North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance is a non-profit, international association of gay and lesbian softball leagues. As of 2023, NAGAAA rebranded, and currently doing business as International Pride Softball.
NAGAAA was founded in 1977 and the first elected Commissioner was Warren Shepell, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It currently has 56 member leagues in the United States and Canada. The current Commissioner is Jeff Sloan, elected in 2023.
NAGAAA recognizes seven divisions of play, from the competitive A division through B, C, D and E, plus two Legends Divisions 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 for all divisions, and the NAGAAA Cup Invitational tournament for teams from A and B divisions and the two Legends divisions. The 2019 GSWS held in Kansas City includes "208 teams and is expected to attract more than 5,000 people." The NAGAAA has grown to more than 3,000 teams and 25,000 participants. The GSWS is the largest annual, LGBTQ, "single-sport, week-long athletic competition in the world."
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.
Current member leagues
56 member leagues:- Atlanta:
- Austin:
- Birmingham:
- Boston:
- Charlotte:
- Chicago:
- Cincinnati:
- Columbus:
- Dallas:
- Denver:
- Des Moines:
- Fort Lauderdale:
- Hamilton:
- Hawaii:
- Houston:
- Huntsville:
- Indianapolis:
- Iowa City:
- Kansas City:
- Knoxville:
- Las Vegas:
- Long Beach:
- Los Angeles:
- Louisville:
- Madison:
- Memphis:
- Mid-Atlantic :
- Milwaukee:
- Nashville:
- New Orleans:
- New York City:
- Oklahoma City:
- Orlando:
- Palm Springs:
- Philadelphia:
- Phoenix:
- Pittsburgh:
- Portland:
- Providence, Rhode Island:
- Raleigh:
- Sacramento:
- San Antonio:
- San Diego:
- San Francisco:
- San Jose:
- Seattle:
- Sioux Falls:
- Southern New England :
- St. Louis:
- Tampa:
- Toronto:
- Tucson:
- Tulsa:
- Twin Cities :
- Vancouver:
- Washington, D.C.:
Gay Softball World Series
Each member city is allowed to send: an unlimited number of teams in the A and B divisions; up to three team in each of the C, D and E divisions based on the size of the local league, with larger leagues allowed more teams than smaller leagues; and up to two teams in each of the Legends C and Legends D divisions. Members cities are encouraged to send at least one team to the GSWS each year.
Future sites for the Gay Softball World Series
2025 - Houston, Texas
2026 - Columbus, Ohio
2027 - San Francisco, California
Gay Softball World Series Champions
- Co-Champions have been declared in 2010 and 2018 for some divisions due to inclement weather.