Bs goalsrer Brad Marchand emerged as an outspoken proponent of LGBT rights a recent terview, sayg the NHL would be acceptg of a gay player.
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- BRAD MARCHAND SAYS GAY TEAMMATE WOULD BE ACCEPTED
- BRAD MARCHAND IS 100% RIGHT. THE NHL WILL PLETELY ACCEPT A GAY ATHLETE.
- BOSTON B BRAD MARCHAND: ‘NO QUTN’ A GAY PLAYER WOULD BE WELE PRO HOCKEY
- BOSTON BS' BRAD MARCHAND: THERE'S 'NO QUTN' THAT PLAYERS WOULD ACCEPT A GAY TEAMMATE
- MARCHAND: 'NO QUTN' GAY TEAMMATE WOULD BE ACCEPTED
- BRAD MARCHAND BELIEV NHL PLAYERS WOULD ACCEPT GAY TEAMMATE ‘NO QUTN’
BRAD MARCHAND SAYS GAY TEAMMATE WOULD BE ACCEPTED
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Bs forward took stand agast alleged homophobic slur on Twter.
BRAD MARCHAND IS 100% RIGHT. THE NHL WILL PLETELY ACCEPT A GAY ATHLETE.
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Boston Bs forward Brad Marchand said he is nfint a gay player would be accepted the NHL if one cid to e out. Marchand stood up for the gay muny on Twter on Dec.
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BOSTON B BRAD MARCHAND: ‘NO QUTN’ A GAY PLAYER WOULD BE WELE PRO HOCKEY
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Photo via APBs wger Brad Marchand earned plds last month after he not only shut down a homophobic Twter troll wh gto, but retweeted a screenshot of the slur after the creep tried letg rogatory statement is offensive to so many people around the world your the kd of kid parents are ashamedof Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) December 30, 2016@DJ_Redd_Baron your not gettg off that easy bud Brad Marchand (@Bmarch63) December 30, 2016Marchand, who earned his first trip to the NHL All-Star Game this year, sat down wh ESPN’s Joe MacDonald on Tuday and expound on his views on gay rights. “I have iends who are gay relatnships, and I don’t thk ’s right for people to be agast that. ] about The NHL Has Not Asked Boston B Brad Marchand to Stop Lickg and Kissg Players’ Fac: WATCHBoston B Brad Marchand: ‘No Qutn’ a Gay Player Would Be Wele Pro Hockey.
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BOSTON BS' BRAD MARCHAND: THERE'S 'NO QUTN' THAT PLAYERS WOULD ACCEPT A GAY TEAMMATE
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Boston Bs forward Brad Marchand spoke to ESPN about a tweet he wrote late December nouncg a fan who lled him a “fag”, and about his support for gay people general. I have iends who are gay relatnships, and I don't thk 's right for people to be agast that. Marchand also said that pro hockey is ready for a gay player:.
MARCHAND: 'NO QUTN' GAY TEAMMATE WOULD BE ACCEPTED
In any se, you may have read about Marchand on this se before, when he spoke to ESPN about a tweet he wrote late December nouncg a fan who lled him a “fag”, and about his support for gay people general. Marchand also said that pro hockey is ready for a gay player: “Guys would accept that, no qutn.
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BRAD MARCHAND BELIEV NHL PLAYERS WOULD ACCEPT GAY TEAMMATE ‘NO QUTN’
In an terview wh ESPN's Joe McDonald, the Boston Bs forward opened up about who he is away om the rk, and said when a profsnal hockey player do e out as gay, he'll be accepted by his teammat, "no qutn. "I have iends who are gay relatnships, and I don't thk 's right for people to be agast that, " he the latt trendg sports news daily your boxMORE STORIESGet the latt trendg sports news daily your box.
Boston Bs wger Brad Marchand has aga licked an opponent the Stanley Cup Playoffs, marrg the game, raisg issu of homophobia and, hopefully, drawg a spensn om the NHL. In the Bs’ 3-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightng on Friday, Marchand cid to lick the cheek of Ryan Callahan (not to be nfed wh gay former NFL player Ryan O’Callaghan).
The unrlyg theme of all of this, of urse, is homophobia. “A man kissg a man followed up by his ments mak homophobic. While Marchand has said the NHL will accept a gay player, his e of homophobia as a weapon — and that is, at the re, what this is — is a disappotment.