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Fuck nhl. (self.lgbtq_plus)

submitted 1 year ago by hegge to c/[email protected]

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nhl decided to scrap special warm up sweater. This includes pride night jerseys.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, is it also getting rid of Hockey Fights Cancer (Lavender) and Military Night (Camo) ones?

Or are there some exceptions but conspicuously none for Pride?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, they are also removing those nights. However - there is no doubt that this is in response to the controversy surrounding the Pride nights and the players who refuse to participate. Banning all “cause-based” nights just gives them an excuse to say it isn’t discrimination.

Here’s an article from a few months ago where Bettman specifically calls Pride night “a distraction”:

https://beta.ctvnews.ca/local/ottawa/2023/3/27/1_6331097.amp.html