gay persons of character: Video: You Can Play Project for gay athletes

You Can Play is a milestone project dedicated to ensuring equality, respect, and safety for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation. The campaign works to challenge the culture of locker rooms and spectator areas by focusing only on an athlete’s skills, work ethic, and competitive spirit.

In this video are hockey players: Patrick Burke (Philadelphia), Brian Burke (Toronto), Rick Nash (Columbus), Duncan Keith (Chicago), Brian Boyle (New York), Matt Moulson (New York Islanders), Joffrey Lupul (Toronto), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia), Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa), Scott Hartnell (Philadelphia), Corey Perry (Anaheim), Andy Greene (New Jersey), Dion Phaneuf (Toronto), Henrik Lundqvist (New York).

If you don’t see your favorite player or team represented here, just wait. Visit youcanplayproject.org over the next few weeks as new players and teams join the You Can Play team.

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gay persons of character: Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people

Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning “homosexual propaganda” in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city’s governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to sign the legislation, which would make reading, writing, speaking, or reporting on anything related to gayness a crime. In other

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gay persons of character: Video: Saint Petersburg passes homophobic law to cleanse society of gay people

Lawmakers in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday passed a controversial law banning “homosexual propaganda” in the city of nearly five million inhabitants. The city’s governor, Georgy Poltavchenko, has vowed to sign the legislation, which would make reading, writing, speaking, or reporting on anything related to gayness a crime. In other

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gay persons of character: Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics

As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests, not the secular left, are the ones assaulting (literally) Catholics in America. For the facts, check out the Database of Publicly Accused Priests

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gay persons of character: Catholic Priests, not Obama Administration, assaulting Catholics

As American Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich, continues to decry the Obama administration for its so-called assault on the Catholic Church, the fact of the matter is that Catholic priests, not the secular left, are the ones assaulting (literally) Catholics in America. For the facts, check out the Database of Publicly Accused Priests

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