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Gay hockey player embarks on 100-day “Culture Shift Tour” to teach young players about acceptance
Brock McGillis wants to transform players into “shift makers” who can push back against language and behavior that makes players afraid to come out.
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NHL bans players from using rainbow-colored tape on hockey sticks
Players might now refuse to be on the ice if there is a drag queen, a gay men’s chorus, or even out gay players present.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.