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⛔️🇺🇸Ukrainian diaspora and furious American groups urge NHL to stop collaborating in Russian war crimes and genocide, instead reject games with Russian league (more) https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-diaspora-groups-urge-nhl-to-reject-games-with-russian-league/ #Ukraine #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #NukesOrNATO #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
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Ukrainian diaspora groups urge NHL to reject games with Russian league

"To organize any such events in partnership with Russian government or sporting officials would be to ignore, and thereby to implicitly endorse, Vladimir Putin’s crimes," the signatories write.

The Kyiv Independent
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Dec 19, 2023

#NHL #commissioner #GaryBettman is #Outsports 2023 #AssholeoftheYear

Between #banning #Pride #jerseys and #Pride #Tape, and telling everyone to accept #homophobia, Bettman #caved to #homophobes every step of the way this year.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Hockey #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #BoycottHockey

https://www.outsports.com/2023/12/18/23997577/gary-bettman-nhl-gay-pride-tape-outsports-award-jerseys-nhl-homophobia-hockey

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is Outsports 2023 Asshole of the Year

Between banning Pride jerseys and Pride Tape, and telling everyone to accept homophobia, Gary Bettman caved to homophobes every step of the way this year.

Outsports
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 23, 2023

#Bisexual #icehockey #pro #ZachSullivan #blasts ‘#spineless’ #NHL #Pridetape #ban.

The #NHL is #banning #players from using #rainbow-coloured #tape on their #sticks during #games, #warmups and #practices, meaning they can no longer overtly #show #support for the #LGBTQ+ #community while on the #ice, even on #PrideNights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #NHL #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #BoycottHockey

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/22/zach-sullivan-nhl-ice-hockey-bisexual-pride-tape/

Bisexual ice hockey pro blasts ‘spineless’ NHL Pride tape ban

Manchester Storm's Zach Sullivan has slammed National Hockey League (NHL) commissioner Gary Bettman over his decision to ban Pride tape. 

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 11, 2023

The #NHL has #banned #PrideTape, creating its own ‘#DontSayGay’ #policy on the #ice.

This is, as far as #Outsports is aware, the most stifling, #antiLGBTQ #policy any #pro #sports #league in #NorthAmerica has ever issued.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #BoycottHockey

https://www.outsports.com/2023/10/9/23907582/nhl-gay-lgbtq-pride-tape-drag-queen-national-anthem-player-boycott

NHL issues its ‘Don’t Say Gay’ policy with a ban on Pride Tape

The NHL has banned Pride Tape and Pride jerseys, in addition to issuing a disaster memo about LGBTQ and other initiatives. Hockey is not for everyone.

Outsports
Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 10, 2023

#NHL #players need to #defy #league’s #absurd #ban on #PrideTape.

#Stars like #ConnorMcDavid, #JackHughes and others should stand up for #LGBTQ #inclusion in #hockey by using Pride Tape in defiance of the #NHL’s #Hateful #ban.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #NHL #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #BoycottHockey

https://www.outsports.com/2023/10/10/23910662/nhl-pride-tape-ban-connor-mcdavid-jack-hughes

NHL players need to defy the league’s absurd ban on Pride Tape

Stars like Connor McDavid, Jack Hughes and others should stand up for LGBTQ inclusion in hockey by using Pride Tape in defiance of the NHL’s ban.

Outsports
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 10, 2023

#NHL Continues #antiLGBTQ #slide, #banning #players from using #rainbow-#colored #tape on #hockeysticks, wearing #pridejerseys.

#Homophobic #Players might now #refuse to be on the #ice if there is a #DragQueen, a #gaymen’s #chorus, or even #out #gay #players present.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #NHL #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #BoycottHockey

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/10/nhl-bans-players-from-using-rainbow-colored-tape-on-hockey-sticks/

NHL bans players from using rainbow-colored tape on hockey sticks - LGBTQ Nation

Players might now refuse to be on the ice if there is a drag queen, a gay men’s chorus, or even out gay players present.

LGBTQ Nation