Brendan Burke, 21; raised awarens by g out as young, gay athlete - The Boston Globe

Contents:

• GAY ‘NHL SON’ BRENDAN BURKE DI IN CAR ACCINT
• NHL G.M. BRIAN BURKE SUPPORTS HIS GAY SON
• BRENDAN BURKE, OPENLY GAY SON OF TORONTO MAPLE LEAF GENERAL MANAGER BRIAN BURKE, IS KILLED R CRASH
• BRENDAN BURKE, 21; RAISED AWARENS BY G OUT AS YOUNG, GAY ATHLETE
• GAY ATHLET SPORTS: WHY YOU SHOULD RE ABOUT BRENDAN BURKE

GAY ‘NHL SON’ BRENDAN BURKE DI IN CAR ACCINT

Lyg on the si of the road was his 21-year-old son, who had stunned the hockey world three months earlier when he'd e out as the first openly gay man closely nnected to the NHL.

NHL G.M. BRIAN BURKE SUPPORTS HIS GAY SON

Nobody affiliated wh the NHL—active, retired, or ad—was out as gay, bee hockey isn't like any other sport. What they didn't know was that Brendan was sick of listeng to the locker-room slurs about faggots and homos and the dread cksucker.

BRENDAN BURKE, OPENLY GAY SON OF TORONTO MAPLE LEAF GENERAL MANAGER BRIAN BURKE, IS KILLED R CRASH

Brendan was the first person he'd ever told, even though people had been tntg him about beg gay sce he was a ltle boy.

" When Brendan saw Stt stgglg wh g out to his fay, he walked him over to stunt health servic to set up some unselg was Brendan's turn to e out to Stt their sophomore year. Then he said, 'I know we've talked a lot about you beg gay, and I want you to know you're not alone.

BRENDAN BURKE, 21; RAISED AWARENS BY G OUT AS YOUNG, GAY ATHLETE

He was g off a road trip to Rho Island when Brendan told him he was gay: "I had a bunch of bags the r, and I went si to tell Brendan he had to help get the luggage out. We're walkg to the r and he said, 'I have somethg to tell you: I'm gay.

GAY ATHLET SPORTS: WHY YOU SHOULD RE ABOUT BRENDAN BURKE

' The whole nversatn was about thirty sends long, and when I opened the door I yelled, 'Mom, you owe me twenty bucks—I told you he was gay!