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MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights but not one has seen an active player come out
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Controversy is surrounding NHL team Pride night events. What's going on?
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Of course, one of the Habs (from Russia) chose not to wear the Pride jersey
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NHL player's boycott of team's Pride night tribute 'disrespectful' to gay community: agent
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Marty Walsh: LGBTQ community shouldn't feel slighted by NHL players' refusal of Pride jerseys
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Christian Hockey Player Skips LGBT Pride Night, Citing His Faith
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Christian Hockey Player Declines NHL's Pride Game Celebrations and Activists are Mad — Charisma News
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NHL player refuses to wear Pride Night jersey during warm-ups, citing religious beliefs
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NHL's Florida Panthers Eric and Marc Staal decline to participate in team's Pride night citing 'religious beliefs
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LOVERRO: Silence on Ovechkin skipping Pride Night activities speaks volumes on Russian relations - Washington Times
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Opinion: Mixed Messages at Flyers Pride Night - The Hockey News
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Eric Staal Denies Reality With Hypocritical Pride Night Protest
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Christian NHL player refuses to join team's LGBT celebration
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NHL issues updated theme night guidance, bans players from using Pride tape on the ice