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Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay.

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GAY MALE HOCKEY PLAYERS ARE G OUT DROV, AND CHANGG THE SPORT’S CULTURE

Many gay male hockey players and officials me out on Outsports this year. Together, they’re makg the sport’s culture more clive. * gay hockey pics *

A slew of players me out, and wh each announcement, showed gay people belong on the ice. Gay former hockey player Brock McGillis spoke to Outsports multiple tim this year about the prevalence of homophobia locker rooms.

Durg the quiet of the sprgtime sports shutdowns, two well-known NHL players, Stanley Cup champn Dt Penner and wger Brendan Leipsic, were ught postg horribly homophobic and misogynistic msag on social media. When I go speak, I humanize beg a gay man and playg hockey at high levels.

Thomas Aquas College Upstate New York, Fkle often heard other players e anti-gay slurs.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

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Fkle told the goalie he was gay, and that language was unacceptable to e on the ice — or anywhere, ankly. There are more openly gay figur all around the world of men’s hockey.

This year alone, longtime NCAA Divisn 1 ref Brian Hicks announced he was gay; player and referee Gordie Mchard me out; pro announcer Jonathan Kliment penned his g-out story. After a lifetime of hearg gay sults the rk — opponents were always lled “cksuckers” or “fuckg fags” — Wton cid to e out to his teammat a heartfelt speech. Over the last , an creasg number of gay female Olympic hockey players have e out.

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

He was playg an ele youth league, but years of homophobia and self-hatred drove him away om the sport.

And if someone asks if you are gay, jt look at them olly and say, ‘Yeah, so what? All month long, Outsports is revisg key moments gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and queer sports history as part of LGBTQ history month.

”People didn’t really ask the qutn so much as assume that I’m gay, ” said Kper, who is straight and liv New York wh his wife, photographer Annelizabeth Wells, and their two children.

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