Sports
The Only Ten I SEE: From Tennessee to the Twin Cities, Whisk-E 2.0 at the Gay Softball World Series
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) Gay Softball World Series is headed to the Twin Cities at the end of August for the 2023 tournament, and the teams are ready for it! The GSWS will take place August 28th-September 2nd, 2023. All of the important information on events, field locations, volunteering opportunities and…
Minneapolis Rolls Out Red Carpet for Gay Softball World Series
Approximately 225 teams will converge in Minneapolis for the week-long tournament. Marking its presence as one of the largest global gay sporting events, the GSWS anticipates many participants arriving early and choosing to extend their stay through the Labor Day holiday weekend to relish the charming Minnesota weather. The games are slated to unfold across…
“Our Town”: Local Gay World Series Softball Players Get Ahead by Thinking Small
The differences between the sports of softball and baseball revolve mostly around size: the size of the ball, the size of the bat, the size of the field, even the size of the game itself…but the biggest size-oriented discrepancy between softball and baseball is how their respective championships are decided. One of these will manifest…
The Big Assist To Bring Back The Gay Softball World Series To The Twin Cities
The Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) is coming to the Twin Cities for the first time since 2012. That’s 11 years since the Twin Cities have hosted this major sporting event, and major it is. There will be over 5,000 participants and fans coming to the Cities from August 28th through September 2nd. This is not…
From The Editor: Welcome To The Gay Softball World Series
The Gay Softball World Series has returned to the Twin Cities. We’re rolling out a welcome to 5,000 visitors involved in this tournament. This issue celebrates this event and our community that plays an important role as gracious and welcoming hosts. To kick things off, let me start off with this story… In 2001, I…
Open Arms Extends Giving Hands to LGBTQ+ Seniors
In 1986, a generous Minnesota man named Bill Rowe decided to extend his acts of kindness toward his neighbors. Rowe gifted his community with warm, fresh meals for those affected by AIDS and unable to cook for themselves. Rowe’s Legacy Thirty-seven years later, Rowe’s legacy thrives and benefits the community. The same principle Rowe started…
Live Your Best Life In Some New Swimwear
In the heat of the summer, you want to be prepared to keep cool. Especially when you’re heading to the beach – either on the lake or some far away oceanside. A good set of swimwear is your key to staying young and alive. You could also feel and look good doing so! There is…
A Word In Edgewise: Kids Just Wanna Play – Will We Let Them?
I grew up on a 97-acre campus of the school of which my father was superintendent and had access to playgrounds and a gym where I spent hours running, dribbling and shooting baskets. A deceptively unfettered, free-ranging childhood. At school, I found the reality of “girls’ basketball” was a shrunken half-court, “zoned” into strips each…
Lavender Community Pride Award – Non-Profit: Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League
Sports can bring people together. This is a fact since 1979, when the Twin Cities Goodtime Softball League began play. Over 44 seasons, dozens of teams came together to participate in league play, tournaments, and eventually to play in the Gay Softball World Series. The TCGSL is a proud member of the North American Gay…
Big Time Goodtime – The Gay Softball World Series Proves That The Best Way To Get Is To Give
They were the first Major League Baseball franchise to record three million paying attendees in one season. They were the North Star State’s first Major League Baseball franchise before that, of course…and, this August, the Minnesota Twins will add another vibrant first to their pioneering history: they will become the first Major League Baseball team…
