The North America Gay Amateur Athletic Association (NAGAAA) is bringing its softball tournament to Salt Lake City this weekend. Thirty-five teams will compete for the NAGAAA Cup and celebrate inclusivity in sports.
In some ways, Freedman said, it does feel like deja vu. “This is 25 years ago … it was a sin, an abomination, we were told. We were all going to hell,” he said. “There weren’t the conversations we’re having today.”“There were people that wouldn’t even come to the games to play, because they didn’t want to be there and play our team,” he said.
“When you’re asking about, ‘Do you think it’s worse now?’, imagine somebody not even letting you in because they don’t really want to look at you,” Freedman said. “We get, from the other side, looks, saying, ‘Well, this is what a homosexual looks like,’” he said. “We broke down a lot of stereotypes that people might have heard about the LGBT community. [It] was extremely important for us to be visible.”
“It just offers a safe environment for the LGBTQ community to be in,” he said. “Any organization that provides a safe space for the youth is essential. Because we didn’t have a lot of safe spaces growing up. Softball to me was one of those spaces.”
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