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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
Being gay in Canada was actually criminal behaviour during the lives of many people who are on this board. Same sex marriage wasn’t legal until 2005. Gay spaces were targets of police activity as recently as the early 2000s. Legal equality for gay people is still relatively new. Trans people are even further behind in protections and are under real threat.
Pride night isn’t about legal equality. It’s about showing LGBTQ fans that the players give a #### about them. It’s about showing queer hockey players that they are welcome to be themselves within the hockey world. The fact that some players can’t even do that, shows that pride night and other queer community supporting events are still very necessary.
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Just gonna quote this for those that still don’t seem to understand why this is an important discussion point.