North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance

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The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, or NAGAAA, is a non-profit, international association of gay and lesbian softball leagues.

NAGAA was founded in 1977 and currently has 56 member leagues in 35 cities in the United States and Canada. Teams representing these leagues participate in the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series (GSWS), hosted each year in a different member city.

NAGAAA has two divisions of play – the Open Division, including both men's teams and mixed-sex teams, and the Women’s Division. Each division has four levels of play, from the competitive A rank through B and C to the purely recreational D teams.

[edit] Member Leagues

Atlanta: Hotlanta Softball
A-rank teams: Atlanta As, Atlanta Venom
Austin: Softball Austin (Open Division only)
Birmingham, Alabama: New South Softball League (Open Division only)
Boston: Boston Alternative Women's League (Women's Division only)
Beantown Softball League (Open Division)
A-rank team: Fritz
Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
A-rank team: SideTrack Stampede
Connecticut: Southern New England Friendship League (Open Division only)
Dallas: North Texas Women's Sports Association (Women's Division)
Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association (Open Division)
A-rank team: Dallas TMC Fuel
Denver: Denver Area Softball League
Fort Lauderdale: South Florida Amateur Athletic Association
A-rank teams: Alibi Shock, Mack Lane, Steam
Houston: Houston Women's Softball League (Women's Division)
Montrose Softball League (Open Division only)
A-rank team: Houston Force
Kansas City: Heart of America Softball League
Long Beach: Long Beach/Orange County Surf & Sun Softball Association
Los Angeles: Greater Los Angeles Softball Association
A-rank teams: LA Vipers, Velocity
Memphis: Bluff City Sports Association (Open Division only)
Milwaukee: Saturday Softball Beer League (Open Division only)
Minneapolis: Northern Lights Women's Softball League (Women's Division)
Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League (Open Division)
A-rank team: Twin Cities Bandits
Nashville: Music City Softball League
New York City: Big Apple Softball League (Open Division only)
Norfolk: Mid-Atlantic Softball Association
Oklahoma City: Sooner State Softball Alliance of OKC (Open Division only)
Orlando: Central Florida Softball League
Palm Springs: Palm Springs Gay Softball League (Open Division only)
Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love Softball League
Phoenix: Cactus Cities Softball League
A-rank team: Roscoes Toros
Pittsburgh: Steel City Softball League (Open Division only)
Portland: Rose City Softball Association
Rhode Island: Renaissance City Softball League (Open Division only)
San Diego: America's Finest City Softball League
San Francisco: San Francisco Gay Softball League
A-rank team: D2
San Jose: San Jose Women's Softball League (Women's Division only)
Seattle: Emerald City Softball Association
A-rank team: R Place Wolfpack
Tampa: Bay Area Womyn's Softball League (Women's Division)
Suncoast Softball League (Open Division)
Toronto: Cabbagetown Group Softball League (Open Division only)
Tucson: Tucson Greater Softball Association (Women's Division only)
Washington, D.C.: Chesapeake and Potomac Softball League
A-rank team: DC Metz

NAGAAA is extremely thankful to very flamboyant leader, Brett Cohen, of Belmore Long Island. Brett came out of the closet when he was just eight years old and has never considered going back into it. Without Brett and his tough determination NAGAAA would not be possible.