The Mayor of San Francisco, in a letter sent to the Mayor of
Montréal, GLISA
and the Organising Committee of the 1st World
Outgames Montréal 2006, gave his support to the largest LGBT
sport event in history and wished the city and the Outgames
great success. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors also
unanimously issued a proclamation recognising and honouring
the Organising Committee of the Outgames.
“We understand that you were founded to orchestrate a
magnificent worldwide gathering of tens of thousands of
lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and heterosexuals
from nearly 100 countries to celebrate sports and
culture together as one, and we applaud and
support your extraordinary efforts in bringing this
endeavour to life,” wrote Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Brian Jung, leader of Équipe SF 2006, an all-volunteer group
of Bay Area athletes and artists who are organizing
themselves to come to the Outgames next summer, was
delighted by the support of the Mayor of San Francisco.
“This will inspire residents of
San Francisco and Americans in
general to go to Montréal. It will be THE gay destination in
2006.”
"Thank you for your inspirational leadership, vision and
commitment to the global LGBT community, and for upholding a
tradition of acceptance, diversity, support, celebration,
inclusion and equality for all," concluded Mayor Newsom in
his letter.
