For gay hockey player, the locker room felt like a prison - Outsports

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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.

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LE PROKOP COM OUT AS GAY AND MAK NHL HISTORY

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Le Prokop, a prospect for the Nashville Predators, me out as gay on Monday.

Nashville Predators prospect Le Prokop has e out as gay, beg the first active player unr ntract to an NHL team to do so.

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

High-level female hockey players, such as Olympic gold medalist Meghan Duggan, have prevly e out as gay, acrdg to the league. Prokop's announcement ls than a month after Las Vegas Rairs fensive end Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay. A slew of players me out, and wh each announcement, showed gay people belong on the ice.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS PROSPECT LE PROKOP SAYS HE IS GAY, HOP LIVG 'THENTIC LIFE' HELPS NHL REER

Gay former hockey player Brock McGillis spoke to Outsports multiple tim this year about the prevalence of homophobia locker rooms.

FOR GAY HOCKEY PLAYER, LOCKER ROOM FELT LIKE A PRISON

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.

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Gay hockey players are changg the sport’s atavistic culture - Outsports .

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