{"id":29954,"date":"2024-05-20T02:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T06:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bmqs.ca\/?page_id=29954"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:25:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bmqs.ca\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29954\" class=\"elementor elementor-29954\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-975cad5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"975cad5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"4d456d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20db44c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20db44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/community-agreement\">Community Agreement<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e8093 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40e8093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are <b>Balle Molle Queer Softball<\/b>\u00a0(BMQS), an amateur softball league created <b>by and for the queer community <\/b>in and around Montreal | Tiohti\u00e1:ke | Mooniyang. We are a non-profit group that grew out of a desire to create an <b>inclusive <\/b>and <b>safer <\/b>league for 2SLGBTQIA+ people. Our goal is to build community, create connections, foster physical and mental well-being, and, of course, have fun playing softball!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed70ba3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ed70ba3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2865247 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2865247\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0785051 elementor-widget__width-inherit exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0785051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many of us met in the Spring of 2023, when we created a queer softball team to play in one of Montreal\u2019s existing leagues. The response from the community was so overwhelming that we ended up forming not one, but three full teams, with dozens more people dropping in to join our weekly practices! This massive outpouring of interest, along with some barriers we faced due to outdated gender rules and attitudes in the existing league, sparked a fire in us to <b>create our own fully queer league<\/b>, which we did in March 2024. In our first year of existence, we have <strong>9 teams<\/strong>, made up of 100% people from the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities!<\/p><p>We welcome players of <b>all skill and fitness levels<\/b>, whether you&#8217;ve been playing since childhood or have never held a bat. We would love to share with you the sheer joy of hitting a home run or catching a pop fly, or just chilling in the sunshine with your queer community. If you\u2019re unsure whether playing softball is for you, feel free to drop in on one of our <strong>weekly open practices<\/strong>, or just come out to one of our games to cheer our players on. Either way, we hope to see you soon, whether out on the field or in the stands!<\/p><p>For more info on our philosophy, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/bmqs.ca\/about-us\/community-agreement\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Community Agreement<\/span><\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d30f3cc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2d30f3cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ab87264 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"5ab87264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ebea8cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6ebea8cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77052da0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"77052da0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e33b45d e-grid-align-mobile-center elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"1e33b45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-d550229\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bmqs.mtl?igsh=MXZvMjNweThmMm41cQ==\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-9758c9c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/166894469587509\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook-f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-tiktok elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-56f929c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bmqs.mtl?_t=8lMey18opQT&#038;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Tiktok<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-tiktok\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7735d4fa exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7735d4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #f6d58d;\"><a style=\"color: #f6d58d;\" href=\"mailto:liguebmqs@gmail.com\">EMAIL US<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT US Community Agreement League Rules Our Committees Support &amp; 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