Gay Games
executive director fired

Brian McGuinness has been fired as executive director of the Chicago Gay Games. Chicago Games Inc., the local organizing group for this summer's Gay Games VII, says it is replacing McGuiness with a project management staff, although he may remain in a non-staff role. His new role was not immediately defined or confirmed, and he was unavailable for comment about the changes. The new project management-based structure will reportedly feature an organization team of six to eight people and a project management office led by managing director Christee Snell, who was a member of the board of directors. No other major staff or board changes are anticipated as a result of this structural change, according to Kevin Boyer, Gay Games Chicago board co-vice chair. (Sirius OutQ News)