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Elite League’s Pride Week having ‘lasting impact’ for LGBTQ people in ice hockey

EIHL’s media manager Luke Fisher says personal stories shared with him show annual celebration is making a difference; national LGBTQ+ support line Switchboard is the official charity partner for 2025, with match officials wearing specially designed jerseys…

By Jon Holmes, 5 months25/01/2025 ago
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‘Our message is so strong!’: Elite League’s Luke Fisher on Pride Week in UK ice hockey

Over the course of four years, ice hockey in Britain has built an impressive reputation on LGBTQ+ inclusion – and one of the driving forces behind it has been the EIHL’s media manager, Luke Fisher. To mark Pride Week, he explains what the ever-growing commitment shown by the sport in UK means to him personally, and why it’s so important…

By Jon Holmes, 3 years14/01/2022 ago
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Hockey Pride: The LGBTQ+ visibility project amplifying queer voices in ice hockey

When the NHL announced that it would be focusing on the stories of allies during Pride Month, a group of players, coaches and fans vowed to shine a spotlight on those in the sport who are, like them, LGBTQ+ and visible – and through the power of social media, a powerful project began to take shape…

By Jon Holmes, 4 years06/07/2021 ago
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Brock McGillis: ‘Hockey culture needs an overhaul’

Through sharing his personal story and speaking up for those yet to find their voice, Brock McGillis is shifting the sport he loves on inclusion. He just wants hockey to be more proactive, as he tells Jay Forster…

By Jon Holmes, 4 years22/02/2021 ago
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Jessica Platt: ‘My team-mates told me they were proud of me’

Having once wanted to ‘fly under the radar’, Jessica Platt is now proud to be a visible trans role model, as she tells Jay Forster for his LGBT+ History Month series of hockey interviews…

By Jon Holmes, 4 years15/02/2021 ago
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Zach Sullivan: ‘Other LGBT+ athletes will support you’

Continuing his series of interviews for LGBT+ History Month, Jay Forster catches up with Zach Sullivan, a year after the defenceman came out publicly as bi…

By Jon Holmes, 4 years08/02/2021 ago
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Kurtis Gabriel: ‘The NHL needs to get uncomfortable’

In the first in a series of feature interviews for LGBT+ History Month, Jay Forster meets the San Jose Sharks forward standing out through his allyship and advocacy…

By Jon Holmes, 4 years01/02/2021 ago
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