love to see the sharks doing pride night correctly - by still wearing the pride jerseys during warmups and simply outing the one homophobe on the team 👌
he has a right to not wear a pride jersey, and we have the right to know that he’s a piece of shit
if i were an nhl player i would wear the pride jersey to the game and not just warmups. because which fucker is actually going to get on the ice and tell me to take it off?
Want to highlight this thread by katie (amazing follow on twitter) about the Leafs and Pride. Gonna include screenshots to the thread below the cut, but go check it out if you have twitter! And Happy Pride Night! 🌈
while i agree that the media doesn’t focus nearly enough on the positive side of things, wearing a pride jersey for 10 fucking minutes on one single day isn’t about activism. it’s about including and welcoming everyone on ice.
bigotry and prejudice thrives in places where it isn’t obviously rejected. it’s too bad the nhl does not understand that.
i genuinely think i might stop following hockey pages on sites that aren’t tumblr. instagram, facebook, twitter, etc hold such rampant homophobia in every comment section that talks about gay people in hockey and pride in hockey. it genuinely makes me sad and scared to see their anger and hatred towards the lgbtqia+ community :(. if anyone has any suggestions for hockey pages on instagram that aren’t followed by mostly homophobes please let me know
seeing so many of my fav pens using pride tape and speaking up tonight made me so happy :’). w the ban this year and most teams only having 2 or 3 players use it i just wasn’t expecting to see that many guys with it tonight but i am so glad i was wrong!!!!!