The Federation of Gay Games congratulates long-time member and supporter Brent Minor for receiving the "Local Hero Award" by readers of the Washington Blade in their annual "Reader's Choice" poll.

Photo: Michael Key, Washington Blade

There were more than 4,000 nominations and 30,000 votes were cast in more than 60 categories for the 22nd annual Best Of awards.

As the article notes, Brent Minor recently announced his retirement after serving as President and then Executive Director for Team DC, one of the largest LGBTQ+ sports organizations in any city. Team DC currently includes more than 40 LGBTQ or LGBTQ-supportive sports teams or sports leagues as affiliated members.

The article mentions that Brent also served on the FGG Board from 2002 - 2008. It does not mention that among other posts, Brent served as the FGG's Co-President.

Read the entire article HERE.

Congratulations from your FGG friends, Brent.