Advocates say hockey player coming out as gay must lead to meaningful change in game
Kristopher Wells, an advocate and researcher, says it’s critical to have LGBTQ role models in sport.
“When young people see their role models stand up, they want to emulate that behaviour and be a part of those new social norms that are forming.” “Luke’s story is evidence that it is becoming safer to be an openly gay man in men’s competitive professional hockey, but since he’s the only one right now, that shows we have work to do,” said MacDonald with Saint Mary’s University in Halifax.
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