Editing Gay Games (section)

===Gay Games I: San Francisco 1982===
{{Main|1982 Gay Games}}
The 1982 games took place in San Francisco from August 28 to September 5, 1982. Singer [[Tina Turner]] performed at the opening ceremonies, and [[Stephanie Mills]] performed at the closing ceremonies. San Francisco was chosen as the location for the first Gay Games not only because it was the home of founder Tom Waddell, but also because the games had support from local government and essential services, and because there was a large gay and lesbian population in San Francisco that could serve as volunteers and leaders.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The opening ceremonies, held in [[Kezar Stadium]], began with former U.S. Olympians, [[George Frenn]] and [[Susan McGreivy]] lighting a flame that had been carried on a torch run across America, beginning in New York at the Stonewall Inn.<ref name="edited by Rita Liberti and Maureen M. Smith">{{Cite book|editor-first=Rita|editor-last=Liberti|editor2-first=Maureen M.|editor2-last=Smith|title=San Francisco Bay Area sports : golden gate athletics, recreation, and community|date=March 15, 2017|isbn=978-1-61075-603-7|location=Fayetteville, AR|oclc=964585786}}</ref> The original sports that were offered at the first Gay Games were; basketball, billiards, bowling, cycling, diving, golf, marathon, physique, [[powerlifting]], soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The gay games: a history|last=Symons|first=Caroline|date=2012-01-01|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415688666|location=London; New York|language=en|oclc = 796218476}}</ref> 1,350 competitors whose origins ranged from over 170 cities worldwide competed in the first Gay Games.<ref name=":0" /> In order to achieve greater inclusion and diversity, the organizers of the first Gay Games created outreach committees to attract and recruit athletes from minority groups including people of color, women, and rural lesbians and gays.<ref name="edited by Rita Liberti and Maureen M. Smith"/> Because Waddell disliked the nationalism of major sporting events like the Olympics, participants at the first games represented their cities rather countries, and competitive elements such as medal tallies, medal ceremonies, and recording athletic records were banned.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>