Hockey

A record 34 athletes will represent their countries and “Team LGBTQ” as well in China starting this week. That includes a unprecedented 11 out men and the first non-binary athlete at the Winter Olympics.

“Enough is enough. I’m accepting who I am. I want to live the way I want to, and I want to accept myself as a gay man.”

Their hockey teams faced each other twice at the Olympics. Now they’re married.

They faced off numerous times in the Olympics, and last year were teammates.

The grooms pledged their love just before a game and kissed as a goal horn blared.

Harrison Browne’s hockey career could come to an end as soon as tonight, but he’s focused on winning the championship first.

When a gay couple was shown kissing in the stadium, he said “That’s disgusting. Security, get rid of them.”

In a city torn apart by HB2 and the Keith Lamont Scott shooting, a local sports team decided a Christmas message of acceptance and unity was needed.

Anders Nilsson said he has friends who are gay who didn’t have it easy growing up, and that he thinks it’s time hockey started paying attention to that.

National Women’s Hockey League member Harrison Browne recently came out as a transgender man. He’s postponing transition for now to stay with the team.