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How gay are you?

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by kickoff-time, Jun 3, 2011.

  1. kickoff-time

    kickoff-time Well-Known Member

    A gay softball organization can keep its rule limiting the number of heterosexual players on each team, but allegations by three players who say they were disqualified from a tournament because they weren't gay enough can proceed to trial, a federal judge said.

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015218590_apusgaysoftball1stldwritethru.html
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    A thousand jokes aside, what I found interesting in this story is the players who were disqualified because they were not gay enough.
     
  2. kickoff-time

    kickoff-time Well-Known Member

    Interesting passage here:

    'The minutes say rumors had persisted for years about whether D2 was stacking its team with straight ringers. In addition to the three plaintiffs, the team had two designated straight players. The organization says it has always considered bisexuals to meet the definition of "gay" for roster purposes, but the minutes also note that one official involved in the decision to disqualify D2 commented that "this is not a bisexual world series. This is a gay world series."
     
  3. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    awaiting anxiously for Mark2010's enlightened comments.
     
  4. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    So who won the bisexual world series last year? And is that team good enough to beat the Mets?
     
  5. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Not that there's anything wrong with that.
     
  6. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    It's not gay if there is a girl somewhere in the room.
     
  7. Freelance Hack

    Freelance Hack Active Member

    So is that the only league where you can be gay and like somebody who plays on the other team?
     
  8. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    I'm gay enough to work at the Plain Dealer.
     
  9. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Speaking of that, haven't seen Ace in forever.
     
  10. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Pitchers and catchers must be gay?
    No switch hitters?
    gives new meaning to the 6-4-3
    Does DP still stand for double play?
    Is the 3rd batter in the inning still," in the hole" or is that too heterosexual?
     
  11. kickoff-time

    kickoff-time Well-Known Member

    How much attention does this get if you substitute black or Latino for gay.
     
  12. kickoff-time

    kickoff-time Well-Known Member

    or better yet - Caucasian
     
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