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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Discrimination Suit Brought by Bisexual Players

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SEATTLE, WA – According to the Seattle Times, in April, 2010, three bisexual softball players sued the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance after it deemed them not gay enough to play in the Gay World Series and stripped their team of its secondplace finish. The lawsuit accused the organization of violating Washington state anti-discrimination laws. During the game, the manager of another team filed a protest under the rule that limits the number of non-gay players. The men contend they were brought, one at a time, into a room containing as many as 25 people and questioned about their sexual preferences. L ast week,

a federal judge refused a motion from the softball league to dismiss the lawsuit. But the judge did allow the league to keep in place a rule allowing it to limit to two the number of heterosexual members on a team

Local Sports Hero Passes

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – One of the founders of the South Florida Amateur Athletic Association, Chuck Dima, passed away early Monday morning after a long battle with cancer-related issues. Dima was a coach, mentor and often referred to as the “Godfather of Gay Softball”. The funeral will be held in Brooklyn, NY, today, May 26th, at 3pm.

The family has asked that in leiu of flowers donations be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation in Chuck’s Son and Daughter-in-laws names, Stephen and Sara Dima. He is also survived by two daughters, Doreen and Joan.

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