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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-277
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
October 11, 2016
To support the bid of the Washington, D.C. Gay Games XI BID Committee to bring the 2022 Gay Games and Cultural Festival to the District of Columbia and to declare October 21, 2016 as “Gay Games XI Bid Support Recognition Day” in the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, Team DC, the Washington, DC region’s association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered sports clubs, was founded in 2000 to promote good mental and physical health through exercise and positive social interaction, and to help facilitate the participation in sports of thousands of people through its College Scholarship Program and events like the Night OUT at the Nationals;
WHEREAS, Team DC has been an active promoter of multi-sports programs and cultural festivals that highlight the District of Columbia and attract participants from around the world;
WHEREAS, various LGBTQ sports teams have hosted national and international championship programs in the District of Columbia by attracting regional, national, and international sporting events to the metropolitan area;
WHEREAS, the LGBTQ sports teams have attracted sporting events by highlighting the diverse community, history, and resources of the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, The Federation of Gay Games hosts a quadrennial event that attracts more than 10,000 participants and tens of thousands of spectators for a week of diverse, cultural celebration and athletic competitions in over 30 sports;
WHEREAS, The Federation of Gay Games has welcomed cities to submit bids to host the 2022 Gay Games;
WHEREAS, Team DC and local LGBT athletic groups, along with Events DC and Destination DC, among others, have assembled a bid to host the 2022 Gay Games in the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, the games will benefit the District of Columbia by exposing thousands of visitors to local neighborhoods, businesses, and venues;
WHEREAS, the games will place a high priority on being the most environmentally conscious games ever by maximizing the use of multi-mobile transit options and by reducing the carbon footprint of all activities and venues to the lowest possible levels;
WHEREAS, Gay Games XI in 2022 will provide opportunities for participation of all residents of the District of Columbia; and
WHEREAS, Gay Games XI in 2022 will utilize existing venues for events with a particular emphasis on local schools, universities, and recreational facilities.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Washington DC Gay Games XI Support Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia enthusiastically supports the efforts of Team DC and the Washington, DC Gay Games XI Bid Committee, in its bid for the Gay Games and looks forward to welcoming participants from around the world to the District of Columbia for Gay Games XI, and declares October 21, 2016 as “Gay Games XI Bid Support Recognition Day” in the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first day of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
