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WINDY CITY TIMES
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SPORTS Federation of Gay Games Meets Here
2003-11-05
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Delegates from 12 countries and 15 U.S. states begin arriving in Chicago this week for the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Federation of Gay Games (FGG).
Delegates will begin meetings mid-day Saturday, Nov. 8, with formal events concluding Friday, Nov. 14. All meetings are taking place at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza. In addition, delegates will be treated to a City Trolley tour; a welcome reception at Gentry; a Civic Reception at the Cultural Center hosted by the City of Chicago; hosted evening tours of hotspots in Lakeview and Andersonville; and a closing dinner at the lesbian-owned The Room restaurant.
Chicago's involvement with the Gay Games® movement extends back to the mid-1980s. The first female Co-President of the Federation of Gay Games, Peg Gray, was a Chicagoan. From 1999 to 2001, Chicago mounted an effort to bid for the 2006 Gay Games. That effort was ultimately not successful as Federation delegates voted to award the Gay Games® to Montreal. Chicago 2006 took the opportunity to change its name to Chicago Games, Inc. and focus on supporting the Gay Games movement more generally, with the goal of bringing the Games to Chicago.
Team Chicago and Chicago Games, Inc, teamed up to successfully win the right to host the 2003 FGG Annual Meeting in a competitive bidding process in the summer of 2002. While Chicago Games, Inc., has not yet determined whether it will bid on a future Gay Games®, having the FGG Delegates in Chicago for a week gives the city an opportunity to shine before an international sports body that could ultimately decide to host its quadrennial event here.
See www.gaygames.org . |
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