Chicago’s Gay Games 2006: Shit, this looks awesome.

D.C. has submitted its formal, 237-page bid to host the 2014 Gay Games, the Washington Blade reports. The District will compete with Boston and Cleveland for the honors of putting on this gay Olympics of sorts.

The bid included a letter from Mayor Adrian Fenty declaring: “Please know that the District of Columbia stands with you as a full partner in this bid. We will work with you to provide the resources necessary to ensure the most successful games in history.”

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Metro Weekly has an update on Washington, D.C.’s bid for the 2014 Gay Games. According to the paper, “D.C.’s bid, which included a requisite $1,000 fee, came from the Metropolitan Washington Gaymes Inc., a nonprofit 501c3 set up specifically for the Gay Games bid.” Brent Minor, president of GLBT sporting organization Team DC, attended the Federation of Gay Games meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, last month, where he was elected co-president of the organization’s Board of Directors. ”Washington, D.C., has a strong, committed, diverse organizing committee that is experienced in running international gay, sport tournaments,” he said of D.C.’s chances. “Our clubs have hosted every major gay, sport tournament that there is. I think that bodes well for our city.”

D.C. is one of the final four cities that will vie to host the 2014 Gay Games, the 9th quadrennial competition that was created to “foster and augment the self-respect of lesbians and gay men throughout the world.”

D.C. will compete with Boston (ugh), Miami (booo), and Cleveland (sucks) to host these gay Olympics of sorts. Steel yourself, D.C.: The selection process is a long one. We’ll have to wait until October of next year to find out which of the cities (ooh! pick us!) will get the honor.