There Are No Gay Players In The NHL Series-The Strain on Gay Collegiate/Pro Hockey Players by V.L. Locey
Is there anything more crushing to the human spirit then to have to deny who you truly are? Imagine being an artist living in a culture where your peers frowned upon painting. Or, perhaps you love to write but society hated and scorned authors. Maybe you love floral arranging but your family detests flowers. Or, just maybe, you collect dolls but your church is vocally against doll collecting.
I suppose some of you will scoff at the
comparisons above by saying that collecting porcelain dolls is very different
from having sex with someone of the same gender. True, it is, but the hatred
against those who are different is the same. Being ridiculed and ostracized
because of whom you love is part of a debilitating cult of masculinity that so
many athletes in this country are forced to deal with. It`s hard for adult gay and lesbian athletes. Try to
picture the strain of being a young adult and having to face this kind of
abuse.
It is a well-known fact that gay teens are three
times more likely to
We need to start raising young boys with a new
set of rules. We, the parents and coaches of the future NHL players, need to
teach boys that being open-minded, tolerant, and loving is what really makes a
man. Teaching love and acceptance starts young. Maybe someday, if we do a good
job now, future players won't have to worry about coming out and the aftermath
of shame and scorn that announcement will bring. Maybe, just maybe, future
hockey players will be able to show up and just play.
Wouldn`t that be awesome?
Skate hard and love deeply,
V.L. Locey
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Long
Change
Collegiate
superstar goalie Boone Crockett seems to have the world at his feet. He’s rich,
handsome, attends an elite college and is a hot prospect for the pros. Pity all
that is a front for a deeply closeted and troubled young man.
All Boone’s
life plans are shattered when flamboyant ex-figure skater Preston Gordon, an
orange-haired twink, shows up to audition for the team’s mascot position
wearing sequins, scarves and toe picks. His moves on the ice send Boone into
his own pirouette of frustrated and reluctant desire.
As senior
year progresses Boone slides deeper and deeper into a dangerous depression,
Preston’s sensual strength the only thing he has to hold on to. If Boone can’t
keep from plunging through the thin ice he’s skating on, it could take a twink
to make the big save.
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Two Man
Advantage
Victor
Kalinski, all-star forward for the Boston Barracudas, is one of the biggest
jerks in professional hockey. Before long his aggressive attitude gets him
shipped off to play in the minor leagues.
Furious, he
takes to the ice with equal amounts of skill and scathing sarcasm, which
doesn’t win him any friends—except for good-natured alternate captain Daniel
Arou. He won’t take any of Vic’s crap, and he won’t take no for an answer.
But Vic’s
troublemaking is pulling his career one way while Dan’s talent is pushing his
in the other. However much they scorch the sheets, they might soon be separated
by more than Vic’s fear of being hurt.
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Thank you so much for allowing me to join you in this important series, Bianca. You rock! *hugs*
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