As Pride Month comes to a close and the FIFA World Cup captures fans' attention, one Boston soccer club has been quietly making history for nearly four decades.
The Boston Strikers, an LGBTQ+ soccer club, first took the field in the spring of 1987. At the time, there were no gay soccer teams in New England.
"We had our first practice in the spring of 1987," said founding member Jeffry Pike.
Pike says the idea began with a phone call from another gay athlete after he returned from competing in the Gay Games.
"I had basically the mailing lists and connections, so I said, 'Let's work this out. Let's get it to happen,'" Pike recalled.
The Boston Strikers, an LGBTQ+ soccer club, first took the field in the spring of 1987. At the time, there were no gay soccer teams in New England.
"We had our first practice in the spring of 1987," said founding member Jeffry Pike.
Pike says the idea began with a phone call from another gay athlete after he returned from competing in the Gay Games.
"I had basically the mailing lists and connections, so I said, 'Let's work this out. Let's get it to happen,'" Pike recalled.
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