For Asian Heritage (also celebrated as Asian American and Pacific Islander) Month, we wanted to highlight our athletes for what they bring to the pitch, but also how they affect their community inside and outside the league. Beater, Teacher and Le(e)ader Extraordinaire Leeanne Dillmann of the Boston Forge began playing quidditch at Emerson College roughly
This season, the Charlotte Aviators will be given the opportunity to prove their mettle as an MLQ Trial Expansion Team* in the East Division, following the withdrawal of Canadian teams from the league in the wake of COVID-19. The Charlotte Aviators were created in 2020 as the Charlotte Royals with the express purpose of proving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tuesday Nolen Email: [email protected] Howard County, Md. (May 19, 2021) — Major League Quidditch (MLQ) is hosting its season-ending championship in partnership with Visit Howard County in Howard County, Md. on Aug. 21-23. The 12 best real-life quidditch teams from across the U.S. will gather at Troy Park for a
MLQ is excited to announce the newest addition to MLQ Championship: Take Back the Pitch! Take Back the Pitch is a showcase that challenges the current understanding of gender in quidditch and opens opportunities for gender diverse athletes to play quidditch out from under the scrutiny of misogyny, transmisogyny and misdirected misogyny. Through The Gender
A potential violation related to past conduct and respect as it pertains to gender equity was flagged to MLQ yesterday in an unofficial channel. MLQ would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm its goal of creating and fostering gender equity in quidditch and continues to value our decision to uphold the gender maximum rule