From an article in the New York Times.
In the aftermath of the 2008 Gay Softball World Series the second place team was stripped of it's ranking for an excess of non-gays on it's roster. Turns out only 20% of a teams roster can be non-gay. In the ensuing investigation it seems several heterosexuals had been slipped in as ringers, and of course they sued.
The disqualified players are suing to have the teams second place finish restored and to recover 75 grand each for, wait for it, emotional distress. Seriously? There's emotional stress in being outed as heterosexual? Apparently this has opened a can of worms for gay athletic leagues, what about bi-sexuals and trans-genders?
At this pace a team's roster might need to be the size of a small city in order to accommodate the demand from various sexual orientations clamoring for inclusion.
Call me naive but I was thinking, what if there was a softball league where all you had to do to qualify for the roster was pitch, bat, or catch? Nah.
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