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are grateful to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and the CGI and FGG board, staff, volunteers and allies for helping us meet this important commitment to the HIV community."

Championed by celebrities Judith Light, Amanda Bearse, Melissa Etheridge, Elton John, James Hormel and athletes like Esera Tuaolo, Greg Louganis, David Kopay, Billie Jean King, Rudy Galindo and Billy Bean, 12,000 people have already registered for the games, which will take place across Chicago, with rowing events in the suburb of Crystal Lake.

The sporting and cultural festival comes just a year after the debut of Take the Flame!, a documentary about the two dozen years of Gay Games. Narrated by Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, the film is available on DVD from the Gay Games website, www.gaygames.com, and wraps up with a look at this summer's event.

Interestingly, while Martina Navratilova is in Take the Flame!, she will be at the World Outgames on July 29 to present the "Declaration of Montréal," a manifesto created for the International Conference on LGBT Human Rights, held right in conjunction with the Outgames.

Navratilova and Mark Tewksbury, Olympic gold medal swimmer and co-chair of the Outgames, will read the declaration, which will then be sent to political leaders across the globe.

The International Conference on LGBT Human Rights will take place from July 26 to 29, and presenters include judges from the U.S., France, Argentina, South Africa and Australia, as well as human rights officials from the European Union, the United Nations and other bodies.

The Outgames will then continue until August 5, deliberately scheduled so that athletes and fans could attend both the Gay Games and the Outgames if they chose.

The opening ceremony on July 29, in addition to Tewksbury and Navratilova, will feature twangstress k.d. lang, disco diva Martha

Wash, Deborah Cox, and a performance by Cirque du Soleil, in addition to Québécois Jonas, Sylvie Desgroseilliers and Diane Dufresne.

The line-up for the closing ceremony was not announced by press time.

There will be 35 sports played at the World Outgames, and all but figure skating, dancesport and physique are free to the public.

This exceptional international event that brings sports and human rights together will further enhance Montréal's image as a tolerant, open and inclusive city," said Mayor Gérald Tremblay. "We would also like to affirm that Montréal is a welcoming city, one where differences may be freely expressed and respected."

He continued, "Here, all our citizens can live together in harmony, each respecting the others' individual rights. In hosting an event like this, Montréal will continue to be associated with the advancement of human rights."

Outgames also worked out a deal with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; many competitions will be played on Radio Canada across the country. Radio Canada broadcasts can also be heard online.

Over two months before the start of the Outgames, organizers reported that 12,000 people had already signed up to compete, and they were expecting at least 4,000 more, making it the city's largest event since the 1976 Summer Olympics.

More information about the Outgames is available at www.montreal2006.org, while information about the Gay Games can be found at www.gaygameschicago.org.

After this year, the two international LGBT athletic events will be a year apart, with the 2009 World Outgames in Copenhagen, Denmark and the 2010 Gay Games set for Cologne, Germany.

A note to athletes from Ohio who are going to compete in the Gay Games in Chicago or the Outgames in Montréal: We would love to know how you fared in your quest for the gold! Please keep us apprised of your efforts by e-mailing us at chronicle@chronohio.com. Perhaps you will be featured in the Gay People's Chronicle when you return.

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