Queer Friendly Sports Directory
Below you'll find queer-friendly opportunities organized by individual sport. Many of the listings below link to organizations we've identified as queer friendly, either because of public committments or the open presence of queer and queer-friendly instructors.
Events hosted by us are announced over the listserv; weekly events are described on our events page. If your sport isn't listed, try posting to the listserv to find athletes with similar interests.
Please contact us if you would like information about a sport or organization posted here.
Aerial Acrobatics
Canopy Studio offers classes in trapeze, conditioning, and aerial fabrics.
Hiking
Queer and Ally Athletics hosts hiking trips. Check the listserv for more information.
Kayaking
Queer and Ally Athletics hosts kayaking trips. Check the listserv for more information.
Rock Climbing
Queer and Ally Athletics hosts queer climbing nights at the Ramsey Climbing wall and belay clinics to certify people to use Ramsey's rope system. We also partner with Homo Climbtastic to organize outdoor climbing trips in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.
Soccer
We plan to organize pick-up games through the listserv, and if enough members are interested, an intramural team.
Weight Lifting and Conditioning
A lot of our members lift regularly at the Ramsey gym. We will also host weekly bench press nights at Ramsey.
You might also be interested in the extreme conditioning classes at Canopy Studio.