Gay running club montreal

The novel is recognised as one of the first novels about gay love to find worldwide popularity, selling 10 million copies, in 7 different languages. Little did Ms Warren know, but her book was to inspire a worldwide movement. Ina small gay running group in San Francisco decided to pay homage to Warren's novel, and called themselves the "Front Runners".

This running group was followed in rapid succession by others in North America, and then around the world. Today, 47 years after the first Frontrunner running group was established, Frontrunner running groups exist in over 50 cities around the world.

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Membership is estimated at at least 15, members. They provide safe spaces to often vulnerable and marginalised runners to find a community in which they can belong. They are also a source of pride to the community, and are regular participants in Pride festivals in the cities where they are located, as well as being sources of athletes to the Gay Games, the next of which will be in Hong Kong in The Perth Frontrunners is proud to be part of this legacy.

The Perth Frontrunners was first formed in the mid s, and advertised in the Perth gay and lesbian newspaper Westside Observer community notices. Here is a copy of our advertisement from 22 May 's edition, being the first public record of the club. Files available for download.

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