Bayne Pettger, NHL's first openly gay hockey player agent, says the league's recent cisn to ban teams om donng Pri jerseys uld alienate the queer muny and disurage their participatn and support the game.
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- CALLG PRI JERSEYS A DISTRACTN IS SENDG THE WRONG MSAGE, SAYS NHL'S FIRST OPENLY-GAY AGENT
- OPENLY GAY NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP CALLS OUT LACK OF 'INCLN' AFTER PLAYERS BOYTT PRI NIGHT
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
CALLG PRI JERSEYS A DISTRACTN IS SENDG THE WRONG MSAGE, SAYS NHL'S FIRST OPENLY-GAY AGENT
"Provorov's stance drew harsh nmnatn om sports punds, wh one sayg he should go back to Rsia and fight Ukrae and many others llg him homophobic. While the Islanrs will reportedly be makg donatns toward the LGBT Network and the New York Gay Hockey Associatn, as well as a seri of other iativ cludg Pri brandg on their advertisg boards and on the team’s social and digal platforms, their cisn to step away om the Pri night jerseys mak me crge.
OPENLY GAY NHL PROSPECT LE PROKOP CALLS OUT LACK OF 'INCLN' AFTER PLAYERS BOYTT PRI NIGHT
Dpe his profsnal succs, however, the 36-year-old says he feared he uldn't be accepted as a gay man the sport.
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ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
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