Reykjavík or Miami Beach? It’s a tough choice but that’s the decision that the World Out Games have been grappling with today at their meeting in Antwerp.

After site visits to both cities, delegates from as far afield as Los Angeles, Mexico, Manchester, Australia and Tonga gathered together for final presentations, deliberations, and a vote - which has ultimately gone the way of Miami Beach.

The Mayor of Antwerp has said civil servants should not be allowed to wear rainbow t-shirts during office hours.

Speaking in an interview with Belgian newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and De Standard, Bart De Wever, a Flemish nationalist, said wearing rainbow t-shirts would conflict with a policy of neutrality in Antwerp.

He pointed to a coalition agreement which states 'external symbols pointing to a philosophical or political conviction, support for a trade union, or sports club' may not be worn during office.

International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) is the organization that brings the world’s LGBT aquatics clubs together, sharing information and knowledge as well as staging an annual championships for LGBT competitors in swimming, diving, open water, synchronized swimming, and water polo.

We caught up with Jason Stone, head of the organizing committee for IGLA2013 to take a look at plans for this year’s event which will be held in the US city of Seattle.

Openly gay Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo will today host a press conference which will announce the two cities that have been shortlisted to bid to host World Out Games 2017.

Gay Star News can reveal that the shortlisted cities are Miami Beach and Reykjavik.

Antwerp in Belgium is getting ready to host it's own 'gay Olympics' next year - the World Outgames is a four-yearly LGBT sports event attracting competitors from around the globe.

Gay Star News recently caught up with Jerko Bozikovic, marketing and communications manager for the event, to get an update on what participants can look forward to from the worldOutgames experience.

How many athletes will be participating in the World Outgames in Antwerp?

We’re expecting between 8,000 and 10,000 athletes from all over the world.

Two young men are reported to have been convicted for luring gay men to a desolate location robbing them of their cash, bankcards and mobile phones.

The criminals used a Dutch dating site to pose as gay men seeking romantic meets. The men who were conned by the criminals thought they were heading for a romantic meet at the food of the Boerentoren (or KBC) Tower in Antwerp, Belgium.

Mr Gay World contestants have spent the last few days absorbing South African culture and stripping off to take part in a ‘sports challenge’.

Delegates from around the world are attending the event in Johannesburg but Mr Gay New Zealand, Andrea Derleth, have picked up the prize so far, for an obstacle course and written exam on questions about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history.