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 SoftballAustin: Softball AustinBirmingham: New South Softball LeagueBoston: Beantown Softball LeagueChicago: Chicago Metropolitan Sports AssociationColumbus: Columbus Lesbian Gay Softball AssociationDallas: Pegasus Slowpitch Softball AssociationDenver: Denver Area Softball LeagueDes Moines: Pride Sports League of Central IowaFort Lauderdale: South Florida Amateur Athletic AssociationHouston: Montrose Softball LeagueIndianapolis: Circle City Pride Softball LeagueKansas City: Heart of America Softball LeagueKnoxville: K-Town Softball LeagueLas Vegas: Las Vegas Gay Softball LeagueLong Beach: Long Beach/Orange County Surf & Sun Softball AssociationLos Angeles: The Greater Los Angeles Softball Association (GLASA)Madison: Badgerland Softball LeagueMemphis: Bluff City Sports AssociationMid-Atlantic (Norfolk/Richmond): Mid-Atlantic Softball AssociationMilwaukee: Saturday Softball Beer LeagueMontreal: Ligue de balle MaximaNashville: Metro Nashville Softball AssociationNew Orleans: NOLA Softball LeagueNew York City: Big Apple Softball LeagueOklahoma City: Sooner State Softball Alliance of OKCOrlando: Central Florida Softball LeaguePalm Springs: Palm Springs Gay Softball LeaguePhiladelphia: City of Brotherly Love Softball LeaguePhoenix: Cactus Cities Softball LeaguePortland: Rose City Softball AssociationRhode Island: Renaissance City Softball LeagueSt. Louis: St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Association of Summer SoftballSacramento: Sacramento Valley Gay and Lesbian SoftballSan Antonio: San Antonio Gay Softball LeagueSan Diego: America's Finest City Softball LeagueSan Francisco: San Francisco Gay Softball LeagueSan Jose: Silicon Valley Softball LeagueSeattle: Emerald City Softball AssociationSouthern New England (Connecticut): Southern New England Friendship LeagueTampa: Suncoast Softball LeagueToronto: Cabbagetown Group Softball LeagueTulsa: Tulsa Metro Softball LeagueTwin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul): Twin Cities Goodtime Softball LeagueVancouver: West End SloPitch AssociationWashington, D.C.: Chesapeake and Potomac Softball LeagueEach 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
