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

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

A slew of players me out, and wh each announcement, showed gay people belong on the ice. Gay former hockey player Brock McGillis spoke to Outsports multiple tim this year about the prevalence of homophobia locker rooms. Durg the quiet of the sprgtime sports shutdowns, two well-known NHL players, Stanley Cup champn Dt Penner and wger Brendan Leipsic, were ught postg horribly homophobic and misogynistic msag on social media.

When I go speak, I humanize beg a gay man and playg hockey at high levels. Thomas Aquas College Upstate New York, Fkle often heard other players e anti-gay slurs.

Fkle told the goalie he was gay, and that language was unacceptable to e on the ice — or anywhere, ankly. There are more openly gay figur all around the world of men’s hockey. This year alone, longtime NCAA Divisn 1 ref Brian Hicks announced he was gay; player and referee Gordie Mchard me out; pro announcer Jonathan Kliment penned his g-out story.

23 OPENLY GAY AND LBIAN ATHLET AT 2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS

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After a lifetime of hearg gay sults the rk — opponents were always lled “cksuckers” or “fuckg fags” — Wton cid to e out to his teammat a heartfelt speech. Over the last , an creasg number of gay female Olympic hockey players have e out. He was playg an ele youth league, but years of homophobia and self-hatred drove him away om the sport.

And if someone asks if you are gay, jt look at them olly and say, ‘Yeah, so what? The boys went to Miami last year and we’re all gog to Paris – ’s the big Gay Gam this year. We’ve got Pk Hockey – a world-wi feratn of Gay and Lbian hockey players.

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NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP OUT AS GAY, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE

The number of openly gay and lbian athlet at the 2012 London Summer Olympics is ahead of the totals for Athens 2004 and Beijg 2008, wh all but three beg lbians. There are 23 openly gay and lbian London Olympians, pl two ach.

There are also two gay Paralympians.

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