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23 OPENLY GAY AND LBIAN ATHLET AT 2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS

Prokop, who was drafted by the Nashville Predators last year, me out as gay wh a heartfelt statement to fans this week, an admissn he said he hoped would improve gay visibily wh the hockey muny. * gay hockey team london *

The Toronto Gay Hockey Associatn, otherwise known as the "TGHA, " is a non-ntact ice hockey league for gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, queer, and heterosexual people over neteen.

Wh an imprsive 14 teams and more than 210 playg members, the TGHA is one of the largt gay hockey leagu the world! 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.

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

The Outsports list of 21 openly gay and lbians Olympic athlet are:. Women's soccer head ach, is openly gay, as is Hope Powell, Bra women's soccer ach.

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The gay Paralympians are Lee Pearson, a male Brish equtrian athlete, and Claire Harvey, a member of Bra's women's volleyball team. Simple math dictat that there are many more gay and lbian athlet London than who are publicly out.

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LE PROKOP COM OUT AS GAY AND MAK NHL HISTORY

When I was on my book tour '95, I had a lot of people e up to me and say they were gay and they weren't out and they were a team sport. As former Amerin equtrian athlete Robert Dover (who is gay) said to the AP prr to the 2004 Gam:.

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NHL Prospect Le Prokop Mak History As League's First Gay Player : NPR.

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