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Exciting news for Las Vegas gay athletics: the LVGA3 Softball League has been working very hard to finish two complete softball seasons in order to go before the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) to become sanctioned. Larry O’Halloran attended the NAGAAA meeting a few weeks back representing Las Vegas and we were approved. What does this mean for our players on our C and D Division teams, you might ask? The world! We now are eligible to send two or three teams to the Gay Softball World Series this year being held Aug. 16-21 in Columbus, Ohio. We will send one C Division team and one D Division team with a possibility of one additional team. Now is the time to get involved and come out and support our teams and become a fan. For those of you who have been to the Gay World Series, it is a trip of a lifetime and a total learning experience competing with teams from all over North America.
We are hosting softball clinics for new players and refresher clinics on Sundays, 1-4 p.m. at Doc Romeo Park, located at West Cheyenne Avenue and Ronemus Drive. Take I-95 north and exit Cheyenne. Ronemus is just before Buffalo on the left. We had 34 players out at the clinic on February 14. There is still time to join and get in shape. Come out and meet all the new people, like yourself, who have not played for years. You will be fine. Joel Sanchez and Thomas Bogle, along with all the other coaches and players will be assisting all the new players.
Hello all my Naked people. I get asked all the time from tourists, "where should we go when we're in Vegas?" so I put together my Best of Sin City list and then I asked the readers on my online blog, www.SinCityTimes.com, what they thought. Here our my picks (Naked Boy News—NBN) and then the readers' choices for what are the best things to do in Sin City nightlife.
BEST GAY BAR
NBN Pick: Escape Lounge—You'll know you've arrived at the Escape Lounge when you see the mini-Statue of Liberty on Sahara Avenue just west of the Strip. This locals bar has great drink prices and a comfy lounge with couches, booths and tables. In the back there are pool tables and in the front there is a jukebox so you can set the feel of the night. Come in for a drink and enjoy this great locals bar with friends and the new friends you're sure to meet.
The 27th Annual Las Vegas PRIDE kicks off in less than two months and many are anxious to discover who will perform and what type of events will take place during this two-week-long celebration. Here is a sneak peak into the planning, struggles and triumphs that go into putting on such an incredible event.
Most people do not realize that planning events as large as PRIDE begins immediately after the last one ends. With over 12 months of planning, it’s literally a second job. This being my second term as the Entertainment Director (Entertainment Co-Chair) one thing I have learned is that entertainment never stops moving—it’s an endless road of socializing and networking, not to mention an endless stream of phone calls and e-mails.
Do you know H8? It is so easy to jump on the No H8 bandwagon; however, I ask, do you really know H8? At times, and it seems often, as a community we shun members of our own community for one reason or another. Maybe a person is “too gay” or “not gay enough” so we ridicule them until they are “like us.” Aren’t we throwing stones in a glass house? We expect and even demand that people accept and respect us as LGBT Americans but do we accept ourselves? So many times I have heard LGBT people put others in the community down and yet get upset when the “mainstream” makes fun of the exact same people. I have the same feeling when rap artists use derogatory terms in their music and then get upset if someone else uses the same term. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Close your eyes. I want you to draw a picture inside of your head. Draw yourself a picture of what you think a typical LGBT activist looks like. Now, what did you come up with? Chances are that you pictured a group of 30- or 40-something white males. Maybe a couple of white women? Did you see any Black people? Probably not.
I am an LGBT activist. I am Chairman of The Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada. I am the Director of LGBT Outreach for the Clark County Democratic Black Caucus.
I am Black.
