Chigo anisers of the 2006 Gay Gam have announced they now have more than 10,000 participants om over 45 untri mted to attendg the event July."Wh jt 100 days to go before the 2006 Gay Gam open Chigo," said Brian McGuns, Gay Gam Chigo executive director, "our registratn rat rema ahead of expectatns wh 12,000 participatg athlet and artists expected to march to the 15 July 2006 Openg Ceremony at Chigo's Soldier Field."
Contents:
- 2006 GAY GAM
- HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
- GAY GAM 2006 PHOTO GALLERY
- CHIGO GETS '06 GAY GAM
- CHICAGO 2006, GAY GAMES INC.
- 2006 GAY GAM
- GAY GAM VII RESULTS
- CATEGORY:GAY GAM 2006
- HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
- 2006 GAY GAM
- RACE FOR GAY GAM REGISTRATN
- CATEGORY:EVENTS AT THE 2006 GAY GAM
- 2006 GAY GAM
2006 GAY GAM
The 2006 Gay Gam , lloquially lled the Chigo Gaym, was part of a fay of ternatnal sports and cultural ftivals lled Gay Gam, sanctned by the Feratn of Gay Gam and anized by the gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr muny of the host cy of Chigo, Illois the Uned Stat. The petn took place July 15– July 22, 2006. The official Gay Gam VII slogan was "Where the World Meets." Actual athletic events were played venu sttered throughout Chigo and s suburbs, all participatg the Gay Gam through special permissive vot their rpective town or village uncils. Cultural events clud ncerts and performanc by Cyndi Lper, Margaret Cho, Megan Mullally, and others add to the ftival's feel and charm. Contemporary artists also provid exhibns as part of the Gay Gam. Corporate sponsorship was key planng Gay Gam VII, garnerg support for global advertisg om large pani like Absolut Vodka, Amerin Airl, Ernst & Young, Fleishman-Hillard and Walgreens. Media relatnships were created wh the Chigo Sun-Tim, The New York Tim, and the Natnal Broadstg Company. Advocy groups like the Human Rights Campaign offered substantial fundg for the event, as well. * 2006 gay games *
The 2006 Gay Gam (Gay Gam VII), lloquially lled the Chigo Gaym, was part of a fay of ternatnal sports and cultural ftivals lled Gay Gam, sanctned by the Feratn of Gay Gam and anized by the gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr muny of the host cy of Chigo, Illois the Uned Stat. The official Gay Gam VII slogan was "Where the World Meets. Actual athletic events were played venu sttered throughout Chigo and s suburbs, all participatg the Gay Gam through special permissive vot their rpective town or village uncils.
Contemporary artists also provid exhibns as part of the Gay Gam. Corporate sponsorship was key planng Gay Gam VII, garnerg support for global advertisg om large pani like Absolut Vodka, Amerin Airl, Ernst & Young, Fleishman-Hillard and Walgreens.
HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
The seventh stallment of the Gay Gam was held Chigo jt two years after Montreal pulled out * 2006 gay games *
Gay Gam. Gay Gam History.
Gay Gam IChallenge. Liv were changed, and was clear the Gay Gam would be held aga.
GAY GAM 2006 PHOTO GALLERY
The 2006 Gay Gam (Gay Gam VII), lloquially lled the Chigo Gaym, is part of a fay of ternatnal sports and cultural ftivals lled Gay Gam, sanctned by the Feratn of Gay Gam and anized by the gay, lbian, bisexual * 2006 gay games *
Gay Gam IITriumph '86. Gay Gam IIICelebratn 1990. 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. Wh 31 sports, Gay Gam IV exceed the Olympics numbers of participants, and saw s first amic nference. Gay Gam VFriendship.
CHIGO GETS '06 GAY GAM
Jt before the 10th Gay Gam e to Paris this Augt, we cid to look back at the history of the Gay Gam and brg you up to speed on ’s long and proud sportg history. * 2006 gay games *
The Netherlands weled participants to the first European Gay Gam – yellow flags wh the tulip-and-triangle logo were everywhere.
Gay Gam VIIWhere The World Meets.
Gay Gam VII aga showed the endurg impact of the Gay Gam. Gay Gam VIIIBe Part Of It.
CHICAGO 2006, GAY GAMES INC.
The 2006 Gay Gam (Gay Gam VII), lloquially lled the Chigo Gaym, was part of a fay of ternatnal sports and cultural ftivals lled Gay Gam, sanctned by the Feratn of Gay Gam and anized by the gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr muny of the host cy of Chigo, * 2006 gay games *
Wh a gay sports history datg to 1979, Cologne’s tradn of openns, bed wh two great villag and a ncentratn of sports at the German Sports Universy translated to a highly memorable week for 9, 500 participants om 70 untri.
Gay Gam IX Go All Out.
The 2014 Gay Gam prented by the Cleveland Foundatn brought the event to Northeast Oh. Gay Gam X All Equal.
2006 GAY GAM
This week-long ftival for the 10th edn of the Gay Gam clud 36+ sports, 14 cultural events, and an amic nference.
