Cases & Advocacy

Apilado. v. North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association

by Cathy Sakimura, Esq. | May 10, 2013 | same-sex couples, LGBT athletes, bisexual athletes, gay athletes, NAGAA, North American Gay Amateur Athletic Association

LaRon Charles, Jon Russ and Steven Apilado had been playing softball together in the San Francisco Gay Softball League for years. Their team had competed in the Gay Softball World Series organized by the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA), but had never finished better than fourth place. At the 2008 World Series in Seattle, the team made it all the way to the championship game, when they were shocked to learn that their eligibility to play was being challenged based on a...

Press Release

Parties Settle Case Challenging Disqualification of Bisexual Players’ Team At 2008 Gay Softball World Series

by NCLR Staff | Nov 9, 2011 | LGBT athletes, bisexual athletes

(Seattle, WA, November 28, 2011)—The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), K&L Gates LLP, and the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) have negotiated a settlement in a case brought against NAGAAA by three bisexual softball players whose team was disqualified from competition following a protest hearing at the 2008 Gay Softball World Series in Seattle. The three plaintiffs had been playing together in the San Francisco Gay Softball League for years. Their team had...