CGHA – Chigo Gay Hockey Associatn

Contents:

• CGHA
• THE CHIGO GAY HOCKEY ASSOCIATN: WHAT DO, WHY MATTERS AND HOW TO GET VOLVED
• ACTIVE CGHA PLAYER ROSTERS
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

CGHA

All people wh a passn for hockey – novice or pro, male or female, straight or gay, players or fans – n jo our anizatn. As a longtime hockey player and fan, he jt didn’t expect to see the trophy that day on the para sightg was also Hull’s troductn to the Chigo Gay Hockey Associatn (CGHA).

Wh that, he found a new group of gay iends and an outlet to play hockey nsistently.

”The Chigo Gay Hockey Associatn, which was found 2002 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprof, provis a safe and clive space Chigo’s adult amatr and recreatnal hockey landspe. I thk we’re realistilly more than a quarter heterosexual players, so we wele anyone who’s willg to play whether they’re novice, whether they’re more advanced, gay, straight, cis, trans. At least for , I always unrstand the value of havg safe spac, if you jt want like, hey, ’s jt gay people, gay men that are gonna be there talkg to each other, jt so you n really talk openly whout anybody worryg about .

THE CHIGO GAY HOCKEY ASSOCIATN: WHAT DO, WHY MATTERS AND HOW TO GET VOLVED

Brendan, who was gay, died a r accint that year.

”Hull ed the example of the time Andrew Shaw ed a homophobic slur while playg for the Blackhawks 2016 and what followed.

Where ’s like a lot of people, ’s locker room culture, where maybe they say thgs that are stctive when they don’t actually have hate for gay people their hearts, they jt need to learn more. Havg ourselv brand as Chigo Gay Hockey, even if we’re a quarter heterosexual players, you’ve got to prove yourself. ”(Photo: Courty of the Chigo Gay Hockey Associatn).

ACTIVE CGHA PLAYER ROSTERS

The CGHA has been proud to send teams (and dividual players) to many of the gay tournaments around the US and Canada. Gay Gam 7 – Chigo 2006 (Bronze medal).

Gay Gam 9 – Cleveland 2014.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

Fifty Shas Gayer. The Chigo Gay Hockey Associatn (CGHA) is Chigo’s official gay hockey anizatn.