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...
Contents:
- GAY GAM IX - CLEVELAND 2014
- GAY GAMES 9
- HISTORY OF THE GAY GAM
- DONATN GOAL FOR GAY GAM 11
- ABOUT THE FERATN OF GAY GAM
- SPORTS AT THE GAY GAMES
- FERATN OF GAY GAM AND CLEVELAND ANIZERS HAVG PROBLEMS
- GAY GAM 2014
- GAY GAM X RESULTS
GAY GAM IX - CLEVELAND 2014
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Gay Gam IX - Cleveland. Gay Gam IX - Cleveland 2014.
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.
GAY GAMES 9
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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. 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.
HISTORY OF THE GAY 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. 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.
DONATN GOAL FOR GAY GAM 11
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". 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.
ABOUT THE FERATN OF GAY GAM
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.
SPORTS AT THE GAY GAMES
Gay Gam History. Gay Gam IChallenge.
FERATN OF GAY GAM AND CLEVELAND ANIZERS HAVG PROBLEMS
Liv were changed, and was clear the Gay Gam would be held aga. 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.
GAY GAM 2014
Wh 31 sports, Gay Gam IV exceed the Olympics numbers of participants, and saw s first amic nference. Gay Gam VFriendship. 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.
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.
GAY GAM X RESULTS
The 2014 Gay Gam prented by the Cleveland Foundatn brought the event to Northeast Oh. Gay Gam X All Equal.
This week-long ftival for the 10th edn of the Gay Gam clud 36+ sports, 14 cultural events, and an amic nference.