That Miller would step into the debate was no surprise to her partner and team videographer Jerrica Moore. The stance has led to commitments of support from other teams and players locally and nationally. 29, at time when the state government of Texas engages in an all-out assault on transgender rights, Miller led a push to persuade the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance to move the tournament out of Dallas.
The Gay Softball World Series is slated to be played in Dallas Aug. They’ve also made a statement to the league’s board. “We’re a new team with a lot to prove, but we are showing that we belong in this higher division and we can hold our own.” “We’ve lost three games by three runs of fewer,” Miller said. Despite a rough start at 3-6, many of their losses have been some nip-and-tuck games. The feisty spirit of the Pronouns’ founder shows up when they take the field. I’ve kind of had a chip on the their shoulder about building the organization and make it the spot it is to where people feel like this is a team for everybody.”
“I thought we could not only move up divisions, with a name like that we could challenge the other conventions of the league and show that it doesn’t have to be just for men at the higher divisions. “It’s a gay league, but primarily it caters to cis-gay men like many of these league do,” Miller said. This spring, they started competitive play in the ECSA’s competitive “C” division. In Fall 2021, the Puget Sound Pronouns were born.
The planning led to a search for a nickname and she locked in on Pronouns. She started her transition during pandemic-plagued 2020, and credits the league with giving her space that allowed her to step onto the field as her true self.ĭuring the 2021 spring and summer seasons, she began building a team designed to attract trans and non-binary players to the game. Miller has played in the Emerald City Softball Association for 11 years. She sees the Pronouns as a way to pay it forward Brittney Miller/Puget Sound Pronouns Playing softball gave Brittney Miller a place to grow into her transition. Her moxie powered a dream that became a team, the Puget Sound Pronouns.
Not only did I break your heart when I caught the ball, there’s something about looking cute when you do it, too.” “There’s something when you run down a double or triple in the gap with your hair flowing in the wind. “I’m a good hitter, a good defensive outfielder and a positive influence in the clubhouse,” she said in an interview on this week’s edition of the Trans Sporter Room podcast. She shows it with a lot of pride and joy. Visionaries in sports are those who can fuse a spirit of adventure and bravura in their performance, and that certain swagger that says, “I’m going to excel”.īrittney Miller, a transgender woman with a slick glove and a solid swing in Seattle, has that special mix.