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5 in GOP take names off Gay Games welcomeChicago Tribune – Red Eye EditionJuly 22, 2005The five Republicans on the Cook County Board of Commissioners have withdrawn their names from a proclamation welcoming the 2006 Gay Games to Chicago. The Illinois Family Institute in Glen Ellyn is urging Democratic commissioners to do the same. "There's a big difference between tolerating and celebrating homosexuality," said Peter LaBarbera of the group. The proclamation is ceremonial and has no substantial impact on whether the games go forward. Commissioner Mike Quigley will play hockey in the games and sponsored the proclamation. "It's a blinding bias and animosity that is overriding human interest, job creation, economic development and the whole spirit of athletic competition," Quigley said of the commissioners' withdrawing their names.
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