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News (USA)
Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop comes out as gay
“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.”
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News (USA)
Former pro hockey player sues NBC Sports for anti-straight discrimination
He claims that if he were gay, he’d be allowed to make sexual comments about the women he works with.
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News (USA)
In red states, businesses are gearing up to fight anti-trans bathroom bills
“I honestly cannot believe that in 2016, I’m actually asked a question as to why I would support anti-discrimination groups,” the president of Tennessee’s NHL team said.
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News (USA)
Buffalo Sabres goalie wears pride flag on mask to show support for gay friends
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.
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News (USA)
Blackhawks player appears to use gay slur after playoff loss
Asked twice about what happened, Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw said he didn’t remember.
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News (USA)
You Can Play calls on NHL players, fans to fight homophobia
The organization is “about starting the conversation about LBGT inclusion in sports.”
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Life
Dallas Stars’ Tyler Seguin says latest anti-gay tweet came from ‘hackers’
DALLAS – Recently acquired Dallas Stars hockey forward Tyler Seguin says an anti-gay comment that showed up on his Twitter account came from “hackers.”
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Life
NHL, ‘You Can Play’ announce partnership to support gay athletes
The National Hockey League and its players association on Thursday announced a groundbreaking partnership with the “You Can Play” project in what is likely the most comprehensive effort by a major North American sports league to support gay athletes.
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ESPN poll reveals where pro athletes stand on same-sex marriage
Professional hockey players are the most supportive professional athletes on the issue of marriage equality, according to a recently published ESPN poll.
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NHL’s Washington Capitals announces support for ‘You Can Play’ equality project
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals professional hockey team has announced it will become the latest NHL team franchise to support the “You Can Play” equality project, which endeavors to foster equality, respect and safety for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation.