Phillys new gay flag
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“I know what having an accepting sporting environment can do for somebody, it’s literally life-saving,” Nora Cothren, co-chair of the You can Play Northeast Regional Board, said in the Standing in Sight video. A season one episode entitled Standing in Sight showcases Philadelphia hockey fans and players discussing their entry point into the hockey world, how it intermingles with their LGBTQ circles and how homophobia remains an issue in mainstream hockey settings. The flag was created by the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs’ More Color, More Pride campaign and is meant to symbolize the city’s inclusion of people of color in the LGBTQ.
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Last season, the Flyers premiered their New Heights video series, which features people in the hockey scene who are working to make Philly’s hockey community more inclusive. For Pride Month, the city of Philadelphia unveiled a new official pride flag giving the rainbow an inclusive update by adding black and brown stripes. They plan to accomplish this in part by providing four tickets to Philly-based LGBTQ organizations for 12 home games throughout the remainder of the 2021-2022 season. You Can Play ambassadors and Flyers players James van Riemsdyk and Scott Laughton also recently started an initiative rooted in increasing engagement in hockey in the queer community. So, to those who oppose it: Instead of shouting down at people of color about what the flag means and how they are already included in it, step in front of a mirror and ask yourself what you’re doing to make.
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As part of its support for the LGBTQ community, Flyers Charities donated $5,000 to the You Can Play Project, an initiative that fosters safe and inclusive environments for athletes of all backgrounds, including LGBTQ people. The new Pride flag was designed to address the specific problems in Philadelphia, but there are issues that go far beyond it, too.