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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gay-softball-org-allegedly-bans-bi-sexual-players-for-not-being-gay-enough/


A gay men’s softball organization is going head-to-head with three former bi-sexual players who claim that the group unfairly disqualified them for not being “gay enough.”

This week, a federal judge ruled that the organization does, indeed, have the constitutional right to limit the number of heterosexual players on each team (currently, the group allows for two straight players on each team). That said, the judge also ruled that the three players in question may bring their discrimination claims to trial. The Seattle Times has more:

The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance oversees gay softball leagues in dozens of U.S. cities and runs an annual tournament called the Gay Softball World Series. Three men claim in a lawsuit filed last year that their team’s second-place finish in the 2008 tournament in Washington state was nullified because they are bisexual, not gay, and thus their team exceeded the limit of two non-gay players.

[U.S. District Judge John] Coughenour did say that questions remain about the way the softball association applied its rule, including whether the questions asked about the men’s sexuality at a protest hearing were unnecessarily intrusive. Therefore, the case can proceed toward a trial set for Aug. 1, he said.

The men say that they were unfairly questioned about their sexuality in front of an audience and that the group listening to their responses held a vote to determine whether or not they were actually gay. The Daily Mail continues:

The men’s lawsuit alleges that they were individually questioned about their sexuality – in a room containing as many as 25 people. Panel members then voted on whether they men were gay or not.

Seattle attorney Michael Reiss, for NAGAA, said the organisation would ‘vigorously dispute’ the men’s version of events.


Suzanne Thomas, for the the men and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said: ‘No one should have to go through what they experienced.’

If there's one thing gay people hate, it's bisexuals.

Hate is the wrong word. But there is certainly a feeling with many in the gay community that bisexuals aren't really "on your team", no pun intended.

No, it's not the wrong word at all. A great many gays do hate bisexuals, even if they don't hate straights. They feel that bisexuals are not "choosing a side" or are unfairly getting away with "appearing straight" when they don't happen to be with a same-sex partner.

Part of the problem is that what was originally lesbians and gays started yanking in bisexuals, then transsexuals, then whoever else was anything but straight and monogamous in what's a fairly typical "we're all minorities so we must agree with each other on everything" move to get more numbers.

This is despite the fact that bisexuals are not gay; they're bisexual. Transexuals aren't necessarily gay either; they're actually people with a fairly serious medical problem, not an alternate sexuality. Then, the more "militant" (for lack of a better term) gays wonder why there are issues when everything focuses on gay rights or gay acceptance or whatever. Gee, maybe it's because you're just subsuming other groups under your banner and then utterly ignoring how their status or feelings might be different than yours?

I'm not sure what exposure you've had to the gay community at large, but I live in what is now the "most gay" city in the US, as Minneapolis just recently surpassed San Fran on that front. Additionally, having both an extensive theatre back ground as well as a number of gay friends, so I've got a pretty good pulse on the gay community. (yes, some stereotypes are true, there are a LOT of gay people in theatre)

Sure, there are some gays who hate bisexuals. But that is not the majority or the norm. There is some frustration sometimes at the fracturing of the "gay" community into GLBT, but if you look at pretty much every single large scale gay activist group or publication, they all reference GLBT these days. So I stand by my comment that hate is the wrong word, it doesn't accurately describe the feelings of the gay community today.

I support their right to free association as long as they are willing to support mine.

Like so many special interest groups, most folks only are exposed to the most vocal, the most sensational, or the worst aspects of the group. A few weekends a month I work security at a gay bar. I thought I was knowledgeable about things until I had almost a duck blind view of the nuances of the culture. Changed a lot of wrong misconceptions I had from the limited view of my gay friends. The gay community is the same as the straight community, they just have different preferences for indoor or outdoor plumbing. Drag queens on the other hand....

The irony is, everyone is "bisexual" to one degree or another. Most just don't know it.

No, you're just afraid arnold might try to act again >=D

He's made three good movies. The three written and directed by James Cameron. Which I'm sure is just a total coincidence.