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NEWS OF THE COLUMB GAY AND LBIAN COMMUNY
As we close the door on Cleveland GIFT 2023 "Red Carpet Gayla" weekend, we want to thank all of you who traveled om near and far to participate the Cleveland GIFT Bowlg Tournament as well as the over 400 folks who joed on the 33rd GIFT Cise! Cleveland GIFT is a member ofInternatnal Gay Bowlg Organizatn. From lol chapters of Stonewall to Gay Nights at straight bars to muny alns, new enti cropped up to fill the needs of the ever-evolvg populatn of Sexual Outlaws, which is what we were nsired at the time.
Out of the array of sports now open to the LGBTQ+ populatn, the Internatnal Gay Bowlg League (IGBO) boasts 8, 000 members worldwi and 250 Leagu and Tournaments. Although Ccnati was not part of the origal six, not long after IGBO was formed, the Gay Bowlg League Ccnati was born.
I grew up a fay of bowlers so the ia of a Gay Bowlg League was appealg to me, but I wasn’t sure if there were enough of others like that uld sta a league. That ial Gay Bowlg League Ccnati, along wh the help of folx om Toronto, gave birth 1988 to the anizatn we ll the Imperial Sovereign Queen Cy Court of the Buckeye Empire, which is still gog strong. The IGBO webse stat: “The amazg growth of gay bowlg is not surprisg, as is one sport that tly do not discrimate among s participants.