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Gay Games VIII kicked off Saturday in Cologne, Germany. Germany's gay Secretary of State Guido Westerwelle opened the games with appearances by Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham, Swedish pop star Agnes, and Taylor Dayne.

Shortly after the opening ceremonies, Mitcham updated his Facebook page with this message: "Warning: mushy moment. I have found some of these people so inspirational it has moved me to tears, and that hasn't happened since Beijing 2008."

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