Straight Player Cutoff Is OK for Gay Softball Club

[The Straight Story]

Straight Player Cutoff Is OK for Gay Softball Club


SEATTLE (CN) - A gay softball league did not violate anti-discrimination laws by enforcing a team limit on the number of heterosexual players, a federal judge ruled.

"Admitting straight and closeted players would affect in a significant way the existing members' ability to carry out their various purposes," U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour wrote Thursday, granting partial summary judgment to the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA).

Three bisexual men sued the league in April 2010, claiming they were kicked out of the Gay Softball World Series because they weren't gay enough. The three men were playing for a San Francisco softball team in the finals when a rival team challenged their sexuality, citing the rule that caps the number of heterosexuals per team at two.

In addition to claiming that the league's conduct constituted discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Steven Apilado, LaRon Charles and Jon Russ also alleged racial bias. Two of the plaintiffs are black, and one is black and Filipino.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/11/15/41468.htm

[HopeHoops]

1. Damn you. All I could think about after reading that post was a Monty Python skit.

I forget what it was called, but it was a bunch of military guys doing an "I'm gay" type mockery drill. Okay, yes it is funny, but not at all sensitive to the GLBT community. Now I've got it stuck in my head. DARN YOU! DARN YOU TO HECK!

[Nye Bevan]

2. Why is there even a "gay softball league"?

And how do players prove their sexual orientation?

[msongs]

3. cuz gay players got tired of being called filthy names by insecure hetero men nt

[nomb]

10. Don't think so. It was because people wanted to make a club with friends.

It would be wrong only if it excluded minorities. Excluding the majority that has ample opportunity is not a problem - even if it looks like technical hypocrisy superficially.

[Nye Bevan]

11. And gays can only be friends with gays?

Can't we all just get along?

[KamaAina]

4. What about switch-hitters?

:shrug:

[Fumesucker]

5. Your internets sir..

Where would you like them delivered?

[KamaAina]

6. Zuccotti Park

as soon as the Occupiers get back in there!

[Fumesucker]

7. From your keyboard to God's eyes..

[iris27]

8. They are bad at math. 3 bi men, collectively, are still only 1.5 hets.

Glad to see we continue to face discrimination from both sides... :eyes:

[Lyric]

9. Bisexual =/= Heterosexual

:wtf: