By Lexie Nobrega Norfolk’s very first queer softball league, the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Softball Association (MAASA), hosted their first national gay softball tournament at Northside Park from October 11-12, 1986. MAASA was formed in 1985 by Commissioner Tony Pritchard and Vice Commissioner Michael Holcombe. According to Holcombe, MAASA was founded because […]
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By Akeem Pitts and Cathleen Rhodes Norfolk Naval Base, the largest naval base in the world, has brought many military personnel to the area and plenty of controversy. Being an LGBTQ person in the military in the 1990s was not easy. LGBTQ service members were unable to serve openly and […]