I love hockey and there’s about a million reasons why, but one reason I do is the community support. Hockey fans and teams are supportive. Yeah, we’ll chirp at each other but we all come together as a community.
You Can Play Project is dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientationsupports LGBT athletes.
It takes courage to make a stand for the something you believe in and I love the courage that hockey players and fans have shown in standing up and fighting for LGBT athletes.
Today on Spirit Day, I stand up and fight anti-bullying for all those that fell victim and lost their lives because of it. I stand up and fight anti-bullying for all those that feel as if they have no voice or that no one cares. I stand up and fight anti-bullying for the ones have been labeled. I stand up and fight anti-bullying for the straight and for the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender.
As Matt Hendrick’s message “It should take courage to go into the locker room”and it shouldn’t take courage to walk amongst the world and be who you are.
“It shouldn’t take courage to go into your own locker room.” –@MattHendy26‘s #YouCanPlay message. http://t.co/kZq1XFEUrM #SpiritDay
— NHL (@NHL) October 17, 2013