On July 15, 2006, more than 11,500 athletes from nearly 70 countries paraded before a cheering crowd of 35,000 at Soldier Field. They lit up the field in a cascade of rainbows made of tiny handheld LED lights.  This was how Chicago welcomed the seventh Gay Games, a celebration of international spo rt competition, cultural presentation, […] The post Twenty years ago, Chicago welcomed the world to the Gay Games appeared first on Chicago Reader. ...read more read less