Wnipeg’s Keystone Rabow Curlg League hosts the 11th Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships
Contents:
- MATCHUP OF TWO OPENLY GAY SKIPS AT BRIER A W FOR CLIVY SPORTS
- GAY CURLER OUT PUBLICLY THE MIDDLE OF NATNAL CHAMPNSHIP N
- OUT AT THE BRIER: GAY CURLER FULFILS CHILDHOOD DREAM
- OPENLY GAY CURLER JOHN EPPG WS BRONZE MEDAL AT CANADIAN CHAMPNSHIPS
- ST. JOHN'S CURLG LEAGUE OFFERS GAY SPACE AWAY OM DOWNTOWN BARS
- CANADA’S GAY CURLG LEAGU TAKE PRI ON ICE
- HALIFAX'S GAY CURLG LEAGUE MARKS A ON THE ICE
- SASK. TEAMS MONTREAL FOR CANADIAN GAY CURLG CHAMPNSHIP
- CANADA’S GAY CURLG LEAGU TAKE PRI ON ICE
MATCHUP OF TWO OPENLY GAY SKIPS AT BRIER A W FOR CLIVY SPORTS
Dt Kidby has never shied away om dog thgs first. Now the Saskatchewan lead is helpg rve out a path to greater cln as an openly gay curler at the Brier. * gay canadian curlers *
He publicly me out as gay 2012, and says he was embraced around the sport. “The sense of muny amongst the gay curlers here is where you really feel , durg the natnal champnships. LGBT curlers vie for Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships Wnipeg.
Canadian curler Dt Kidby has taken the opportuny of his petn the Brier — Canada’s curlg natnal champnship — to talk to the media for the first time about beg gay the sport he lov, an terview wh CBC Sports. Last month he even peted the Canadian Gay Curlg Champnship Montreal.
GAY CURLER OUT PUBLICLY THE MIDDLE OF NATNAL CHAMPNSHIP N
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So while this is the first time he’s talked to the media about beg gay, he’s talked to people the sport about plenty. And now, his own low-key way, he's helpg rve out a path to greater cln by speakg publicly about beg an openly gay curler at this year's Brier.
"Beg gay has nothg to do wh this. Kidby hadn't known his teammat for very long and wonred if his beg gay would be an issue.
"Personally, I don't re if you're gay or straight. J., who as a send won the Canadian and world junr tl three brothers are close, and Taylor remembers very distctly the moment when Dt told him he was gay. "I'm always jt gog to go out there and do my bt, and I'm always gog to be gay, " Dt says.
OUT AT THE BRIER: GAY CURLER FULFILS CHILDHOOD DREAM
(Kgston, Ontar) The world of petive sports has often been associated wh rather toxic views of genr and sexualy. For years, gay athlet were forced to hi the shadows over fears they would not be accepted by their teammat or fans. * gay canadian curlers *
Openg Ceremoni of the 2016 Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships.
OPENLY GAY CURLER JOHN EPPG WS BRONZE MEDAL AT CANADIAN CHAMPNSHIPS
Gay players have add mpy humor and flamboyantly themed tournaments to a wter sport’s tradns of iendly petn and drkg. * gay canadian curlers *
The four people the photo are the wners of the 2016 Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships – Team Thompson(Vanuver); Skip – Aaron Thompson, Third – Jack Holm, Send – Brian Oldham, Lead – Mark Trowell,. 12 to 14, Wnipeg’s Keystone Rabow Curlg League (KRCL) hosted the 11th annual Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships (CGCC) at the Grane Curlg Club Wt Broadway. The KCRL is one of ne LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) curlg leagu om Vanuver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax (pl a team om St.
The first Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships were held 2006 Edmonton.
ST. JOHN'S CURLG LEAGUE OFFERS GAY SPACE AWAY OM DOWNTOWN BARS
Two teams om Saskatchewan are on the ice today Montreal, tryg to sweep their way to victory at the Canadian Gay Curlg Champnship. * gay canadian curlers *
"We are really exced to be part of the Canadian Gay Curlg Champnship.
The Gay Natnals is jt that and we are proud to be part of an event that reprents diversy and cln, " she says a statement. TORONTO — It has been over five years sce curler John Eppg told fay, iends, and peers his sport’s muny that he was gay.
Eppg knew there was growg tert his story about beg a gay athlete a men’s team sport, but held off on sharg the news more wily as he didn’t want to be a distractn for his team. But I jt look at like, I haven’t thought about gog around broadstg that I’m a gay person curlg. The number of active ele male athlet who have revealed that they’re gay has risen recent years, although ’s still a rary at the profsnal level and the curlg world.
CANADA’S GAY CURLG LEAGU TAKE PRI ON ICE
"On that end, I thk I (should be) my prime the next four or five — or eight years hopefully — I hope people see that as a good thg or a posive thg, that there’s a gay athlete out their sport, their prime. Gay curlg leagu are que popular throughout the untry and the 12th edn of the Canadian gay curlg champnship is on tap next month Montreal.
HALIFAX'S GAY CURLG LEAGUE MARKS A ON THE ICE
"We’ve never thought of John as a gay athlete. John Eppg, a curler who me out publicly as gay last year, had an imprsive n the Tim Hortons Brier Canadian curlg champnships, fishg the semifals and wng a bronze medal. Eppg has been out to his fay, iends and the curlg muny for about five years and discsed beg gay publicly last year.
For years, gay. rabow jersey projects have ma an impact, the fact remas that openly gay. of curlg, where gay athlet n be found at nearly every level of.
SASK. TEAMS MONTREAL FOR CANADIAN GAY CURLG CHAMPNSHIP
there are two openly gay athlet petg among the more than 60 men. more reprentative of the LGBTQ populatn, havg openly gay athlet. muny is a very welg place for gay Team Ontar skip John Eppg publicly.
Eppg’s ma reason for dog so was to hopefully open doors for future gay. young gay curlers n fd the experienc of Kidby and Eppg is jt how. hopefully create more opportuni for gay curlers at the sport’s hight level,.
gay curlg leagu have been set up across the untry to create an clive. John's curlers is headg to the maland this month to pete a natnal tournament for those the LGBT has doubled size sce 2016, sendg group to Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships this monthThe Odds & Ends curlg league gets together Friday nights at the Remax Centre St.
CANADA’S GAY CURLG LEAGU TAKE PRI ON ICE
John's curlers is headg to the maland this month to pete a natnal tournament — but 's not Team Ghue or Team Smh lookg to w big at the particular group is preparg to pete the Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships, happeng Calgary om March 29 to curlg clubs exist nearly every provce the untry, and every year members head to the natnal tournament — which, much like every curlg bonspiel, is as much about the party as is about the Boone is headg to the Canadian Gay Curlg Champnships for the third time this year. "Odds & EndsBoone is a member of the lol gay curlg league Odds & Ends, which he and Corey Follett started 2016.
John's is a very liberal and open cy, but we still don't have many gay spac or spac where LGBT people n get together as a muny, " he said.
13, 2016VANCOUVER, Brish Columbia — It happens all the time: Young gay people leave their small towns and head to the big cy, where they n fd love, acceptance and, Canada at least, a curlg league to ll their own. “When I walked down the street, I was the entire gay pri para, ” said Mr.