Editing Gay Games (section)

=== Gay Games XII: Valencia 2026 ===

The Federation of Gay Games published the call for interested cities on 19 December 2019, and the official RFI was issued on January 31, 2020.  Prospective bidding cities had to submit the response to the RFI by February 21, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=RFI Document for 2026 Gay Games XII Host City Selection Process Now Available |url=https://gaygames.org/latest-news/8704847 |website=Federation of Gay Games |publisher=FGG |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>  At the early stage, evidence on social media existed for a bid by Brisbane, Australia<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.qnews.com.au/campaign-launched-to-bring-the-gay-games-to-brisbane-in-2026/|title = Campaign Launched To Bring The Gay Games To Brisbane In 2026 |work = [[QNews Magazine]] |date = September 28, 2018 |access-date=December 12, 2018}}</ref> and Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom. Anecdotal evidence from the 2022 bid process also suggested that Tel Aviv, Israel, would bid again, seeking to bring the Gay Games to the Middle East for the first time, although this did not materialise. The press release issued on February 29 by the FGG stated: "The Federation of Gay Games has received a record number of expressions of interest from cities around the globe desiring to be the host of the twelfth Gay Games XII to be held in 2026!"<ref>{{cite web |title=Record Number of Cities Express Interest in Gay Games XII |url=https://gaygames.org/latest-news/8784202 |website=Federation of Gay Games |publisher=FGG |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> A shortlist of three Candidate Cities was announced on March 1, 2021. On November 11, 2021 in [[Brighton]], [[United Kingdom]], Valencia, Spain was selected as the host for 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=BRING GAY GAMES XII TO YOUR CITY IN 2026 FIND OUT MORE |url=https://gaygames.org/Site-Selection |publisher=Federation of Gay Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604230024/https://gaygames.org/Site-Selection |archive-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>

Below is the official list of the candidate cities:

{| class="wikitable" style="width:35%"
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! Shortlisted Candidate Cities || Country
|- style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Valencia]] || Spain 
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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]] || Germany 
|-
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Guadalajara]] || Mexico 
|-
| colspan="2" |
|-
! Longlisted Candidate Cities || Country
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane]] || Australia 
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto]] || Canada 
|-
| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Taipei]] || Taiwan 
|-
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] || New Zealand 
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]] || US 
|-
| colspan="2" |
|-
! Dropout Candidate Cities !! Country
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[São Paulo]] || Brazil 
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| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dublin]] || Ireland 
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| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Amsterdam]] || Netherlands 
|-
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Lisbon]] || Portugal 
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cape Town]] || South Africa 
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Durban]] || South Africa 
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Liverpool]] || UK 
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || US 
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| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fort Lauderdale]] || US 
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Minneapolis]] || US 
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[New Orleans]] || US 
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Seattle]] || US 
|}