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• THIS GAY HOCKEY REFEREE LOV THE GAME. HOMOPHOBIA TELLS HIM THE GAME DON’T LOVE HIM BACK.
• LLOYD WILSON: STTISH REFEREE HOP CISN TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY WILL SPIRE OTHERS
• CRAIG NAPIER AND LLOYD WILSON: STTISH REFERE E OUT AS GAY BID TO 'CHANGE CLIMATE' FOOTBALL
• FIFA REFEREE IGOR BENEVENUTO OUT AS GAY MONTHS BEFORE THE WORLD CUP
• EFL REFEREE JAM ADCK: ‘I’M AN OPENLY GAY MAN FOOTBALL’
• THIS GAY REFEREE JT WORKED AN AMERIN HOCKEY LEAGUE GAME, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE

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.

LLOYD WILSON: STTISH REFEREE HOP CISN TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY WILL SPIRE OTHERS

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.

CRAIG NAPIER AND LLOYD WILSON: STTISH REFERE E OUT AS GAY BID TO 'CHANGE CLIMATE' FOOTBALL

“You’re targetg him bee you’re gay and he ma those ments, ” the ach said.

Hockey has ma stris terms of workg on some of s culture problems, but I thk homophobia is still an issue that needs a lot of attentn.

FIFA REFEREE IGOR BENEVENUTO OUT AS GAY MONTHS BEFORE THE WORLD CUP

Associatns n do their part by makg sure there are clear l agast homophobic, racist and discrimatory actns and ments, and by followg through on punishment of those who break those l. Whenever I enunter homophobia hockey, I am remd that I love the game, and I want to give back, but sometim feels like the game don’t love me back. Sttish referee Lloyd Wilson believ football is "prepared and ready" for more people to e out publicly as gay and "good roads" are beg ma as the game be more and fellow referee Craig Napier both me out as gay on Thursday and Wilson hop his cisn will spire others football to follow su.

EFL REFEREE JAM ADCK: ‘I’M AN OPENLY GAY MAN FOOTBALL’

Sttish refs Napier and Wilson e out as gayDaniels be UK's first openly gay profsnal men's player. Sttish referee Craig Napier says he felt 'lighter' after g out as gay, and hop by speakg out he n help to 'change the culture' the game. Future of Football: Will we see the Premier League's first out gay footballer the next 10 to 20 years?

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THIS GAY REFEREE JT WORKED AN AMERIN HOCKEY LEAGUE GAME, A FIRST FOR THE LEAGUE

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