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THIS GAY HOCKEY REFEREE LOV THE GAME. HOMOPHOBIA TELLS HIM THE GAME DON’T LOVE HIM BACK.
The 12U hockey ach yellg at me om the bench durg a tournament I was officiatg was referrg to a small pri sticker I put on my helmet after seeg one on the helmet of my favore official, Dre Barone, an out gay AHL (at the time ECHL) official. It wasn’t the first time I had experienced homophobia hockey – That happened well before the locker room durg my playg days. Acrdg to gay hockey referee Tyler, this helmet sticker upset a lot of people.
However, hate and homophobia are still there the game. While USA Hockey has updated l to clu harsher penalti for homophobic and racist language before, durg, and after gam, is still there.
More recently, a 12-year-old player was makg homophobic ments to me om the bench while I skated by, and after the third time I gave the bench a penalty. “You’re beg soft bee you’re gay, ” the ach told me. When that same player received another penalty om me (at the time I didn’t realize that was the same player), I got another homophobic tira om the ach.