Hong Kong will be the first Asian city to host the games.

The District is competing against Hong Kong and Guadalajara for the 2022 bid.

In an announcement today from Cologne, Germany — host city of the 2010 Gay Games — the Federation of Gay Games named Cleveland the host for their 2014 multi-sport event. Nearly one year ago, the organization selected Washington, D.C. as one of four finalists, pared down from 14 entries. D.C., Boston and Cleveland all submitted formal bids earlier this year; Miami, the fourth city, missed the bid submission deadline and was therefore no longer in…

A D.C.-Baltimore 2012 Olympic bid may have failed a few years back, but D.C. may get a different multi-sport event instead. Metro Weekly reports that the Federation of Gay Games recently named D.C. as one of four finalist cities for the 2014 event. Team D.C. president Brent Minor believes D.C. has a good shot at getting the Games and told Metro Weekly, “Washington, D.C., has a strong, committed, diverse organizing committee that is experienced in…