The UMntla waseMelika weGay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) ibhengeze ukuba iza kubamba itumente yayo yonyaka ye-LGBTQ+ yeSoftball Lake City Salt Ngomhla wama-26-28 kuCanzibe, ngo-2023, kwiNdawo yeeMbaleki zeNgingqi yaseSalt Lake.
Amaqela aphezulu ecandelo A no-B avela NAGAAA imibutho kulo lonke elase-United States kunye neKhanada iya kukhuphisana ukumisela i-NAGAAA Cup Champions. Le tumente ikwavumela amaqela ukuba alungele ukuya kwiGay Softball World Series. Le midlalo ivulelekile kuluntu kwaye uluntu lonke luya kumenywa ukuba luvuyisane namaqela kwaye lujoyine itheko elikhulu lokuhlanganisa uluntu lonke kwinkxaso kunye nobunye.
Lake City Salt yakhethwa ngu NAGAAA phezu kwezinye iindawo, kungekuphela ngenxa yobuhle bayo bendalo kodwa ngenxa yolwamkelo olufudumeleyo olwandiswa yinkcubeko iphela. I-Salt Lake inabemi abakhutheleyo nabomeleleyo abakuvuyelayo ukubandakanyeka kumsitho kwaye abaququzeleli baye bachukunyiswa yindlela entle ngayo wonke umntu olapha edibana.
“ISalt Lake yayichasene ngokupheleleyo nolindelo lwethu, sothuswa bubuhlobo bomntu wonke, nesimo sabo sengqondo sothando, sokwamkela.” utshilo uJohn Deffee, NAGAAA Umkomishinala. “Olu kwamkelwa lufudumeleyo luya kuba yinkumbulo enkulu yexesha lethu apha. Ngeminyaka engama-45 njengombutho, sakhelwe kwaye sisekwe eluntwini. Oko kwaqala ngokuthanda ekwabelwana ngako kwi-softball yajika yaba yinto enzulu ngakumbi. Sitshintsha ubomi babantu kwaye sibavumele ukuba babe yindawo ekhuselekileyo ukuze babe ngokwabo. Yiloo nto esiyifumene eSalt Lake.”
Ngaphezulu kweepesenti ezingama-80 zamaqela e-NAGAAA abekwe kuNxweme oluseNtshona, ukubakho kulindeleke ukuba komelele. Ngokuqikelelwa kwe-1,100 yabazimasi, i-NAGAAA kulindeleke ukuba ibe nefuthe eliqikelelweyo lezoqoqosho kuluntu olungaphezulu kwe-1 yezigidi zeedola.
“Siyonwabela inkcubeko evulelekileyo, ebandakanya abantu, apho abantu abanobubele, abantliziyo zivulekileyo bamkela iiyantlukwano zabo kwaye bakhuthaze iimbono ezintsha,” utshilo uClay Partin, umlawuli olawulayo weSports Salt Lake. “Ukubamba i-NAGAAA eSalt Lake ngumzekelo ogqibeleleyo woku. Apha, iimbono eziqhubela phambili, iingcambu zemveli kunye namashishini anamhlanje adibana ukwenza enye indlela, engcono kwaye siyakuvuyela ukwamkela ngokufudumeleyo kubo. ”
“Siyazingca ngokwamkela iNorth American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance kwi-NAGAAA Softball Cup apha Lake City Salt, "watsho uTanya Hawkins, i-Co-CEO kwi-Utah Pride Centre. “Ukumelwa kweLGBTQ+ kwimbaleki kubalulekile ekudaleni indawo ekhuselekileyo neyamkelekileyo kwimisitho yezemidlalo. Ekwamkeleni i-NAGAAA, sinethemba lokuba wonke umthathi-nxaxheba uyalonwabela ukhuphiswano kunye nobudlelwane ebaleni kwaye athathe ithuba lokonwabela esinye sezona zixeko ziqinisekisa i-LGBTQ+ eMelika.
Ukuzisa i-NAGAAA apha kufuna inzame yeqela kuluntu. Amaqabane aquka ukutyelela i-Salt Lake, i-Utah Pride Centre, i-Equality Utah, i-Salt Lake Pride League, iKhomishoni yezemidlalo yase-Utah, i-SLC Stonewall, i-LGBTQ Chamber, kunye ne-Communify.me.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The games are open to the public and the entire community will be invited to cheer on the teams and join in a big party to bring the entire community together in support and unity.
- In welcoming NAGAAA, we hope that every participant enjoys the competition and camaraderie on the field and takes the opportunity to enjoy one of the most LGBTQ+ affirming cities in America.
- Amaqela aphezulu aphezulu e-A kunye ne-B avela kwimibutho ye-NAGAAA kulo lonke elase-United States naseKhanada aya kukhuphisana ukuze anqume i-NAGAAA Cup Champions.
