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The future of the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland is in question after the city announced that it was halting all funding of the event. This move follows the termination of the sponsoring sports group’s contract with the Federation of Gay Games. Outsports has the letter from the city. The Advocate notes that last week groups from DC and Boston …

In an announcement just live-streamed from Cologne, Germany, organizers announced that the 2014 Gay Games have been awarded to Cleveland. Washington DC and Boston were the other finalists. Two weeks ago the Cleveland city council pledged $2M in cash and in-kind services to support the games.

The city council of Cleveland has pledged $700K in cash and $1.3M in in-kind donations in their bid to bring the 2014 Gay Games to Ohio. An additional $500K in private donations has been pledged to defray the expected $8.2M cost of the games. A delegation from Cleveland will be in Cologne, Germany at the end of the month to …

With the support of city officials, a Washington DC group is submitting a bid to host the 2014 Gay Games. “We’re going to submit a great bid,” said Brent Minor, co-chair of the Bid Committee for the Metropolitan Washington Gaymes, the organization coordinating the city’s effort to host the 2014 games. “We are not taking anything for granted.” Vince Micone, …