Dear BMG Readers,
As you may know, Boston is one of three cities currently in the running to host the world’s Gay Games in 2014. The Games are an international Olympic-style athletic and cultural event that are held every four years, with next year’s events taking place in Cologne, Germany. The events are open to all who wish to participate regardless of sexual orientation and athletic skill level and could draw as many as 12,000 participants and 100,000 spectators to Boston.
I am proud to say that the Boston City Council has unanimously voted to approve the resolution I authored demonstrating the Boston City Council’s support for Boston to serve as host city to the Gay Games, but this is obviously just a small first step. We need your help. The Site Selection Committee treats local political and community support as an extremely important factor when choosing a host city, so I urge you to join me at tomorrow night’s kick-off rally (details below) to show our strong community support for hosting the Gay Games.
Boston is the perfect city to host the Gay Games. In addition to being a community that loves sports, we are a diverse city that would be proud to serve as host to events that promote the spirit of inclusion and participation and the pursuit of personal growth in a sporting event. Please join me in attending tomorrow night’s kick-off rally at 7:00 PM at The Estate nightclub at 1 Boylston Place. The Federation of Gay Games’ Site Selection Committee will be attending the rally and it’s important for all of us to show our support.
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p>Yeah, I didn’t realize that the Gay Games are open, til my straight cousin Cam won the 800 meter gold. He said it was a fun event when they held it in NYC back in the day.
is there such a thing as the straight games?
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p>The same for gay rodeos.
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p>Are gay athletes discriminated against?
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p>Is this the same as or differnt then the special olympics?
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p>Are gays physically differnt than straight people? Do straight people have an advantage over gays when it comes to sports and/or rodeo events?
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p>Sure its an event and their money is green, but really how does this promote ‘the spirit of inclusion”? We just providing a venue for a big gay party. Fine. But don’t tell me this an event for the whole city to attend, rather the gays don’t want alot of breeders fucking up their event.
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p>It sounds like one big meet and get laid for the gay community.
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p>I have no problem with that, but don’t tell me this is about inclusion.
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p>If the city makes money, great.
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p>It if it is an expense for the city just so we can say we are inclusive and provide a road trip setting for horny young men who happen to be gay.
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p>BTW Connolly, I just mentioned you as the dark horse to be the mayor of Bston in 2013. And this is your big issue?
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p>How about the kids sitting around today with nothing to do? What are you doing for them/
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p>Just get on the PA during the supposed party-phase, and yell “HEY EVERYONE! THE TEABAGGERS ARE COMING!”
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p>Um, yes. Every major sports league in (and probably out) of America.
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p>How many athletes are “out” in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, or professional soccer? Can you name me one active player in any of those leagues who feels comfortable with being out? Would you think, for a second, that there are no gay players in those leagues? That’s asinine — of course there are, probably many more than you’d think, they’re just afraid to come out. Why could that ever be? Answer my question honestly and you have an answer to your own question.
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p>I guess you could say “similar.” Sometimes communities like to have events within those communities. It makes for a great experience getting to meet others like yourself, while being active and having fun. I used to play in the BGBL. It was a pretty good time. It wasn’t “reverse discrimination” or any other bullshit you’re trying to imply, just competitive amateur basketball
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p>No. Are other communities that create their own leagues “physically different?” Do you think, perhaps, there are reasons beyond physical differences that would inspire people to create games — even international games — whereupon they’d try to meet other people in their own communities who have similar interests, yet diverse backgrounds?
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p>Why do you create that litmus — how did the Tall Ships promote inclusion? Or the Charles Regata? Should we ban them because I don’t feel very included? Asinine.
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p>Why do you think you’re such an expert on the gay community, Ernie? Just because you don’t think you’d be welcome, Ernie, doesn’t mean thousands of other (straight) people would feel the same way. Not everyone is as closed-minded as you, Ernie. Friends, family, allies and literally tons of open-minded straight athletes would surely be interested, as they have in every other city these games have been hosted.
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p>Do you realize how offensive that sentence is? The Gay Games would no more be a “big meet and get laid” event than the Olympics. While I’m sure plenty of sex goes on in the Olympic village, I’ve never heard anyone before use that as a reason to condemn the whole thing — and it’s certainly not ‘the reason’ for the event, as you imply with the Gay Games. Why do bigots closed-minded people like you, Ernie, have such a hard time realizing that being gay isn’t anymore about the sex than being straight? If a bunch of gay people want to get together, we’re not trying to have a fucking orgy.
I’m use to half the room women and half men. i can only screw the women.
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p>Now if it was a room where everyone can screw everyone, well that just makes a big fuck fest to me and the games and rodeos and choirs and so forth are just a socializing tool for gays to meet gays. Fine.
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p>But if it is not about sex and meeting mates then what is it?
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p>if the only differnce is they like poeple of their own sex then what does that have to do with me and other starights going to watch them throw a javlin. I can go to a high school or college track meet and see javelin throwers just as good.
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p>if I want to see the best then gay or straight have nothing to do with it.
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p>Gay commuities are fine and gay groups and programs like the gay games are fine.
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p>But I don’t be;lieve they have anything to do with main stream recreational activity.
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p>Unless some superior athletes are show cased I stand by my statement that it is just an excuse (nothing wrong with that) for a bunch of gays to get together and party.
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p>Telling me this is a great cultural inclusive event is bull shit.
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p>If you’re are not gay, or don’t know someone particiapting, or their are no world class athletes to observe then why go?
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p>Unless you are a closet homo.
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p>I’m sure I sound like a heter to most you, but i just don’t get it, other then the partying part for gays, and again, nothing wrong with that. Just don’t make me think it’s awsome for everyone.
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p>BTW I’m really only talking about gay men here. They are men, like me.
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p>The lesbians I don’t think look at this like an orgy, but rather like a bridge tournament.
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p>It’s the guys who are pigs.
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p>We all know that.
he wants his prose back.
He wanted his attitudes back.
Could help small businesses in Boston and should be a revenue-neutral or revenue-positive event with good planning. The more of these kinds of things that we do in the future, the more likely we may be able to actually secure the real Olympics someday down the line… and that would be a secret dream of mine. The Hub of the Universe deserves no less 😉