Working group selected
The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) General Assembly will select five people to represent the FGG along with the federation co-presidents Emy Ritt (Paris) and Kurt Dahl (Chicago) on a working group with the goal of one quadrennial event in 2018.
The group will work with seven representatives from Gay & Lesbian International Sports Association (GLISA).
“The international community has asked all parties to work toward a single quadrennial event [and] we established a 1QE 2018 Working Group to assist us in reaching this objective,” Dahl said.
“We know the task at hand is difficult, but we are confident that this group can create what the community wants us to create: a single event in 2018.”
GLISA International Chair Julia Applegate said a key goal of this group will be to determine the content of the event, subject to the approval of both FGG and GLISA.
“Gay Games and Outgames have a rich history to draw from in defining the shape of the 2018 event,” she said.
The FGG members of the 1QE Working Group were selected by FGG after extensive consultation with the worldwide LGBT community. FGG representatives were elected by the full FGG General Assembly.
Under the auspices of both the FGG and GLISA Boards, the 1QE Working Group will commence its work as soon as possible and will provide status and progress reports to the FGG and GLISA boards and membership, as well as to the community and interested partners.
