Comments on: Gay Games trial set for July in Cleveland http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: James in CLE http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-26085 James in CLE Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:42:50 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-26085 Lisa….to your point: as a community, we are not being negative, we are just tired of the one’s who think they can take over. It took 3 men to get the Games here and it took a whole city to screw it up. We WERE quite happy with the fact we had the games now it is just a nightmare. And the overt attitude of “we will do whatever it takes to KEEP them here!” is ludicrous. And as far as ‘Yours, Mine & THE TRUTH’, nothing speaks louder than the depositions of all parties involved. A funny thing about going in front of a judge: the truth will be spoken & recorded. There is no doubt that those 8 people, you may very well know, have done positive things in their own right for our community. But when they all get together to conspire in the name of our community, we have a right to be ticked off. I LOVE CLE more than you know. I have lived here all my life and do not plan on moving away. And I am keenly aware of my surroundings and those who try to shape them. My advice: don’t be just a cheerleader, be a well-informed cheerleader.

]]> By: Lisa Nagle http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-25939 Lisa Nagle Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:31:43 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-25939 People, People, People. Stop commenting on things you know NOTHING about. I personally know most of the LGBT folks on the CSEC Board and describing any one of them as a puppet is so ridiculous and childish it is pathetic. The 8 LGBT Board Members embrace this community in many ways and honestly the comments above are shameful. Come together as a community already and be excited and happy that The Gay Games are in Cleveland. STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE ALL OF THE TIME. There are always 3 sides to a story people. Yours, Mine & The Truth. Stop being so gullable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go CSEC and Cleveland. I know I am excited for the Gay Games to be here and to be quite honest, most people don’t really care about anything other than being excited for The Gay Games in 2014 right here in Cleveland. Nobody likes Negative People. Start being PROUD of this amazing city and STOP WITH THE NEGATIVITY. Didn’t your Mama ever tell you, if you didn’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything. Take the high road people and GET EXCITED FOR THE GAY GAMES.

]]> By: Ken http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-25602 Ken Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:18:18 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-25602 CHECK OUT THE LATEST UPDATE OF DOCUMENTS ON THIS WEB SITE. THEY ARE EASIER FOR THE UNIFORMED TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. THEY ARE QUITE TELLING OF THE HISTORY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE GAMES IN CLEVELAND AND THE RELATED LITIGATION

]]> By: Ken http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24294 Ken Mon, 30 May 2011 03:20:54 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24294 Here is a link to all the details:
http://stolengaygames.com/

]]> By: phil http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24268 phil Sat, 28 May 2011 15:32:04 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24268 Cleveland Special Events Group Corp being run by LGBT community members? PLEASE! It sure didn’t start out that way, and even if there are predominantly gay/lesbian members today it’s because the city and Positively Cleveland went out to find a bunch of “Rent-a-Gays” to manipulate them into acting as a front, as a cast of puppets to dance on the city’s strings, similar to the way the city manipulates “minority contracts” actually run by good old fashioned WASPS, but with rented minorities to make it look good and paper the file. The folks at Synergy got used for their ability to sell Cleveland as the destination for 2014, then cast aside when the city perceived that they would be missing out on the opportunity monopolize the finances of the event. The Synergy guys got used – and never had a chance. They just didn’t realize it at the time they embarked on what was a good deed – which did not go unpunished.

]]> By: Ken http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24264 Ken Sat, 28 May 2011 13:44:09 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24264 Below is the listing of the Board of Director of CSEC and it’s advisory Committee as posted on the FGG’s web site. I must have missed the news article where Cleveland Mayor, Frank Jackson; Councilman Joe Cimperman, Chief of Governmental Affairs, Valarie McCall; Scott Finerman of Second Generation, Head of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, David Gilbert ; Dennis Roche of Positively Cleveland, Joseph Roman of the Chamber of Commerce; Mededith Scerba of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, and Sharon Gronowski of Positively Cleveland all came out as gay.
I guess the city government of Cleveland is a lot gayer than we thought! They will certainly be out and proud at the Pride parade in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND SPECIAL EVENTS CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Chair
Mr. Dirk M. Breiding, Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. Joe Cimperman, Cleveland City Council
Mr. Jan Cline, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland
Ms. Michelle R. DeLozier, WH2, Girl Jam Cleveland & HERricane Cleveland
Ms. Susan M. Doerfer, Equality Ohio
Mr. Scott Finerman, Second Generation, Ltd.
Mr. David E. Gilbert, Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
Ms. Hollie M. Ksiezyk, LGBT Community Representative
Ms. Valarie J. McCall, City of Cleveland
Mr. Dennis J. Roche, Positively Cleveland, Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Mr. Joseph D. Roman, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Nathan Tolliver, LGBT Community Representative
Ms. Michelle Tomallo, Vice President of Fit Technologies (LGBT business) & Plexus Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Ted Wammes, President, G2H2

ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES

Kevin Schmotzer, Department of Economic Development
Meredith Scerba, Greater Cleveland Sport’s Commission, Sports Athlete
Sharon Gronowski, Positively Cleveland
Eric Lutzo, President & Co-Founder, Plexus

]]> By: John http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24249 John Fri, 27 May 2011 19:39:35 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24249 to this point the entire steering committee, board, and employees of special events corp are all members of the LGBT community so the claims that straight people are running the event is completely off base.

]]> By: Ken http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24241 Ken Fri, 27 May 2011 18:04:52 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24241 Synergy had provided ALL the documentation that was required under the Licensing Agreement between the FGG and Synergy. Internal FGG emails (undercovered in Pulbic Records Requests) document the fact that FGG Board members were then asking for financial reports back to dates that were before the organization even existed to throw up roadblocks and/or obstacles. Makes one think that certain FGG members intended to do this ‘bait and switch’ all along. It would also be interesting to talk to people who ran past games and see what their experience was with the FGG.

]]> By: Mark http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24168 Mark Thu, 26 May 2011 20:09:09 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24168 What exactly did Synergy do that the FGG claims was “non-fulfillment of the contract”? Seems the story is incomplete.

And I don’t see how anyone can say that it doesn’t matter who runs the event. If a basically straight organization, who have may have used “anti-gay remarks and jokes about gays”, is running the Gay Games, why not let Nazi’s run a celebration of Jewish culture or the Klu klux Klan host an NAACP party?

]]> By: Ken http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/05/26/gay-games-trial-set-for-july-in-cleveland/#comment-24135 Ken Thu, 26 May 2011 13:27:22 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=23943#comment-24135 How can Ziegler say gay athletes don’t care when it looks as though gay rights and efforts are being violated? Also, if Miss America is from Ohio and can’t fulfill her duties, you don’t find some other girl from Ohio. Instead you advance the runner-up from whatever state/city they come from. Let’s see the public records and read what is being attested to.

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