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Call Montreal's 2006 Outgames the little Gay Games that couldn't. Literally. Born from a spat with the Federation of Gay Games - namely, when Montreal got the big gay snub as host city - the Outgames hoped to offer an alternate queer sporting event.
As we know, it didn't work out. Despite a budget of $15million, the organizers owe more money than we'll ever see in our lives, ringing up more than $2 million in debt. To keep pesky creditors off their backs, the organizers have filed for bankruptcy.
In light of these news, 365 Gay's published a short list of people short changed, including Martina Navratilova (approximately $40,000), OutMarketing ($6,000); Cirque du Soleil ($48,209.30), and those poor Canadian Taxpayers (approximately $3.2 million). Ouch.
To be fair, the Gay Games about $200,000. Hopefully the 2009 Outgames in Copenhagen and Cologne's 2010 Gay Games won't bomb in such an extraordinary way. To be fair, the Outgames faced competition from its aforementioned rival: The Gay Games. Organizers have vowed never to hold them on the same year again, which is good because we're not sure the world needs two different money burning "gay olympics", let alone two in one year.
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Please do not confuse Gay Games with Outgames in your articles. The Gay Games sanctioning organization (FGG) Federation of Gay Games did not allow a Gay Games in Montreal, because Montreal had a wild budget and plan. The FGG did not want a host city to face a bankruptcy. Montreal and GLISA the organizing body for Outgames lied about registration, budgets, and sponsorship. 5.3 deficit on a 15M Canadian budget.
Chicago Gay Games VII is down to under $30,000 US deficit. It is expected to be zero dollars by January when their final audit is complete. Chicago is selling gear, DVDs and accepting donations to pay off the remaining debt. $30K on a 11M budget.
Outgames' Louise Roy (who seems to have had most of her credit card bills paid off!) granted only one interview after this fiasco. She was bragging about the "hundreds of journalists" who covered the Outgames. Now, another Outgames staffer complains that this financial debacle made the news. the rest of them, including Mark Tewksbury, are now hiding out and avoiding the press.
What hypocrisy! Roy and her cohorts had been trashing the real Gay Games, making up lies about Chicago's lack of finances, saying, "I believe it's the end for them."
Well, karma's a bitch, lady. It's the end for the fraudulent, idiotically mismanaged Outgames. Anyone stupid enough to do business with GLISA or any Outgames entity after this is a complete fool.