There’s been some hand-wringing the last few years about how many, if any, straight people should be allowed to play on gay sports teams. A sports league in Oklahoma City has resolved that issue by welcoming everyone. From News OK: By Carrie Coppernoll 2
Published: June 22, 2011 Playing gay softball all started out as the biggest group effort ever to find our friend a date. This Sunday, we wrapped up our fifth year playing in the Sooner State Softball Association. Our team has a record as bad as the Chicago Cubs, but our friend has a boyfriend. Our team name this year was Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a tribute to hubbub about straight players in gay softball leagues. The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, also known as NAGAAA, limits teams that enter the Gay Softball World Series to two straight players per team. Some organization officials didn’t want teams to bring in straight ringers. Like me. [SNIP] But at home, anyone can play, league Commissioner Jim Knox said.
“We believe that opening our league up to fair-minded people and having them play together knocks down stereotypes for both our community and the straight community as well,” he said. After five years, the core of our team is still straight people. Most are married. Some have children. The league assigns us a few extra players to fill our rosters, and most of them are gay people we don’t know.
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