Queer Sports Festival

Queer Sports Festival

Boxing, powerlifting and theatre against the binary

September 20, 2025 - Theater Rotterdam

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Queer Sports Festival

Sport is for everyone

We break through gender labels and the norms of winning and losing.

The Queer Sports Festival is an invitation to inclusivity in sports and culture. Queer Gym, Theater Rotterdam, and Goldpact are joining forces to create a day full of strength, art, and connection—for and by the queer community.

We are giving new forms to competitions, asking ourselves who is allowed to participate and why not everyone can win. This is based on pride, strength, and the importance of equality.

Strength Training Workshop - Joy of Failure

10:30 - 12:00

Powerlift event

12:30 - 17:00

Boxing against the binary

13:00 - 16:00

Join the Queer Sports Festival – September 20, 2025

Choose how you want to participate. There are a limited number of places available for each event, so register quickly.

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Why participate?

Who decides who can participate?

  • Safe and inclusive: sports without gender labels or exclusion
  • Experience sports, art, and performance in one event
  • Celebrate strength in all forms - not just winning or losing
  • Be inspired by queer athletes, trainers, and artists
  • Accessible to both beginners and experienced athletes
  • Free admission for the public, affordable for participants

Panel discussion: Who can participate?

10:30 – 12:00 | Main Hall Theater Rotterdam

In this discussion, we bring sport and culture together to ask the questions: who decides who can and cannot participate? How do we deal with competition? Who is strong, and how do we measure that? Panel members from both worlds share their experiences and vision on inclusion in sport, dance, and theater. We will also share practical tools from our own experience that can be applied in various processes and places, such as gyms, education, and cultural creators and institutions. We will present these during the panel discussion, and visitors can take them home with them afterwards in booklet form.
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Practical information

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Theater Rotterdam – Schouwburg

10:00 – 18:00 (doors open at 09:30)

Panel: 10:30 - 12:00
Workshop Powerlifting: 10:30 - 12:00
Powerlift event: 12:30 - 17:00
Boxing Against the Binary: 13:00 - 16:00

Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance and elevators
- Gender-inclusive restrooms
- Low-stimulus seating available upon request
- Service dogs allowed
- Questions or need assistance? Email: info@queergym.nl

Contact

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info@queergym.nl

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