Tag: Philadelphia Flyers
Egale Calls on NHL to Stand Firmly Against Anti-Gay Discrimination
Egale Canada, Canada’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) human rights organisation, is extremely disturbed by the National Hockey League’s (NHL) failure to take action against homophobia within the game.
NHL’s Continued Silence on Wayne Simmonds’ Anti-Gay Slur is Unacceptable
The National Hockey League (NHL) has yet to respond to growing calls from the Human Rights Campaign and other advocacy organizations to revisit the incident between Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds and New York Rangers winger Sean Avery in which Simmonds appears to have shouted “f*cking f*ggot” at Avery during an altercation.
National Hockey League Refuses to Take Action After Player Shouts Anti-Gay Slur
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organisation, today called on the National Hockey League (NHL) to take action after Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers was shown on video clearly shouting an anti-gay slur during a pre-season game on Monday night.
HRC to NHL: Don’t Let Wayne Simmonds’ Anti-Gay Comment Go Unchecked
The Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, is calling on the National Hockey League (NHL) to immediately conduct a more thorough investigation and take appropriate action following claims that Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds called New York Rangers winger and equality supporter Sean Avery a “f-cking f-ggot” during a preseason game Monday night.