Athlet om around the world have spent the past week Cleveland at the Gay Gam, the world’s largt event for gay athlet. <strong>Skyler Reid</strong> found a ftival on the up
Contents:
- GAY GAMES 9
- GAY GAM IX - CLEVELAND 2014
- SUNDAY MARKS FIRST DAY OF PETN AT GAY GAM
- HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
- WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE
- 'IT'S A HUGE HUMAN RIGHTS EVENT. THE GAY GAM ARE CHANGG THE WORLD'
- CLEVELAND WEL THE GAY GAM
- FET CHIGO: CLEVELAND GETS THE GAY GAM
- CUYAHOGA COUNTY REPUBLINS WELE GAY GAM TO CLEVELAND
GAY GAMES 9
GAY GAMES 9 is the 9th eratn of the Gay Gam, an ternatnal gatherg for athletic petn hosted by and for people the LGBTQ+ mun... * gay olympics cleveland *
GAY GAMES 9 is the 9th eratn of the Gay Gam, an ternatnal gatherg for athletic petn hosted by and for people the LGBTQ+ muny. Tom Wadll, the Gay Gam are an ternatnal sportg event that occur every four years. The Gay Gam reprent a safe arena for all athlet, regardls of sexual orientatn, relign, race, genr, natnaly, or abily.
The 2014 Gay Gam clud more than 35 sports, and events were open to all adult participants, regardls of athletic abily or sexual orientatn.
GAY GAM IX - CLEVELAND 2014
Tom Wadll, an athlete the 1968 Olympics, created the Gay Gam first held 1982 to celebrate LGBTQ cln. The Gay Gam are still held to this day wh the next round schled for 2022 Hong Kong. * gay olympics cleveland *
In 2009, After a year of sutg potential s to hold the game, the Feratn of Gay Gam (FCG) selected Cleveland out of fourteen ci that bid to host the gam.
In a proposal to the FGG, the Cleveland Foundatn partnered wh the Internatnal Gay Roo Associatn, a multatnal ordatg group of roo events for LGBT+ participants, to ask that the sport be clud should Cleveland host the gam. There was also an attempt om cy lears to pass a domtic partner registry for same sex upl to show support for the Gam which was blocked by a group of misters, who stated that terfered wh Oh’s ban on gay marriage.
The Cleveland Foundatn award a $250, 000 grant to the Gay Gam, makg the 2014 gam the first to have a prentg sponsor.
SUNDAY MARKS FIRST DAY OF PETN AT GAY GAM
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The gam received a swift name change, and om 2013 onward was known as the Gay Gam prented by the Cleveland Foundatn. Notably, the UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST also sponsored Gay Gam 9, beg the first relig group to ntribute a large sponsorship to the event.
The CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART hosted “Out Art, ” and there was Gay Gam Night at PROGRESSIVE FIELD addn to multiple parti. The Gam were also weled to the cy by Termal Tower, which was pated rabow to celebrate the event, and the WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, which hosted a special exhib for the Gay Gam: "The Victory of Self: The LGBT Communy Northeast Oh".
HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
Events for the Gay Gam 9 were held across 40 venu, cludg the CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO, the Veale Convotn, Recreatn and Athletic Center at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, the Cleveland Mall, and the East 9th Street Pier at Voovich Park, among many others. The Gay Gam brought more than 10, 000 petors om over 60 untri, and over 20, 000 athlet and visors. MacKnon lifted almost three tim his body weight to secure first place at the Gay Gam.
WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE
Throughout s duratn, the Gay Gam 9 rulted more than $52 ln enomic exchange.
Out of the 32 years of Gam prr to the Gay Gam 9, the Cleveland Gay Gam were the most enomilly succsful.
'IT'S A HUGE HUMAN RIGHTS EVENT. THE GAY GAM ARE CHANGG THE WORLD'
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The 2014 Gay Gam prented by the Cleveland Foundatn was one of the most clive sports & cultural ftivals the world and took place Cleveland+Akron, 9-16 Augt 2014. Thoands me om all over the world and spent lns this Augt at the 2014 Gay Gam prented by the Cleveland Foundatn. Gay Gam 9 Vio om Matt Qun on Vimeo.
CLEVELAND WEL THE GAY GAM
Cleveland and Akron are playg host to the Gay Gam. This is one of the largt rowg events the history of the Gay Gam. The Gay Gam is about cln, self-exprsn and personal bt.
The week-long Gay Gam is expected to give the lol enomy a $40 ln boost.
The Gay Gam officially kicked off Saturday night wh an openg ceremony at the Q filled wh mic, dancg and other entertament. For extend verage on the 2014 Gay Gam, click here. Gay Gam History.
FET CHIGO: CLEVELAND GETS THE GAY GAM
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CUYAHOGA COUNTY REPUBLINS WELE GAY GAM TO CLEVELAND
The third Gay Gam were the first to take place outsi the USA. At the height of the AIDS crisis, the Gay Gam doubled size aga and ntued to serve as an spiratn. Gay Gam IVUny '94.