Ifi: Will Illinois Tourism Bureau Spend $450,000 in Taxpayer $$$ On 'Gay Games' That Have Been Financial Disasters in Past Host Cities?

U.S. Newswire › August 25, 2005

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GLEN ELLYN, Ill., Aug. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Illinois Family Institute (IFI) Executive Director Peter LaBarbera today called upon Gov. Blagojevich and the Illinois Bureau of Tourism to reject the Chicago "Gay Games" application for $450,000 in promotional grants - - saying it would be a "colossal waste of taxpayer funds" to subsidize an immoral event that offends most Illinoisans and which has been a financial disaster in past host cities.

The Bureau of Tourism is reviewing an application by the "Gay Games" for $450,000 in government grants to promote it as an Illinois tourist destination. IFI is urging citizens to contact Gov. Blagojevich and their state legislators to urge them to reject the use of tax dollars for the "Gay Games," an athletic contest drawing homosexuals from across the world.