Queer Sports Leagues in Denver

OutLoud Sports Denver runs a recreational bowling league (e.g. 10-week winter season) where teams of four compete. The league explicitly welcomes players of all levels and uses handicaps to level the field – in other words "everyone is welcome... regardless of... experience or sexuality" .

Queer Crush Climbing (Broomfield chapter) is a non-profit LGBTQ+ climbing community that hosts regular meetups at G1 Climbing + Fitness. Its mission is to create safe, inclusive spaces through climbing, empowering queer, trans, BIPOC climbers of all abilities and fostering community and connection .

Denver’s Pride Sports USA league offers LGBTQ+-friendly dodgeball games. The organization provides a secure, friendly, welcoming environment where thousands play kickball, dodgeball, and cornhole; all participants are accepted with respect and dignity .

DGLFFL is Colorado’s premier 7-on-7 LGBTQIA+ flag football league, established in 2008. It is one of the largest such leagues in the USA, boasting 24 teams and over 300 players .

Denver Lesbian Golfers is a social golf club for lesbian and queer women in the Denver area. Golfers of all skill levels are welcome, and events include lessons, driving range sessions, 3-hole par-3 rounds and 18-hole outings at courses across Colorado .

Denver’s Pride Sports USA league offers LGBTQ+-friendly kickball games (among other sports). The organization provides a secure, friendly, welcoming environment where thousands play kickball, dodgeball, and cornhole; all participants are accepted with respect and dignity .

OutLoud Sports Denver offers inclusive pickleball tournaments and doubles events. All LGBTQ+ players and allies are welcome, with the league promoting the motto that "everyone is welcome, regardless of sexuality, gender..." .

Colorado Rush RFC is Denver’s gay-inclusive rugby club. Founded in 2010, its mission is to provide competitive rugby for Greater Denver’s LGBTQIA+ community and allies. The club emphasizes inclusivity and community, aiming to promote respect and positive self-image through the sport .

Colorado Frontrunners is a long-established LGBTQ+ running and walking club. They host weekly group runs in Denver (and Boulder), and they welcome runners/walkers of all abilities – in short, "runners and walkers of all abilities are welcome" .

OutLoud Sports Denver organizes coed turf soccer leagues (6v6 format) with divisions for all genders. The league is open to players of any experience, under an inclusive policy: "everyone is welcome, regardless of sexuality, gender, ... or skill" .

GDASA Softball is described as "Colorado's premiere LGBTQ+ softball league" . It aims to build community as well as softball skills, encouraging players of all levels to enjoy competition and camaraderie. The league explicitly welcomes newcomers and experienced players alike .

OutLoud Sports Denver hosts mixed doubles tennis events and clinics for all levels. It offers both beginner and advanced divisions, with an emphasis on inclusive play – the organization notes that "everyone is welcome, regardless of sexuality, gender..." .

OutLoud Sports Denver holds a queer-friendly recreational volleyball league (sand and indoor divisions). The league welcomes players of all skill levels, under an inclusive policy that "everyone is welcome, regardless of sexuality, gender, status, skill, shape, size or age" .