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PHOTOS: Gay Games Bid Rally

Speakers included Mayor Bowser and former NFL Commissioner Tagliabue

Published

9 years ago

June 28, 2017

2022 Gay Games, gay news, Washington Blade

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) speaks at a VIP reception before the 2022 Gay Games Bid Rally on the roof of the National Museum of the American Indian. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

A rally supporting the bid for the 2022 Gay Games to be held in D.C. was held at the National Museum of the American Indian on June 28. Speakers included Mayor Muriel Bowser and former National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue.

Entertainment at the rally was provided by DJ Say What?, Cheer D.C., the D.C. Different Drummers, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington and the D.C. Front Runners. (Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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The 10th annual DC Black Pride Unity Ball was held at the Westin DC Downtown on Thursday, May 21. (Washington Blade photo by Landon Schackelford)

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