May 2025

I. From the Executive Board

On 28 May Team Munich is once again taking part in the annual Magic Bar Tour As last year, we will welcome participants from 7 p.m. onwards in the LeTra group rooms at Angertor Street 3. Members of Team Munich and their friends and companions are also very welcome.

Organiser: Sub e.V. Advance ticket sales on 14 May from 7 p.m.

Please do not forget: On Friday, 2 May from 7 p.m. the Munich team get-together in LeZ, Miller Street. 26. We look forward to welcoming many visitors—men are also welcome at LeZ.

As you may have already noticed, there is a Munich team WhatsApp channel. 

The channel allows interested parties to receive the latest news about the club. (Don't worry, you won't be spammed.)

Please subscribe to our channel at the following link:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DNBTGNGKgUXJGQcrrvGCL5

II. Volleyball Queer League has begun

Our team Siam Angel has made a brilliant start to the current Queerleague season. On the first match day in Level D – South in Stuttgart in mid-April, the Siam Angels didn't miss a beat, winning all four matches (against Pritsches Karlsruhe, Volley Vous Freiburg, Monnem Penguins and Volley-Vous mit Spaß) 2-0 each.

With a total of 12 points, Siam Angel currently deserve to be First place the table and are already setting sail for promotion to Level C.

May will see the start of the season for Team Munich I in Level B South (in Stuttgart and Mannheim) and for Team Munich II in Level C South (in Stuttgart). 

V. Handball season finished

In April, the handball players entered the last two games of the season. Our motto: Have fun again and avoid injuries! At least the first part worked out. 

On 29 March, we played away against HSG B-one II. It was a close game at first, with the hosts going into the break with a 13:10 lead. In the end, we were defeated 30:21. 

The last game of the season followed on 12 April, when we were guests at TSV München Ost II. Unfortunately, we were defeated 35:27 here as well. However, the focus was on the farewell two long-standing league players: We would like to thank Ralf and Even for their outstanding achievements over the past few years and wish them all the best in their next adventures!

We then celebrated the end of the season together at our sponsor München72 in Holzstraße, where we had a lovely evening with delicious food and good drinks. 

Now we are already looking forward to summer, when we will be able to Euro Games in Lyon will be taking part. Until then, it's time to train hard! 

Speaking of which, do you know anyone who is really keen on handball or would like to give it a try? We are currently looking for new players and a new coach. For more information, training times, venues and more, please visit our website. www.teammuenchen.de/handball. 

VI. Success for the Munich Monks

The Munich Monks had a very busy schedule in April. After returning to the Anton Fingerle Centre (AFZ) at the beginning of the month, they went straight to the start of the second half of the season. association league to Erlangen. The Monks won their first match against TV Erlangen 21:19. The second match against Würzburg was also evenly balanced for a long time, with the score at 5:14. The Monks proved that they had used the winter training and training camp to improve further.

Over the Easter weekend, the Monks are at the birthday tournament of the tight chains Brussels They travelled here as part of a ménage à trois together with the Colgone Crushers from Cologne and the Berlin Bruisers from Berlin, playing against teams from the Amsterdam Lowlanders, Team France (Toulouse/Lyon/Bordeaux) and two teams from Straffe Ketten (SK Blue and SK White). After three wins in the group stage (22-0 against Amsterdam, 10-0 against SK Blue, 10-5 against SK White) and a draw against Team France (12-12), they faced SK Blue again in the semi-finals, winning 20-0. In the final The Monks fought bravely, but in the end their opponents from France were too strong and won 27:5. Nevertheless, the Monks performed very well, especially the players who only joined the Monks in July 2024.

The Monks are also preparing for the IGR Union Cup which is taking place this year in Oslo, Norway. This is a tournament for all LGBTQ+ inclusive amateur rugby clubs in Europe, who will be competing for trophies in the Norwegian capital this time around and strengthening the place of the LGBTQ community in amateur rugby. 

The Monks were very successful at the 2023 Union Cup in Birmingham, winning their Tier 4 together with our friends from the Vienna Eagles (Vienna), which means they won the Challenger Cup. 

Our men's team also performed impressively at the 2024 Bingham Cup in Rome, the „world championship“ for LGBTQ-inclusive rugby. After advancing to Tier 3 thanks to their success in Birmingham, the joint team with Vienna finished 14th out of 32 teams. 

However, we are particularly delighted about the FLINTA+ team that our department sent to Rome together with Vienna. This is very remarkable given that rugby is a niche sport in Germany. 

Our Flying Monks team is also aiming to impress in Oslo and bring home the next trophy. 

More information about the Union Cup in Oslo is available at: https://unioncup.com/

X. Queer Sports News

The Australian television channel SBS reports:

The toxic trickle-down effect“, which is destroying the sporting dreams of some Australians. Harmful attitudes on the pitch are driving LGBTQ+ people away from sport. But are Australian sports fans ready to stand up against toxic masculinity? Read the report here. 

Professional footballer receives outrageous suspension for homophobic insults – the longest ban ever recorded in sport. The report by Outsports is available here. 

Non-binary runner makes history with victory at the London Marathon. „This sport is my heart.“ Read more about it here at Outsports.

Queer gym in Kreuzberg 

It would be a gross exaggeration to say that gyms are queer safe spaces. However, there is now a place in Berlin that aims to fulfil precisely this claim. Evelyn Bastian founded the Queer Power Gym on Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg. „Body norms and fitness standards have no place here, nor does competitive thinking,“ the website states. The gym's services are aimed particularly at trans people: „We make strength training gender-affirming!“

https://queerpowergymberlin.de/

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Queer games in Lindow

There is also good news from Brandenburg in the world of sport. In Lindow, north of Berlin, the fifth „Queerspiele“ will take place. Although the recreational sports event is not planned until the end of June, registration is already open.

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft/queerspiegel/queerspiele-in-lindow-ein-safe-space-in-brandenburg-13541218.html