Wele to the official volunteer portal for the North Amerin Gay Amatr Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA). Formed 1977, NAGAAA is a 501(c)(3) ternatnal sports anizatn dited to providg opportuny and accs for the LGBTQIA+ muny to participate anized softball petn safe environments. Currently, more than 17,000 players om 48 ci across Canada and the Uned Stat participate member leagu, and the bt of the teams nverge once a year for head-to-head petn at the annual Gay Softball World Seri (GSWS) 2022 GSWS celebrat NAGAAA’s 45th Anniversary (1977-2022). For over four s, NAGAAA has been a safe place for LGBTQIA+ athlet to pete. Member ci pete seven divisns — A, B, C, D, E, Master’s C, and Master’s D. An expected 250+ teams will pete Dallas’ 2022 GSWS, wh an timated number of players, umpir, and fans reachg over 5,000 the fourth time NAGAAA’s 45-year history, Dallas, TX will host the Gay Softball World Seri (GSWS) om Augt 29-Sept. 3, 2022 and will showse North Texas ways that will leave a lastg imprsn and create treasured memori for all atten. While the primary foc of NAGAAA remas the anized athletic petn of gay softball, NAGAAA and the Dallas Host Commtee are also mted to helpg the lol LGBTQIA+ muny. Dallas GSWS plans to raise thoands of dollars through s annual “Nancy Pribich Chary Night” event held each year durg the Gay Softball World Seri. The money raised will support var lol HIV/AIDS anizatns, as well as other lol non-profs. This event will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel on Wednday, Aug 30 om 7 pm-10 Dallas Executive Host Commtee humbly asks for support om the entire Greater DFW Communy to host thoands of participants that will take part the 2022 GSWS. Volunteer opportuni are available the entire week of the event at the fields, at the hotels, and at the event venu! Players visg om other NAGAAA ci are also enuraged and wele to volunteer.#ItsInOurDNA
Contents:
- 9 BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY
- GAY WORLD SERI IS HEAD TO DALLAS
- MNEAPOLIS REGN TO HOST 2022 GAY SOFTBALL WORLD SERI
9 BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO CAME OUT AS GAY
From gay pirat and lbian baseball players to queer vampir and ballroom legends, this was a hugely entertag year for LGBTQ+ TV. * gay baseball world series 2022 *
Bee Lcecum’s hair was long, that meant he had to be gay.
Every time Harper to bat, stead of beg greeted wh homophobic tnts that would shame a ten year old, Philly serenas him wh chants of “MVP! Begng 2003, fans began hostg annual Gay Communy Nights at Philli gam and 2009, future out State Reprentative Brian Sims threw out the first pch. As I wrote last year, between his iendship wh Glenn Burke and his quot of support for gays and lbians, Baker is the bt LGBTQ ally ever to wear an Astros uniform.
Former Brav closer John Rocker’s homophobic and racist rant about the New York Cy 7 tra is one of the most famo diatrib sports history. The day after Bean’s appearance, Red Sox ticket sal executive David Baggs was moved to wre to team ownership and tell them he was gay.
GAY WORLD SERI IS HEAD TO DALLAS
In major league baseball only two players have publicly me out as gay other than that few of mor league players have done so. * gay baseball world series 2022 *
Miñoso’s son Charlie is gay and on the one-year anniversary of Mnie’s ath, he penned a movg tribute revealg the heartfelt fatherly love he received after g out. When Colorado signed the lamentable Daniel Murphy 2019, a group of Rocki fans started an iative lled “Bas For Pri” which raised donatns for LGBTQ chari based on the homophobic first baseman’s offensive performance. An important baseball barrier was broken the Brewers anizatn 2015 when David Denson beme the first mor leaguer to e out as gay while still an active player.
After the New York Post prted a mor than an anonymo Mets star was gay, Piazza felt the need to ll an hont-to-god prs nference to announce “I’m not gay.
Glenn Burke fished his reer wh a troubled tenure Oakland, as his last two seasons wh the A’s were marred by fights wh hecklers and anti-gay slurs om homophobic and profoundly overrated manager Billy Mart. After steppg down as CEO 2007, former Pirat owner Kev McClatchy me out as gay a 2012 New York Tim article. It’s unfortunately mon for a team to announce a Pri Night on social media followed by the dregs of the ter postg homophobic vrl rponse.
MNEAPOLIS REGN TO HOST 2022 GAY SOFTBALL WORLD SERI
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Then after Yunel Esbar’s and Kev Pillar’s anti-gay slurs embarrassed the anizatn, Toronto partnered wh You Can Play to brg back Pri 2018 and did right. We got to watch gay pirat, lbian baseball players, and a whole msolm’s worth of queer vampir.
— Samantha AllenOur Flag Means Death (HBO Max)Shownner David Jenks raised the qutn “What if the most famo pirate history was gay? It also shows how harmful homophobia is, but wh a gentle touch — and ’s thartic. The appropriately Southern Gothic-ized monster story is fiantly queer (this is the gay sex Harry Styl warned you about), but s pictn of doomed gay love is also boldly unialized.
— Mathew RodriguezGirls 5eva (Peack)The send season of Girls 5eva may not have By Philipps cg queer theory she learned while listeng to dbooks on Peloton, but isn’t any ls lightfully gay om top to bottom.