NHL First League to Join Group to Help Eliminate Gay Slurs
NHL joins with group that aims to get gay slurs out of sports
The National Hockey League on Thursday formed a partnership with You Can Play, an organization that promotes gay and lesbian equality in sports, intended to make the league more welcoming to gay players, fans and officials.
The NHL is the first of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues to sign up with the year-old organization, which aims to make players more sensitive to the atmosphere of “casual homophobia” that can exist in locker rooms.
Great ideals, although I still believe on-ice players should say whatever they want to get another player off his game. It's his (or her) reputation on the line.
Off-ice is another matter, even in closed settings, and if this needs to bleed on-ice to allow everyone to be comfortable being part of a team or enjoying a game from the stands, then so be it.
