Gay Online Dating Firm Gay-PARSHIP Sponsors VIII Gay Games in Cologne Submitted By: PARSHIP Gmbh Thursday, 24 June 2010

gay online dating firm gay-PARSHIP sponsors VIII Gay Games in Cologne Submitted by: PARSHIP GmbH Thursday, 24 June 2010

Opening ceremony of the VIII Gay Games in Cologne 2010 at the RheinEnergie Stadium: songstress Agnes is one of the star acts Sponsor gay-PARSHIP books Swedish shooting-star for the opening event of the world’s biggest gay/lesbian sporting event in Cologne Hamburg / Cologne, 17 June 2010 – 31 July 2010 will see the packed opening ceremony of the VIII Gay Games in Cologne’s RheinEnergie Stadium. The event will inaugurate the globe’s biggest gay/lesbian sporting and cultural event. More than 9,000 participants from all over the world have already registered. For the kick-off event, the sponsor gay-PARSHIP, Europe’s Europe’s largest scientifically based online dating service (http://www.gay-parship.co.uk) for gay singles, will be bringing the songstress Agnes to Cologne. The 21-year-old shooting-star from Sweden will be giving a live performance of her Top 5 hit “Release me” and the new official gay-PARSHIP song for 2010 “On And On”. Agnes will also be lighting up the stage at the subsequent opening party in the Lanxess Arena. Besides the Scandinavian Pop-Idol winner, other show acts will be getting the audience’s pulses racing. Tickets can be purchased online at www.games-cologne.de. gay-PARSHIP is partner of the VIII Gay Games in Cologne this year. gay-PARSHIP is active all over Europe as an advertising associate of the games’ organisers in Cologne. “With our involvement we aim to further upgrade awareness of our brand in Europe. At the same time, we are supporting the organisers in their campaign for more tolerance and openmindedness, and the creation of more public acceptance for the gay/lesbian lifestyle. That’s why this sponsorship fits in so well with our corporate philosophy”, says Ingo Hölters, Director of gay-PARSHIP. In the past, gay-PARSHIP has already been associated with numerous events of the gay and lesbian community. The online dating service also has future plans for proactively supporting gay/lesbian sporting and cultural events. About the VIII Gay Games in Cologne 2010 The Gay Games are a sporting and cultural event held every four years since 1982. Following metropolises like San Francisco, Vancouver, New York, Amsterdam, Sydney and Chicago, the next Gay Games will be held in Cologne between 31 July and 7 August 2010. By 31 May, more than 9,000 participants had already registered from more than 70 different nations. Under the motto “Be part of it!”, they will be celebrating the games of all-embracing inclusiveness – free of discrimination. The Gay Games are proactively committed to more tolerance for homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender individuals and transsexuals. Anyone can take part in the Gay Games – irrespective of sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, nationality, ethnic origins, political convictions, athletic skills, physical abilities, age or state of health. The participants will be showing how simple it can be to join together in sporting and cultural enjoyment. The VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010 will be offering 35 different sports, five major cultural events and innumerable parties. The spectrum of sporting competitions ranges from football and beach volleyball to

Page 1 billiards, chess, figure-skating and dancing. The cultural events under preparation include choir, cheerleading and band festivals, plus an art exhibition and an “International Rainbow Memorial Run”, to commemorate the victims of HIV and breast cancer. About gay-Parship.com gay-PARSHIP.com is the online matchmaking agency for gay singles with high standards. Currently represented in 12 countries -- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK -- gay-PARSHIP offers separate services for lesbians and for gay men. It is part of Europe’s leading online matchmaking agency, PARSHIP, which is headquartered in Germany. For further information, please contact: Director gay-PARSHIP Ingo Hölters Brandstwiete 1 D-20457 Hamburg Telephone: +49 (0)40-460026-240 Email: [email protected] http://www.Gay-PARSHIP.co.uk Bianca Mercer Telephone: +44 (0)1379 490191 Email: [email protected]

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