[6] The second North America Outgames were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from July 25 to 31, 2011.
[7] This was the second international LGBT multi-sport event to be held in Vancouver, preceded by the 1990 Gay Games, which faced much stiffer public opposition at the time and did not receive funding by the provincial government, then run by the Social Credit Party under Bill Vander Zalm.
In comparison, the Liberal government gave some $75,000 towards the sports events and $81,000 for the human rights conference, while the rest of the CAN$1.25 million budget has been funded through private sales and donations.
The theme song of the event is "Come Out and Play", penned and sung by local band Sugarbeach.
[8] The third North America Outgames was scheduled to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, May 28 - June 4, 2016, but was cancelled due to low registration and poor financial backing.