Gay Polo League
The Gay Polo League is an organization of LGBT polo players in the United States.History
It was founded in 2006 by polo player Chip McKenney. It is headquartered in Wellington, Florida.
The league has been designated by the United States Polo Association as a polo club. It has organized clinics and social events at the Eldorado Polo Club, the Empire Polo Club, the Menlo Polo Club, the San Diego Polo Club, the Santa Barbara Polo Club, and the Will Rogers Polo Club in Los Angeles. The league has also produced GPL polo events in Argentina and England.
Since 2010, the league has organized an annual International Gay Polo Tournament. The tournament took place at the Grand Champions Polo Club, owned by Melissa and Marc Ganzi, until 2014. In 2015, it will take place at the International Polo Club Palm Beach. During the tournament, each team is joined by a high-goaler. For example, in 2010, eight-goal Nic Roldan joined one of the teams.
The league has made charitable contributions to the Wellington Rotary Club, Compass, Palm Beach County chapter of the Human Rights Council. and SAGE.
