This Cincinnati LGBTQ+ bowling tournament has been going strong for 30 years

The Cincinnati Tri-State Invitational Tournament returns this weekend after taking a year off. The annual LGBTQ+ bowling tournament aims to promote diversity and fellowship through the sport of bowling.

Nearly a hundred people are expected to compete during the two-day event held at Super Bowl Bellewood in Newport. The tournament — which is capped at 120 bowlers — is still rebounding from being canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Tournament Director James Siefke.

"It's been going on now for well over 30 years," Siefke says, noting he doesn't think there's been an increase in LGBTQ+ sports leagues, it's just that they're more visible now.