday.
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