Gay World Series
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, or 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. Teams representing these leagues participate in the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series (GSWS), hosted each year in a different member city. The 2012 Gay Softball World Series is being hosted by Twin Cities Goodtimes Softball League in Minneapolis, August 13-18, 2012.
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 changed its policy to include bisexual and transgender players.
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