Click on GLRF CENTRAL for: (public)

A focus on GLRF: information, updates, and resources for the rowing community

• GLRF News - recent summary
• GLRF Discussion - recent summary
• The GLRF Blog - recent summary
• Recent website updates
• Current GLRF events and activities
• Learn To Row - link
• GLRF Newsletter - link
• Club Assist - link
• Facing homophobia - link
• Shop for GLRF Gear - link
• Connect with GLRF Everywhere

Click on MY GLRF for: (members)

Launching point site for members to reach out directly to our worldwide community

• Latest ALL OARS board posts
• Latest Worldwide Country News
• Latest Worldwide Community Events
• GLRF Blogwater member blogs
• GLRF RSS Feeds
• Find A Rower tool
• Our Community Camera
• Rowing Videos - the best!

Click on NETWORK NOW! for: (members)

An internal social network to connect GLRF members

• Groups for every possible focus
• Friends
• Messaging
• Rowing status

Click on ALL OARS BD for: (members)

Our community message board

• forums for athlete communities
• forums for events
• forums for countries
• forums for GLRF discussion

Why we exist

Our organization creates a worldwide connected community for gay and lesbian rowers, coxies, coaches, and race officials. As an individual membership organization, we don’t have any chapters or clubs. Our members participate in all aspects of the rowing community through their respective rowing clubs and associations.

Become a Member. Register

Connect with 880 rowers, coxies, coaches, and race officials in 28 countries. Join a group on Network Now! Start your own. Participate in our ALL OARS forum. Post your rowing event. Register today. It’s FREE!

Remember: we’re fanatics about privacy. Only your personally selected OnlineID is visible to the community.

Creating community

We bring people together: 

1. NETWORK NOW! - our social network creates infinite intersections amongst our members through unlimited groups and friends
2. ALL OARS - our powerful message board acts as the central village for all of our community endeavors.
3. COUNTRIES - our members can connect at a local and regional level. GLRF currently has members in 28 countries.
4. COMMUNITIES - our tailored athlete community pages unite rowers through a shared interest:

Promotion, information and resource

We strive to contribute to the greater rowing community by:

• promoting the sport in the gay and lesbian population
• creating tools to foster participation and competition in the sport
• encouraging clubs to develop an atmosphere of acceptance instead of just tolerance
• providing support for those facing homophobia
• profiling individuals who are contributing to the sport
• presenting news and articles of interest for our members

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Click on COUNTRIES for:

1. (Public) First page gives a summary of all countries new information.

2. (Member) Separate pages for each country where we have GLRF members. Provides an instant, updated snapshot of:

• Regional news summaries
• Regional event calendar
• Country specific links
• Cities with GLRF members
• Forums for each country
• Members by metro area

Click on COMMUNITIES for:

1. (Public) First page gives a summary of all athlete community updates

2. (Member) Separate pages for every athlete focus:

• Masters
• Women
• University
• Open
• Juniors

Click on REGATTAS + (public)

Camps and Clinics | Listed Regattas

• Rower Seat Search (member - premium)
• Boat Seat Search (member - premium)