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- GEOFF MOLSON SAYS CANADIENS WOULD WELE OPENLY GAY PLAYER
- GEOFF MOLSON SAYS CANADIENS WOULD WELE OPENLY GAY PLAYER
GEOFF MOLSON SAYS CANADIENS WOULD WELE OPENLY GAY PLAYER
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MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens will celebrate diversy and cln on Saturday, April 16, as the team hosts s annual LGBTQ+ Night, partnership wh Stiabank, when the Washgton Capals vis the Bell part of the Natnal Hockey League's Hockey Is for Everyone program, the team will show support for people of different sexual orientatns, genr inti and exprsns, and emphasize the importance of rpect and cln of the lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer muni warmups, Canadiens players will show their support for the e by g Pri Tape on their sticks and wearg jerseys adorned wh the Progrs Pri Flag. All proceeds om this ctn will benef You Can Play, a non-prof fightg homophobia sports, and GRIS-Montréal, a rearch and social terventn group which mystifi homosexualy, bisexualy and genr inti wishg to show their pri n also purchase special Pri T-shirts, sweatshirts, and accsori on the Trilore Sports onle store. On average, nearly 1, 000 workshops are given by some 250 lbian, gay, bisexual, trans or non-bary volunteers of all ag at GRIS each year.
As Quebec Major Junr Hockey League players gear up for a season they hope will change their liv, a goal-srg 17-year-old New Bnswicker cid not to wa for the puck to drop before changg Duplsis, an ele-level player who was drafted by the QMJHL's Dmmondville Voltigrs 2019, revealed he is gay earlier this the hockey world, that qualifi as signifint news. "If they knew I was gay, I'm sure they wouldn't have said what they did.
"The fact that Duplsis has heard homophobic language, a sport which has taken such thgs far more serly the past half-, neverthels shows hockey's enlightenment when to sexual orientatn isn't yet plete. He me out 2016, and was the first openly-gay pro has been ntact wh Duplsis and his fay for some time, and offered advice and support through the procs.
GEOFF MOLSON SAYS CANADIENS WOULD WELE OPENLY GAY PLAYER
McGillis experienced drsg room homophobia first-hand, and half-jok "even more so sce I've bee an advote. "McGillis said many gay hockey players are sometim reticent to ntact him directly. After srg three goals and addg 13 assists 26 gam durg his hman season at Michigan, the 18-year-old Power cemented his draft stock by helpg Canada w the world hockey Mississga, Ontar, Power is leang toward returng to school for his sophomore season, somethg Adams has said would not play a factor to his was the third player drafted first directly out of llege, jog Michigan State forward Joe Murphy 1986 and Boston Universy goalie Rick DiPietro 2000.