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 [...]
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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 member, gives [...]
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 [...]
