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2006 Montreal Program
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Pro Football Player & South African Olympian To Keynote Gay Games Sports Equality Day June 23rd, 2006 CHICAGO – Chicago organizers of Gay Games VII announced today that openly gay former NFL linebacker Esera Tuaolo and South African Olympian Leigh-Ann Nadoo will keynote Sports Equality Day, a special one-day sports conference scheduled for Friday, July 14 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan, in downtown Chicago. Registration is $25 and information is available at (773) 907-2006 or online at www.gaygameschicago.com/special. In addition to the lunch keynote presentations, three workshops will be led by international experts. The three workshops will focus on 1) youth & sports; 2) the international LGBT sports movement; and 3) educational efforts aimed at reducing barriers to sports among women and the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender) community. Sports Equality Day is jointly presented by Gay Games Chicago, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) and the Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation (GLAF). The Women’s Sports Foundation is a special supporter of the final workshop. "We are very excited to have this cultural and educational event as an integral part of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago, said Suzi Arnold, Co-Chair of Gay Games Chicago. “Thousands of athletes – gay and straight – will be part of the next chapter in global sports history and Gay Games Chicago is pleased to provide an opportunity for a forum to discuss the impact sports has on youth, the LGBT community and the world.” “We live in a society obsessed with, and influenced by, sports,” said O. Mac Chinsomboon, Executive Director of GLAF. “This forum is much more than an academic event as it will provide valuable networking opportunities for athletes in the Olympic, professional, amateur, collegiate and high school sports communities.” Presentations from past GLAF events can be found online at www.glaf.org/media. About the Gay & Lesbian Athletics Foundation GLAF is dedicated to the acceptance and visibility of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women in the professional, amateur, and recreational athletics communities. The Foundation promotes understanding and respect among ALL members of the athletics community regardless of sexual orientation, through promoting educational programs and resources and inclusive environments throughout all levels of sports and athletics. The Foundation also promotes the development of positive role models and healthy lifestyles through sports and athletics for society at-large. See http://www.glaf.org About Gay Games VII Gay Games VII Sports and Cultural Festival will take place 15-22 July 2006. Over 12,000 athletes from more than 70 countries will compete in 30 sports ranging from softball to dancesport, swimming to tennis. The weeklong event will include band, cheerleading and color guard performances, chorus, an ancillary arts festival, and a series of community-organized social events and parties. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 15 July at Soldier Field, the lakefront home stadium of American-style football's Chicago Bears. Closing ceremony will be 22 July at Wrigley Field, the home of Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs, located in the heart of Chicago's largest LGBT neighborhood. Tickets are available at http://tickets.gaygameschicago.org. Global sponsors of Gay Games VII include Lexiva; Logo; PlanetOut/Gay.com; Walgreens; Centaur Entertainment; Fleishman Hillard International Communications; NBC 5 / WMAQ; Orbitz; McKnight Kurland Baccelli; The New York Times; Olivia Cruises & Resorts; Windy City Media Group; Absolut Vodka; American Airlines; Athletico; Chicago Free Press; Chicago Sun-Times; Ernst & Young; GLAAD; Genre; Human Rights Campaign; Lambda Legal Defense; QTG-Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade; Sydney New Mardi Gras; Mate Magazine; Pink Magazine; QTG (Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade); RCN; and Roosevelt University. Gay Games VII has more than 300 total sponsors. About The Gay Games The Gay Games was conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and was first held in San Francisco in 1982 with 1,350 participants. Subsequent Gay Games have been held in San Francisco (1986; 3,500 participants), Vancouver (1990; 7,300 participants), New York (1994; 12,500 participants), Amsterdam (1998; 13,000 participants), and Sydney (2002; 11,000 participants). The Federation of Gay Games is the international governing body that perpetuates the quadrennial Gay Games and promotes the event's founding principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best™. For more information, visit www.GayGames.org. Chicago Games, Inc. is the host of Gay Games VII and is led by experienced civic leaders from Chicago’s business, sports and non-profit sectors. For information about how to sponsor or participate in Gay Games VII in Chicago, visit www.GayGamesChicago.org, e-mail info@GayGamesChicago.org, or phone (773) 907-2006. ### "Gay Games", "Federation of Gay Games", the interlocking circles device, and the phrase "Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best" are trademarks of the Federation of Gay Games, Inc. Trademarks are registered in the USA, Canada, Benelux, the UK, and Australia. Chicago Games, Inc – 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 602, Chicago, IL 60640, USA 773.907.2006 – www.GayGamesChicago.org – info@GayGamesChicago.org Images of Chicago and the Gay Games VII logo are available for download at: http://www.gaygameschicago.org/images/downloads/ CONTACTS
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