Since 2008, WESA has been a proud member of International Pride Softball. With over 17,000 members, iPride Softball organizes the Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) each year and brings together 54 participating cities and over 5,000 participants and fans.
Until recently, iPride Softball was known as N.A.G.A.A.A. or the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance. In 2023, the organization started the process of rebranding itself as International Pride Softball or iPride Softball. Canadian cities that are part of iPride Softball are Vancouver (WESA), Hamilton, and Toronto.
Click here to view the PDF of the iPride Softball/NAGAAA Governing Manual
Twice a year, iPride Softball league delegates come together in the city hosting the Gay Softball World Series to collaborate and learn from one another on common topics and challenges including:
- Player skills ratings
- Marketing
- Sponsorship
- Ethics
- League Governance
View the "A Day in the life of a WESA iPride Delegate" on Instagram here.
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The above pic features the Canada Caucus delegates and supporters for iPride Softball at the 2024 Summer Meetings in Las Vegas. Toronto/Hamilton/Vancouver
The above pic features the Canadian delegates and representatives at the iPride/NAGAAA Winter Meetings in 2023. WESA's Vancouver delegate and League Commissioner, Seán, posing for a post-discussion pic with the other Canadian delegates from Hamilton and Toronto. The iPride leagues meet twice a year over a weekend to discuss ratings, ethics & governance as well as break-out groups on fincance, sponsorship, marketing, and more.
NAGAAA Hall of Fame
In 2022, at the Dallas GSWS, WESA member Art Gullett was inducted into the NAGAAA Hall of Fame. Art has made numerous contributions to WESA and Gay+ softball in Vancouver. As a multi-year Coach, a Commissioner, a leader, and a co-founder of the WESA Pageant, we are proud to call Art one of our own.
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