A total of 10, 317 registered participants om 91 untri took part Gay Gam 10.
GAY GAM VII RESULTS
Gay Gam 11Uny In Diversy. The Gay Gam will vis Asia for the first time 2022. Watch this web se for lks and more rmatn as plans take shape for the 11th edn of the Gay Gam.
CATEGORY:GAY GAM 2006
Chigo was award the rights to host Gay Gam VII July 2006, a cisn that leav the host cy barely more than two years to anize an event for an expected 12, 000 participants. Put together an extraordary proposal that monstrat signifint muny support, a sound fancial plan, and an ternatnal visn for Gay Gam VII, " Kathleen Webster, Feratn of Gay Gam -print, said a statement. "We look forward to workg closely wh them to make the next Gay Gam an outstandg event for all our participants.
Co-Chairs, said a statement: “We are thrilled to be named host for the 2006 Gay Gam. Wh Chigo’s amazg lakeont, geo skyle, world class sports facili, strong LGBT muny and renowned sports fans, we believe there is no better place than Chigo to wele Gay Gam participants 2006.
HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
Chigo fac two threats to executg a succsful event: the ncentrated time ame that allows for only 28 months to get ready, and a petg sports event beg held by the Montreal group that was origally award the Gay Gam.
2006 GAY GAM
Montreal has the anizatnal advantage sce s anizers are the same people who won the Gay Gam VII bid 2001, and they’ve been planng for more than two years. The anizers are also budgetg for 14, 000 athlet and 2, 000 cultural participants, makg the largt gay sportg event ever. Montreal took a preemptive shot at the Feratn the day before the wng host cy was announced, by accg of “liberately dividg the Amerin [gay] muny agast self.
RACE FOR GAY GAM REGISTRATN
“Once was clear that Montreal would go ahead wh s gam whout the FGG label, legat had repeatedly asked that the Gay Gam be ferred for one year, ” Montreal anizers said a prs release. “Though the market may be able to support two events of this kd the same year, holdg them so close together will liberately divi the Amerin Gay and Lbian sportg muny.
It is the Amerin gay and lbian muny that will be placed an tolerable and ethilly difficult suatn, forced to choose between two gam.
“At a time when Amerin gays and lbians are beg subjected to unprecented attacks on their civil rights, the FGG, as an anizatn claimg to have the bt terts of the gay and lbian muny at heart, should have had the cency and foright not to liberately divi the Amerin muny agast self. The Montreal reactn is really over the top, churlish and divisive, and uld prove to be a PR blunr by makg appear that Montreal would like nothg more than the Gay Gam to llapse. It is also an sult to the Feratn legat by tryg to lk their cisn on the '06 Gam wh ser polil asslts agast gay rights the U.
CATEGORY:EVENTS AT THE 2006 GAY GAM
It begs the qutn that if Montreal anizers had the bt terts of the gay sports movement md, why didn’t they move their event? Sce 1982, the Gay Gam have been a summer staple every four years (save for 2002, when they were held November for the Atralian sprg).
The ntug animosy between Montreal and the Feratn means that the next two years uld be ugly and ntent as both sis play to the hearts, mds and wallets of gay athlet. Wh only two years for the planng and implementatn of a huge sportg Wevent that enpassed both Chigo and several suburban venu, the board and staff of Chigo 2006, Inc., produced Gay Gam VII Chigo, which brought LGBT athlet and cultural participants together om around the world and highlighted Chigo’s support for the LGBT muni.
Wh 12, 000 athlet attendance and an timated 50, 000 supporters watchg, Gay Gam VII stands, the words of Mayor Richard M. The board and staff of Chigo 2006, Inc., did a mammoth job mountg events all over the cy and suburbs—even the small town of Crystal Lake, where board members took the time to fight homophobic attempts on the part of some rints to exclu the Gam’ rowg teams and their supporters om the town.
2006 GAY GAM
When Cyndi Lper sang ‘Te Colors, ’ we were brought to our feet to rejoice as the rabow flags fluttered the breez across Wrigley Field, and Gay Gam VII me to an end. The 2006 Gay Gam (Gay Gam VII), lloquially lled the Chigo Gaym, is part of a fay of ternatnal sports and cultural ftivals lled Gay Gam, sanctned by the Feratn of Gay Gam and anized by the gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr muny of the host cy of Chigo, Illois the Uned Stat.
Cyndi Lper sgs at Gay Gam VII's Closg Ceremony at Wrigley Field. Daley and Chigo anizers hoped that succs of Gay Gam VII would help prove to the Uned Stat Olympic Commtee of Chigo's viabily hostg the 2016 Summer Olympics. The seventh edn of the Gay Gam was origally planned for Montréal, Canada 2006, but the Feratn of Gay Gam (FGG) removed s sanctn after differenc arose between and the Montréal 2006 anizg mtee.
For more rmatn on the change of host ci, see the Schism LGBT sports muni over Gay Gam VII sectn of the Gay Gam article. Soldier Field hosted the openg ceremoni of Gay Gam VII.