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Canes say all athletes - gay or straight - on 'one team'
Felt like posting something positive about NC for a change!
The public service announcements, made by both the Carolina Hurricanes and Duke University, support the You Can Play Project, an advocacy organization seeking an end to homophobia in sports.
Hurricanes players Tuomo Ruutu, Kevin Westgarth, Tim Brent and Tim Gleason appear in Carolina’s video. “Any race, gay or straight, we are all one team,” Ruutu says.
The Hurricanes are the first professional team in North Carolina to support gay and lesbian inclusivity through You Can Play, a Denver-based nonprofit. The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association announced last month a joint partnership with You Can Play, with the motto “Hockey is for Everyone.”
“People’s right to choose whatever in their lives is important. It’s important enough for the Hurricanes to support it,” Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said. “For people to have to carry certain things around in their life and not feel comfortable sharing it with other people, to me it isn’t right.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/11/2887549/canes-video-on-gay-athletes-all.html#storylink=cpy
Hurricanes players Tuomo Ruutu, Kevin Westgarth, Tim Brent and Tim Gleason appear in Carolina’s video. “Any race, gay or straight, we are all one team,” Ruutu says.
The Hurricanes are the first professional team in North Carolina to support gay and lesbian inclusivity through You Can Play, a Denver-based nonprofit. The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association announced last month a joint partnership with You Can Play, with the motto “Hockey is for Everyone.”
“People’s right to choose whatever in their lives is important. It’s important enough for the Hurricanes to support it,” Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said. “For people to have to carry certain things around in their life and not feel comfortable sharing it with other people, to me it isn’t right.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/11/2887549/canes-video-on-gay-athletes-all.html#storylink=cpy
