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PHOTOS: Gay Games Bid Rally

Speakers included Mayor Bowser and former NFL Commissioner Tagliabue

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9 years ago

June 28, 2017

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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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(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)