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• ANDREW FERENCE, NHL OILERS CAPTA, MARCHG IN EDMONTON {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJUNE 3, 2014/11:39 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 3, 2014 / 11:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ANDREW FERENCE, NHL OILERS CAPTA, MARCHG IN EDMONTON PRI","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-04T03:39:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-04T03:39:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO MARCHG THE PARA, WHICH HEADS DOWN 100TH ST. PAST SIR WSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE,  IS JEN SCRIVENS, WIFE OF OILERS GOALIE BEN SCRIVENS, AND EDMONTON MAYOR DON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MAKG SURE THAT [LGBT] YOUTH KNOW THEY HAVE ALLI AT THE PRO LEVEL, OR WHETHER ’S A TEAMMATE WHO MIGHT BE THKG ABOUT G OUT, OR WHATEVER IS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ’S AN ACCEPTG ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE,” FERENCE SAID TUDAY. “I KNOW MOST OF MY TEAMMAT AND GUYS AROUND THE LEAGUE LE UP WH THE SAME KD OF BELIEF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="" ALIGN="ALIGNLEFT" WIDTH="216"] ANDREW FERENCE[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FERENCE, 35, IS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE OILERS TO PARTICIPATE EDMONTON PRI, BUT THE NHL HAS BEEN AT THE FOREONT OF PRO-SPORTS LEAGU CHAMPNG LGBT CLN: JASON GARRISON AND MANNY MALHOTRA MARCHED VANUVE PRI WHEN THEY WERE BOTH THE CANUCKS, AND RETIRED CANADIENS FORWARD GE LARAQUE JOED THE MONTREAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 7 NHL HOCKEY PLAYERS WHO MAKE US {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CALGARY FLAM PRINT BRIAN BURKE HAS PARTICIPATED TORONTO PRI MEMORY OF HIS LATE SON, BRENDAN, WHO DIED A R CRASH MONTHS AFTER G OUT. BRENDAN'S OLR BROTHER, PATRICK, LNCHED YOU CAN PLAY, A MPAIGN DITED TO WELG PEOPLE OF ALL ORIENTATNS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THK FOR MOST [PLAYERS], PECIALLY WH YOU CAN PLAY, [PARTICIPATG PRI] NOT A BIG STEP FOR ," FERENCE SAID. “IT’S NOT STICKG OUR NOSE OUT TO SUPPORT SOMETHG THAT IS REALLY OUT THERE. IT WOULD BE RARE TO FD SOMEONE THAT DON’T SUPPORT AMONG OUR GROUP OF PLAYERS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• INSI THE SHAMEFUL HISTORY OF THE 'LAVENR SRE,' WHEN THE US ERNMENT EMBARKED ON AN ANTI-GAY WCH HUNT AND PURGED THOANDS OF EMPLOYE

ANDREW FERENCE, NHL OILERS CAPTA, MARCHG IN EDMONTON {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYJUNE 3, 2014/11:39 PMBY DAN AVERYJUNE 3, 2014 / 11:39 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ANDREW FERENCE, NHL OILERS CAPTA, MARCHG IN EDMONTON PRI","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-04T03:39:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-04T03:39:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO MARCHG THE PARA, WHICH HEADS DOWN 100TH ST. PAST SIR WSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE,  IS JEN SCRIVENS, WIFE OF OILERS GOALIE BEN SCRIVENS, AND EDMONTON MAYOR DON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“MAKG SURE THAT [LGBT] YOUTH KNOW THEY HAVE ALLI AT THE PRO LEVEL, OR WHETHER ’S A TEAMMATE WHO MIGHT BE THKG ABOUT G OUT, OR WHATEVER IS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ’S AN ACCEPTG ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE,” FERENCE SAID TUDAY. “I KNOW MOST OF MY TEAMMAT AND GUYS AROUND THE LEAGUE LE UP WH THE SAME KD OF BELIEF.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[PTN ID="" ALIGN="ALIGNLEFT" WIDTH="216"] ANDREW FERENCE[/PTN]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FERENCE, 35, IS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE OILERS TO PARTICIPATE EDMONTON PRI, BUT THE NHL HAS BEEN AT THE FOREONT OF PRO-SPORTS LEAGU CHAMPNG LGBT CLN: JASON GARRISON AND MANNY MALHOTRA MARCHED VANUVE PRI WHEN THEY WERE BOTH THE CANUCKS, AND RETIRED CANADIENS FORWARD GE LARAQUE JOED THE MONTREAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 7 NHL HOCKEY PLAYERS WHO MAKE US {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CALGARY FLAM PRINT BRIAN BURKE HAS PARTICIPATED TORONTO PRI MEMORY OF HIS LATE SON, BRENDAN, WHO DIED A R CRASH MONTHS AFTER G OUT. BRENDAN'S OLR BROTHER, PATRICK, LNCHED YOU CAN PLAY, A MPAIGN DITED TO WELG PEOPLE OF ALL ORIENTATNS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I THK FOR MOST [PLAYERS], PECIALLY WH YOU CAN PLAY, [PARTICIPATG PRI] NOT A BIG STEP FOR ," FERENCE SAID. “IT’S NOT STICKG OUR NOSE OUT TO SUPPORT SOMETHG THAT IS REALLY OUT THERE. IT WOULD BE RARE TO FD SOMEONE THAT DON’T SUPPORT AMONG OUR GROUP OF PLAYERS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Josh Howard's documentary 'The Lavenr Sre' chronicl the aftermath of Print Eisenhower's 1953 executive orr banng gays and lbians om workg for the U.

Ernment’s shameful history of anti-gay discrimatn. Eisenhower announcg the signg of an executive orr sentially banng gays and lbians om workg for the feral ernment.

A earlier, the onset of World War II ironilly led to many gays and lbians meetg bee they were thrown together after beg drafted or enlistg. Han, a State Department official who wrote a letter to a proment gay rights activist which he fend the ernment’s actns by sayg that homosexualy is “a behavr which our society nsirs unsirable and do not accept.

INSI THE SHAMEFUL HISTORY OF THE 'LAVENR SRE,' WHEN THE US ERNMENT EMBARKED ON AN ANTI-GAY WCH HUNT AND PURGED THOANDS OF EMPLOYE

Kameny, whom the film scrib as “the grandfather of the gay rights movement. Decidg that the natnal gay rights anizatn the Mattache Society wasn’t sufficiently activist, he found a Washgton, D.

Eight years later, the Stonewall Uprisg led to a natnwi gay rights movement that ultimately rulted Bill Clton issug an executive orr reversg Eisenhower’s. Frank Kameny leads a picket le ont of Inpennce Hall Philalphia on July 4, Lavenr Sre/SuppliedIn the 1950s, the US ernment lnched a mpaign foced on fdg and purgg gay ernment was prompted due to a misguid ia that gay people were vulnerable to blackmail and nsired easy targets for 10, 000 people lost their jobs bee of "the Lavenr Sre, " which had lastg impact on the queer muny.