North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) is a non-profit, international association of gay and lesbian softball leagues.
NAGAAA was founded in 1977 and the first elected Commissioner was Warren Shepell, from Toronto, Canada and currently has 44 member leagues in the United States and Canada. The current Commissioner is Chris Balton from Memphis, TN. Teams representing these leagues participate in the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series (GSWS), hosted each year in a different member city. The 2015 Gay Softball World Series is being hosted by the Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association in Columbus, OH, August 17-22, 2015.
Future sites for the Gay Softball World Series are Austin, Texas in 2016.
NAGAAA has five divisions of play, from the competitive A rank through B, C and D teams, plus a Masters Division for players age 50 and above.
In 2011, NAGAAA clarified its policy to include bisexual and transgender players.[1]
Member Leagues
- Atlanta: Hotlanta Softball
- Austin: Softball Austin
- Birmingham, Alabama: New South Softball League
- Boston: Beantown Softball League
- Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
- Cleveland: North Coast Softball
- Columbus: Columbus Lesbian Gay Softball Association
- Connecticut: Southern New England Friendship League
- Dallas: Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association
- Denver: Denver Area Softball League
- Fort Lauderdale: South Florida Amateur Athletic Association
- Houston: Montrose Softball League
- Kansas City: Heart of America Softball League
- Knoxville: K-Town Softball League
- Las Vegas: Las Vegas Gay Athletics
- Long Beach: Long Beach/Orange County Surf & Sun Softball Association
- Los Angeles: The Greater Los Angeles Softball Association (GLASA)
- Madison: Badgerland Softball League
- Memphis: Bluff City Sports Association
- Milwaukee: Saturday Softball Beer League
- Minneapolis: Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League
- Montreal: Ligue de balle Maxima
- Nashville: Metro Nashville Softball Association
- New Orleans: NOLA Softball League
- New York City: Big Apple Softball League
- Norfolk: Mid-Atlantic Softball Association
- Oklahoma City: Sooner State Softball Alliance of OKC
- Orlando: Central Florida Softball League
- Palm Springs: Palm Springs Gay Softball League
- Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love Softball League
- Phoenix: Cactus Cities Softball League
- Pittsburgh: Steel City Softball League
- Portland: Rose City Softball Association
- Rhode Island: Renaissance City Softball League
- St. Louis: St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Association of Summer Softball
- Sacramento: Sacramento Valley Gay and Lesbian Softball
- San Diego: America's Finest City Softball League
- San Francisco: San Francisco Gay Softball League
- San Jose: Silicon Valley Softball League
- Seattle: Emerald City Softball Association
- Tampa: Suncoast Softball League
- Toronto: Cabbagetown Group Softball League
- Tulsa: Tulsa Metro Softball League
- Vancouver: West End SloPitch Association
- Washington, D.C.: Chesapeake and Potomac Softball League
Gay Softball World Series Champions
| Year | Host City | A Div | B Div | C Div | D Div | Masters Div |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Austin | |||||
| 2015 | Columbus, Ohio | |||||
| 2014 | Dallas | |||||
| 2013 | Washington, D.C. | Houston Force | Boston Blizzard | Orlando Fury Unleashed | Mid-Atlantic Lightning | Southern New England Cranky Yankees |
| 2012 | Twin Cities | Atlanta Sluggers | Long Beach Rounders 2.0 | Tampa Venom | Seattle Inferno | Seattle Strokes |
| 2011 | Chicago | Atlanta Venom | Boston Alley Gators | Las Vegas The Rat Pack | Boston Good Times | |
| 2010 | Columbus, Ohio | Los Angeles Vipers /
Orlando Force |
Dallas T K O | Austin Shady Ladies | Boston Ramrod Machine | |
| 2009 | Milwaukee | Phoenix Toros | Chicago Spin Cougars | Fort Lauderdale Cyclones | Nashville Players | |
| 2008 | Seattle | Los Angeles Vipers | Boston Crew | Dallas Woody's Xplosion | Seattle Atomic | |
| 2007 | Phoenix | Atlanta Venom | Orlando Force | Memphis Heat | Atlanta Wet Demons | |
| 2006 | Fort Lauderdale | Los Angeles Vipers | Los Angeles Killer B's | Nashville Tribe | Chicago Jackhammer Heat | |
| 2005 | San Diego | Los Angeles Vipers | Washington D.C. Disturbance | Seattle Blue Sox | Tampa Titans | |
| 2004 | Dallas | Atlanta Venom | Phoenix Calamus/IONSZ Crush | Virginia Beach Evil Empire | Memphis Barflies | |
| 2003 | Washington, D.C. | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Seattle Monarchs | Chicago Cougar’s | Los Angeles El Dorado Knights | |
| 2002 | Portland | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Ft Lauderdale Alibi Demons | Norfolk Cavaliers | Chicago Little Dog Properties | |
| 2001 | San Diego | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Los Angeles Destroyers | Ft Lauderdale Chardees Stingrays | ||
| 2000 | Toronto | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Boston Jackhammers | Ft Lauderdale Chardees Stingrays | ||
| 1999 | Kansas City | Los Angeles Stray Cats | KC Dixie Belles Sharps | San Francisco Posse | ||
| 1998 | Atlanta | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Dallas Sting | Boston Southenders | ||
| 1997 | San Diego | Los Angeles Stray Cats | Twin Cities Gay 90's Bandits | Toronto The Crew | ||
| 1996 | Minneapolis | Los Angeles Stray Cats | New York Sunny Day Knights | San Francisco Murderer's Row | ||
| 1995 | Seattle | Los Angeles Stray Cats | San Diego Rich's ACES | Wash DC JR's Gamecocks | ||
| 1994 | Nashville | Los Angeles Stray Cats | New York City Dugout | Dallas JR's | ||
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Norfolk Outlaws | Seattle Elite | SF Aids Foundation Golden Bears | ||
| 1992 | Los Angeles | Boston Fritz | Philadelphia Woody's | Atlanta Ritz Sluggers | ||
| 1991 | Boston | Los Angeles Griffs | Los Angeles Blaze | |||
| 1990 | Pittsburgh | SF Uncle Bert's Bombers | Philadelphia Blue Parrot | |||
| 1989 | Atlanta | Los Angeles Griffs | San Francisco Galleon | |||
| 1988 | Dallas | Twin Cities Cloud 9 | NYC Ty's Chelsea Breakers | |||
| 1987 | San Francisco | Twin Cities Cloud 9 | ||||
| 1986 | New York/New Haven | Los Angeles Slammers | ||||
| 1985 | Milwaukee | Houston Briar Patch | ||||
| 1984 | Houston | Twin Cities Gay 90's | ||||
| 1983 | Chicago | Chicago Sidetrack | ||||
| 1982 | San Francisco | San Francisco Pendulum | ||||
| 1981 | Toronto | Los Angeles Griffs | ||||
| 1980 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Griffs | ||||
| 1979 | Milwaukee | Los Angeles Rusty Nail | ||||
| 1978 | New York | Los Angeles Griffs | ||||
| 1977 | San Francisco | San Francisco Badland |
See also
References
- ↑ Anderson, Diane (2011-09-23). "The Biggest Bisexual News Stories of 2011". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.