Let's pretend for a second that a bunch of men straddling horses, whacking balls with long shafts is not already homoerotic. You might need a title like Gay Polo League to convey that your players are, literally, homosexual. And you might want to compete in a place like South Florida where everyone will freaking love you.

That's what's happening April 4 in Wellington. Gay polo teams -- from L.A. to New York -- will battle at the First International Gay Polo Tournament.

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Naturally, the rules are the same as straight polo and the so is the, um, equipment. So what's the difference between gay polo and non-gay polo? A spokesperson tells the New York Post: "Of course, the uniforms are a little chic-er . . . the balls are a little nicer, too."