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Join Our Online Community

The Gay + Lesbian Rowing Federation is a worldwide online, inclusive community for lgbtq+ outdoor and indoor rowers, coxies, coaches, and race officials.

However you participate in the rowing community, be it through a regatta or national rowing association, with a regular club, on a school team, as an independent sculler, or on a national training team, GLRF provides a means to connect all of us.

Registration is FREE.

Connect with 1732 members in 43 countries:

GOTCHA! GALLERY - our powerful image and video gallery allows our members to share and comment on rowing media, currently storing 3612 images and videos in 491 galleries
ALL OARS NETWORK - a social network for the GLRF community. Connect with other members through groups, instant chat, discussion forums, member blogs, and our community calendar.
GLRF COUNTRIES - with separate country pages for every country, our members can connect at a local and regional level.
GLRF CATEGORIES - 9 tailored community pages unite rowers through a shared interest: adaptive, coaches, coxies, juniors, masters, openelite, race officials, university, and women.
REGATTAS + - promote your regattas and rowing camps

Everyone in the rowing community is welcome.

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