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The first openly gay profsnal hockey player says Leipsic will be nothg more than a fall guy if the NHL don’t beg to more serly te players on the power of their speech.

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GAY HOCKEY PLAYER: NHL HYPOCRIL TO NMN BRENDAN LEIPSIC WHOUT CHANGG CULTURE

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But to Brock McGillis, the first openly gay male profsnal hockey player North Ameri, merely ncelg Leipsic is futile.

“Every player I’ve been around has ed this type of language: racist, sexist or homophobic language, ” McGillis told Outsports. Last month, McGillis spoke wh Outsports about the importance of llg out hate-speech hockey, explag why he chose to highlight two-time Stanley Cup champn Dt Penner’s vile nspiracy-filled homophobic Twter timele. As the first openly gay pro hockey player, McGillis has plenty of first-hand experienc wh the evils of bigotry.

GAY MALE HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE G OUT DROV, AND CHANGG THE SPORT’S CULTURE

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Former NHL biser Brandon Pst recently went on a Twter tira about “reverse racism” and star Bs forward David Pastrnak was ught g “you’re gay” as an sult on his Twch stream, though he did tch himself and apologize.

When I go speak, I humanize beg a gay man and playg hockey at high levels.

Soccer midfielr Robbie Rogers g out as homosexual, reports revealed Friday that the Natnal Hockey League has fact had hundreds of openly gay athlet throughout s history.Holot Deniers Expla Why They Deny The HolotOffEnglishSourc nfirmed that gay players have actually been credibly mon the NHL for s, and the league is only now beg creded wh layg the groundwork for the growg acceptance of homosexualy profsnal sports.“It’s obvly a watershed moment when a player om the NBA announc he’s gay, but most people fet about Montreal Canadiens wger Steve Shutt, who me out back 1972,” said hockey historian Hank Crerand, notg that Shutt was the first of many gay NHL players to reveal their homosexualy.

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Many gay male hockey players and officials me out on Outsports this year. Together, they’re makg the sport’s culture more clive. * brendan gay hockey *

“Even though gay athlet still rry a stigma today, ’s nothg pared to the ’70s.

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Brendan Gay - Head Equipment Manager - Women's Ice Hockey Coach - Long Island Universy .

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