A settlement reached this week in a federal lawsuit over disqualification of a San Francisco team from the 2008 Gay Softball World Series leaves a good deal of soul-searching on the table.
"I think it's a step in the right direction," said Vincent Fuqua, commissioner of the San Francisco Gay Softball League. "More work needs to be done but it's definitely heading in the right direction."
As the Bay Area Reporter reported in a blog post November 28, the National Center for Lesbian Rights announced Monday that a lawsuit resulting from the disqualification of the D2 softball team from the championship game in Kent, Washington in 2008 had been settled with the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance, with NAGAAA agreeing to reinstate the team's second place finish and become more inclusive of bisexual players. The plaintiffs had also been seeking a total of $225,000; NCLR confirmed that money was included in the settlement but said the amount was confidential.
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And the Outsports blog post has generated some very interesting discussion. We particularly noted the cogent points made by Charlie Sullivan, a member of the Equality Coaching Alliance.
Read the post and the comments thread HERE.
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