♦ Out of Bounds NYC & Team New York e-Newsletter ♦
July 17, 2008
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On Saturday August 16, Gotham will hold its fall Bootcamp at 107/108th Soccer Field on Riverside Park from
10am - 3pm. This event is a great opportunity for you to learn the skills, laws and
traditions of the game played in heaven, rugby, and to meet the men of Gotham. Third Half
Drink Up at the Eagle to follow.
Register here: http://register.gkrfc.com.
You can also email
info@gothamrfc.org to join the mailing list.
The Gotham Knights are back from Dublin, Ireland, having taken 3rd
place out of 28 teams from around the world Ñ and first among North American teams Ñ at
the 4th Bingham Cup. Now we're getting ready for our Fall 2008 season, to build on our
second place finish in the Men's Division III of the Metropolitan NY union.
Want to join the fun? We're always looking for new members, no prior rugby experience
required. All you need is the desire to push your boundaries and have loads of fun.
www.gothamrfc.org
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New York's only LGBT rock climbing club is here! This is the group to join if you want to check out rock climbing and meet great new people. Beginners are always welcome and we even have a professional climber to get us going!
Next meeting
Date: Wednesday, August 13th
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Manhattan Plaza Health Club
(43rd St and 10th Ave, Manhattan) See Map
Cost: $20 + gear rental
Join our Meetup group at http://rockclimbing.meetup.com/150
and check out our website at www.lgbtclimbing.com for all the latest news.
See you at the wall!
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Dear Athletes,
My name is Jeff Sheng and I am a photographer and activist, and also educator (I teach as a visiting professor/lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara) -- and for the last five years, I have been working on a photography project called "Fearless" about high school and college students who play sports on their school's sports teams and are openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. The project can be seen at www.FearlessCampusTour.org ... the impetus for this project is that about ten years ago in high school, I was a closeted Varsity athlete and this is both an activist inspired project and also my first major photography book (I studied photography in school and it is now what I now teach in college).
Anyway, so the reasons for my e-mail is that I am hoping to wrap up this project into a large scale photography book by 2009, and currently, I am looking for as many and as diverse group of athletes that I can find. I have currently already photographed over 55 athletes, and my goal is to have over 100 for the eventual book publication.
The only requirements that I have are that you are an "out" high school or college athlete on your actual schools sports team (JV or Varsity) -- if you have recently graduated within one or two years, that is fine as well, as long as you actually played on your schools teams (the project is more about locating and finding athletes who played on their school's predominantly straight teams -- so I apologize to those of you who are incredibly active in your LGBT sports leagues which i also know are incredibly competitive and deserve recognition, as I currently now play in one).
There is no cost to the athlete, and I will arrange all the other logistics in getting to your area to get the photo shoot done. Also, I don't pick and choose who to photograph based on looks etc (I basically photograph and include everyone who volunteers for the project and those that I can get to photographing based on my own time and money restraints).
Please let me know if you have any questions at jeffsheng@jeffsheng.com. You can also visit my other website, www.jeffsheng.com -- which has more work of mine, including my piece/tribute to Matthew Shepard through a photograph from Laramie, Wyoming.
Also, please feel free to forward this message to anyone you think would be interested in knowing about my work.
All my best,
Jeff
Jeff Sheng
Los Angeles, CA 90035
www.jeffsheng.com
www.FearlessCampusTour.org
jeffsheng@jeffsheng.com
Lecturer/Visiting Professor in Photography
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Bored with the gym? Miss the intensity of the playing field? The fast paced action of competitive sports? Have we got great news for you!
A new men's lacrosse league has begun in New York and it presents a great opportunity for us to finally put together a gay-friendly lacrosse team.
University Lacrosse (http://www.ulax.org) provides an organized setting, full field facilities, weekly games, and a championship tournament following the regular season. We're hoping to field a full team of 25-30 guys of any skill level for the upcoming Fall season. Registration starts in September so we need to get a move on!
If you or anyone you know thats gay, straight, or just curious (about lacrosse!) and has an interest in playing, contact Tom Parker at nyparker06@gmail.com as soon as possible! Should we get enough of a response, we'll hold a meeting on Thursday, July 31st to hammer out the details. Looking forward to a great Fall season!
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The Out of Bounds/Team New York e-Newsletter is pleased to present our LGBT Sports Trivia Contest.
Read the question below, click on the link, find the answer, e-mail it to us at trivia@oobnyc.org and you can win!
Trivia Question
The Gotham Knights Rugby Football Club will be hosting their annual BOOTCAMP in August. On which date is Bootcamp happening?
The answer is in this very newsletter!
Once you have the answer, e-mail it to us at trivia@oobnyc.org. Be sure to include your name and a phone number where we can reach you.
TWO (2) winners, chosen at random from all the correct answers, will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to MODELL'S SPORTING GOODS.
All entries must be received by Friday, July 25th at 11:59 PM. Winners will be contacted by phone or e-mail.
Prizes must be claimed by Monday, July 28th, at noon, or they will be offered to another winner, chosen at random.
Congratulations to the winners of our last contest. They were William H., David A. and Paul M. They will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to Modell's Sporting Goods.
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Join us for TENNIS TUESDAYS this summer!
NYC Power Tennis is a gay and lesbian tennis group in the New York CIty area for players rated 4.5 and above on the NTRP scale.
Contact Brett at brettcnyc@gmail.com for more info.
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Big Apple Dodgeball! is returning in September
for our third fun-filled season. BAD! plays on Mondays from 7-10. Registration will
begin in August.Check www.bigappledodgeball.com for more information.
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World Outgames 2009 to Announce Budget Housing
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Responding to demand for a wider range of lodging options during World Outgames 2009 in Copenhagen, the World Outgames Secretariat is putting finishing touches on Budget Housing options for World Outgames Participants.
The final details and pricing will be announced late July 2008 on the World Outgames website (www.copenhagen2009.org), and in the World Outgames Newsletter. Hotels, Budget Housing and Hosted Housing may be requested through the World Outgames Registration System
Note: participants who have already registered may log on to their World Outgames account and add the budget housing option to their registration.
The outline of the Budget housing options is as follows:
- Fixed price for the day before to day after World Outgames 2009
- Beds, bed linens, bath towels included
- Shared 4+ persons per room
- Shared bathing facilities
- For groups and individuals
- Near sports venues
- Women and men on separate floors/buildings
- Spaces can be reserved at registration
Please contact marc@copenhagen2009.org
More information about the Outgames at www.copenhagen2009.org
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Asbury Park Volleyball
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Summer 2008
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First of all good luck to all the teams playing in Fire Island.
APVB BEACH OPEN REGISTRATION
Just a reminder to all, Asbury Park's third annual beach open tournament is
August 2nd and 3rd. This year it's going to be bigger and better than ever.
There will be fabulous prizes for the top winners and lots of food and goodies
for all the players courtesy of APVB and our sponsors. So far there are 23 teams
registered so please make sure you sign up before it fills up. Go to
www.apvolleyball.org for details.
ASBURY PARK ROAD TRIP
For those of you who
cannot attend Fire Island's big tournament, Asbury Park is hosting its 7th
annual Road Trip celebration this weekend starting on Friday July 18th and
culminating on Sunday July 20th. Tons of events have been organized, including
the famous kick-off party at Convention Hall.
Also thanks to all the teams that
participated in last weekend's friendship tournament. We raised $200 for Asbury
Park Marketing fund, the producers of Road Trip.
For details on Road Trip
weekend events go to
www.roadtripasburypark.com.
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