The Gay Games cleared a hurdle in settling out-of-court a lawsuit filed against them by the Cleveland Synergy Foundation. The CSF had originally won the bid to host the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland, but the Federation of Gay Games has since stripped them of organizing duties and handed the reins to another group led [...]
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Gay Games are a big deal in Cleveland
How seriously is the entire city of Cleveland taking the Gay Games? The Cleveland Plain Dealer‘s editorial today is about making sure the Games stay in their city, despite the lawsuit from Cleveland Synergy Foundation: By their nature, the 2014 Gay Games, expected to attract more than 10,000 athletes, will promote the kind of respect [...]
Cleveland Synergy sues the Gay Games
Cleveland Synergy Foundation, the group granted the right to host the 2014 Gay Games until the Federation of Gay Games stripped them of that right in July, filed a lawsuit today against the Federation of Gay Games. The City of Cleveland and two other defendants are also named in the suit. The FGG is being [...]
Cleveland Synergy loses Gay Games
While the Games will remain in the Cleveland/Akron area, the bidding organization, Cleveland Synergy Foundation, has lost the license to host the games. This is not a surprise, as we have been reporting on this move for almost a month. From the Federation of Gay Games: The Federation of Gay Games ended its relationship with [...]
Breaking: More on Gay Games Cleveland
Updated July 19: City of Cleveland has sent a letter to Cleveland Synergy Foundation halting funding of the Gay Games organizing committee. Cleveland Synergy then sent a statement regarding the FGG possibly pulling their Gay Games license. Also, Roger Brigham of the Bay Area Reporter has a great update, including the resignation of a Cleveland [...]
Cleveland Synergy asks to meet with Gay Games
Cleveland Synergy Foundation today released a statement following Outsports’ publication of a letter from the City of Cleveland to Synergy claiming the Federation of Gay Games was terminating its licensing agreement: As the organization licensed to produce the 2014 Gay Games, the Cleveland Synergy Foundation remains committed to bringing this important, civic, cultural, and economic [...]
Letter: Cleveland halts Gay Games funds
Outsports has obtained a copy of a letter sent from the City of Cleveland to the Cleveland Synergy Foundation stating that the Federation of Gay Games is terminating Synergy’s license agreement for Gay Games 2014 and the City is halting all payments to Synergy. The letter, dated July 7, 2010, is from Tracey A. Nichols, [...]
Big change at Cleveland Gay Games?
Outsports received a tip earlier this week that Cleveland Synergy Foundation, the group that won the right to host the 2014 Gay Games, had left or been removed from their role as organizers of the Games. Reached on Wednesday, Federation of Gay Games spokesman Kelly Stevens said, “No comment.” Attempts to reach Stevens later in [...]
Boston lashes out at Cleveland Gay Games
When the Boston delegates went to the Federation of Gay Games meeting to bring the 2014 games to their city, they thought they had it all locked up. But, like the undefeated 2007 Patriots heading into the Super Bowl, they got a rude awakening when the final decision came down: Cleveland was selected as the [...]
Cleveland pledges $700,000 for 2014 Gay Games
The Cleveland City Council on Monday pledged $700,000 to the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission to help the city’s bid to land the 2014 Gay Games. The news, first reported by Spangle Magazine, should provide a boost to Cleveland as it competes against Boston and Washington DC for the Games. The Federation of Gay Games will [...]
Gay Games visit potential 2014 hosts
As the Gay Games’ final decision for the location of the 2014 games draws near, the three cities in contention are rolling out the red carpet. A small committee of Gay Games representatives visited Cleveland last week, Boston this week, and they’re on to Washington D.C. this weekend. Roger Brigham, a longtime Federation of Gay Games [...]
Gay Games 2014 bid analysis
Longtime Federation of Gay Games member Roger Brigham has been kind enough to pore over the three final bids for the 2014 Gay Games, and he’s written a synopsis of them for the Bay Area Reporter. Of course, everyone’s wondering whom the FGG will select in September, and Brigham’s analysis gives key insight into all [...]
Gay Games 2014 down to three cities
The Gay Games are coming back to the United States in 2014. Only three cities submitted the necessary paperwork by this past weekend’s deadline, so organizers in either Boston, Cleveland or Washington, D.C., will be very busy in the next five years. Miami had been named one of four finalists last year, but they apparently [...]
Cleveland Gay Games has me excited
When I heard that Cleveland was bidding to host the 2014 Gay Games, I certainly scratched my head. With Boston, D.C. and Miami also bidding, I figured Cleveland, not exactly known for being a gay mecca, would be an odd choice for the Gay Games. But after reading a thorough, well-written three-piece article by Brian [...]