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 46 member leagues in the United States and Canada. The current Commissioner is Chris Balton from Memphis, TN.
NAGAAA recognizes 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. NAGAAA also maintains a player rating system used to evaluate player skill levels to ensure safety and competitive play. While each member city operates independently, NAGAAA membership allows for a consistent framework for operating interleague play during numerous tournaments hosted by member cities and at the two annual NAGAAA hosted tournaments, the Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) for all divisions and the NAGAAA Cup Invitational tournament for A and B division teams.
Prior to 2007, there was also a division for all female teams but the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America was formed from NAGAAA in 2007.
Atlanta: Hotlanta Softball
Austin: Softball Austin
Birmingham: New South Softball League
Boston: Beantown Softball League
Chicago: Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
Columbus: Columbus Lesbian Gay Softball Association
Dallas: Pegasus Slowpitch Softball Association
Denver: Denver Area Softball League
Des Moines: Pride Sports League of Central Iowa
Fort Lauderdale: South Florida Amateur Athletic Association
Houston: Montrose Softball League
Indianapolis: Circle City Pride Softball League
Kansas City: Heart of America Softball League
Knoxville: K-Town Softball League
Las Vegas: Las Vegas Gay Softball League
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
Mid-Atlantic (Norfolk/Richmond): Mid-Atlantic Softball Association
Milwaukee: Saturday Softball Beer League
Montreal: Ligue de balle Maxima
Nashville: Metro Nashville Softball Association
New Orleans: NOLA Softball League
New York City: Big Apple Softball League
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
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 Antonio: San Antonio Gay Softball League
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
Southern New England (Connecticut): Southern New England Friendship League
Tampa: Suncoast Softball League
Toronto: Cabbagetown Group Softball League
Tulsa: Tulsa Metro Softball League
Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul): Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League
Vancouver: West End SloPitch Association
Washington, D.C.: Chesapeake and Potomac Softball League
Each year teams representing these leagues participate in the NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series (GSWS), hosted each year in a different member city.
Each member city is allowed to send an unlimited number of teams in the A division and up to three team in each of the B, C, and D divisions based on the size of the local league, with larger cities allowed more teams. Members cities are encouraged to send at least one team to the GSWS each year.
The 2017 Gay Softball World Series is being hosted by the Rose City Softball Association in Portland, OR, September 4–9, 2017.
Future sites for the Gay Softball World Series are Tampa, FL September 4–8, 2018. Kansas City, MO submitted their intent to bid for the 2019 GSWS during the 2017 Winter Meetings held in Portland, OR
