Well I figured that some people don’t know where to look to find a list of different teams or leagues that are Queer friendly they can join so I decided to compile one :)

1. Downtown Soccer Toronto (DST). 10 teams with roughly 20 people per team. Operates from late May until late September playing on Sundays (co-ed).

2. Toronto Gay Hockey Association. 9 teams (co-ed) plays Sunday evenings at York University. Season from late September until the Spring.

3. Cabbagetown Group Softball Leagues. Number of different team in different divisions - this league has been around for about 30 years. (Co-ed)

4. Toronto Triggerfish. Water polo team (Co-ed).

5. Rainbow Hoops. Women’s basketball league.

6. Frontrunners Toronto. Rec and Competitive running group.

7. Pink Turf Soccer League. Lesbian and Lesbian friendly women’s soccer league.

8. Q-Crew. Queer rowing crew (Canada’s 1st) phone #: 416 925-XTRA x 2172

9. BADinTO. Rec Badminton league (Co-ed)

10. Hoopsies. Queer Basketball league (Co-ed)

11. Notso Amazon Softball League. Women’s softball league, also one of the oldest leagues.

12. Ontario Lesbian and Gay Tennis Association.

13. Out & Out Toronto. Queer sports and recreation club.

14. OUTabound Golf. Queer golf league serving communities across Ontario

15. ROTC Toronto - Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps. Flag spinning/dancing, this group performs in the parade and live up to their name!

16. Toronto News Girls Boxing Club. Positive space for woman and trans people to explore/experience boxing.

17. W4Sport & Culture. Group dedicated to promoting women’s participation in athletic and cultural events at an advanced level within the Queer community. Email: women4sportandculture@hotmail.com

18. Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto. Women’s hockey league.

19. Downtown Swim Club. Master’s swim club for the Queer community.

20. Breathless Syncho Toronto. Synchronized swimming for the Queer community.

21. Muddy York. Toronto's Queer/Queer friendly Men’s Rugby club.

22. Toronto Gay Flag Football.

23. Toronto Spartan Volleyball League. Rec and competitive Queer volleyball league.

24. Riverdale Curling League. Queer and curling league.

25. Toronto Gay Ski/Snowboarding Club.

26. Indoorsout. Indoor soccer league for the fall and winter months.

27. Outsport Toronto

I’m sure there are others that I need to add and please if you know of any others let me know so I can update the list.

Slainte!

This June, the 17th-19th to be precise, Toronto will be hosting the 5th Toronto International Pride Cup (or TIPC) soccer tournament.

TIPC has become one of North America’s largest Queer friendly soccer tournaments with roughly 200 participants. Previously the tournament has attracted teams from Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, Montreal, and of course Toronto.

This year’s tournament will be played at L'Amoreaux Park in Toronto.  

Current sponsors are 103.9 ProudFM (the Pride of Toronto) and Fab Magazine, with Bar/nightclub Crews & Tangos hosting the registration event.

If you would like to know more about TIPC, register, volunteer, or join us as one of our sponsors please visit http://www.tipc.org

2012 marks the 6th year since it’s inception for the Toronto International Pride Cup, or TIPC. 

While the tournament has been in a couple of different venues over the past few years it seems to have found a home at L'Amoreaux Field in Scarborough where the 2011 tournament was held and where it will be held again during the August 10-12 weekend this year. 

The tournament has received teams from Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Montreal, Washington, Boston, and Waterloo.

The tournament has two streams, mixed or open (which are open to people of any gender identity) and womens (open to those who are female identified). 

The matches take place over 2 days, which a registration event on the Friday evening (which will be held at Slacks) in the heart of Toronto’s Gay Village (Church-Wellesley Village, or Gaybourhood).

This year the tournament is experimenting with the format: Whereas in the past squads were comprised of the traditional 11 or more players this year each squad will have 7 members (with the option of including and ‘alternate’). For each game 2 squads will be paired to play against 2 other squads for a full 11v11 match. Stats for each game will count toward the round-robin standings of both squads. Squads with an 8th alternate may only play 7 of their players in any one game, but the alternate may switch in throughout the weekend. Additionally a team cannot have more than 6 players from their squad on the field during play. 

For those with spouses, partners, family, friends, or FWBs that may not be soccer fans other highlights in Toronto that weekend include the Toronto Beer Festival and the ever popular Taste of the Danforth.

Other events during TIPC include the banquet held on the Saturday evening, all signs point it being held at the 519 community centre in the heart of the gay village and will be catered by Fabarnak recently named one of the top five restaurants to go in to Toronto for locally sourced food by Now Magazine (http://www.nowtoronto.com/food/story.cfm?content=186034). 

Registration can be done through the TIPC website - http://www.tipc.org/. 

You can also let people know you plan to go through the TIPC 2012 facebook event page and follow them on facebook or twitter (@TIPCtweet).