Queer Sports Leagues in Hamburg

German Rainbow Golfers is a national gay golf community based in Germany (listed as D-Hamburg). It serves as a portal to find golf playing partners in the LGBTQ community and organizes an annual "Rainbow Open" golf tournament in Schwerin .

Startschuss Hamburg’s badminton division trains multiple times weekly at all skill levels. The team competes in the district league (Bezirksliga) and participates in national and international tournaments, and even hosts its own tournaments .

Dykes on Bikes Hamburg is a lesbian motorcycle club, the first German chapter of the original San Francisco Dykes. Founded in August 2010, it is a charity-focused group that promotes LGBTQ visibility and supports Hamburg’s rainbow community at events like Pride parades .

Nordbären Hamburg is a social club for gay "bears". The group meets monthly for friendly get-togethers with good food and drink. Activities include culinary outings, sauna visits and the annual "Bärenpaadiie" weekend event, and the Nordbären also participate in the city’s CSD parade with their own float .

Startschuss Hamburg’s running group (FrontRunners) meets year-round, every Wednesday evening. It is open to runners of all fitness levels, offering workouts with certified coaching and group runs around venues like the Alster .

Startschuss Hamburg is a long-standing LGBTQ+ sports club (about 650 members) offering many sports. Its teams play soccer (football) among other sports, with groups competing in high-level tournaments .

Startschuss Hamburg’s volleyball section has both recreational and competitive teams. These teams compete in the nationwide gay-lesbian volleyball league and in national and international tournaments, including Eurogames and Gay Games .