{"id":11313,"date":"2015-04-07T15:27:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=11313"},"modified":"2015-10-28T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:27:07","slug":"dodgeball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/dodgeball\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Dodgeball a win for LGBT community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Avinash Chak<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association forms an integral part of the LGBT community in the city. Founded as the Gay Athletic Association in 1978, it is the largest non-profit gay and lesbian sports organization in the Midwest. CMSA has experienced back-to-back growth for the first time in years. 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