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Thread started 11/24/09 2:26pm

matthewgrant

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How one of hockey's toughest men accepted his son's courageous admission(He's gay)

I get newletters from Toronto Pride every so often, this one just came to me and it included a link to a story from ESPN, I thought was quite touching.

It's quite long so i'll just link to it and you can read it if you want:
http://sports.espn.go.com...id=4685761

"I hope the day comes, and soon, when this is not a story." -- Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke

"Imagine if I was in the opposite situation, with a family that wouldn't accept me, working for a sports team where I knew I couldn't come out because I'd be fired or ostracized. People in that situation deserve to know that they can feel safe, that sports isn't all homophobic and that there are plenty of people in sports who accept people for who they are." -- Brendan Burke
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P*$$y so bad, if u throw it into da air, it would turn into sunshine!!! whistle
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Reply #1 posted 11/24/09 2:43pm

johnart

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cool
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Reply #2 posted 11/25/09 10:23am

MIGUELGOMEZ

Why you wanna make me cry this early in the morning.

I'm blessed. My parents didn't freak out when I came out. They weren't crazy about it, but they loved me and treated me the same.
MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits"
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Reply #3 posted 11/25/09 10:34am

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Cool story.
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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