Hockey

Penn State's Voight Demeester grew up with ice in his blood and realized his sexual orientation was no barrier to athletic success.

Jesse Thomspon's human-rights complaint several years ago has finally opened hockey locker rooms to transgender teens.

A timekeeper tells about the pervasive homophobia he witnessed on the ice during his 12 years with the rec league.

Rainbow-colored Pride Tape can help hockey players express support for LGBT people.

"When you vulnerable, you are actually your most powerful," Andrea Barone says.

Andrea Barone is working toward his dream of being an NHL ref. But he first had to find peace with himself. "I don’t want anyone to feel as alone and depressed as I did."

Shannon Miller, Jen Banford and Annette Wiles alleged institutional sexism and homophobia in the athletic department at the Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth. They have filed a Federal lawsuit against the school.

Kendra Fisher, an elite hockey player in Canada, talks publicly for the first time about being gay. The mental illness advocate now hopes to add her voice to the fight against homophobia in sports.

"There's no doubt in my mind that homophobia is one of the factors as to why I've been treated so poorly by some in the UMD athletic department," Shannon Miller said.

Len Loewen, goalie in an adult hockey league in Winnipeg, finds being gay is not an issue with teammates.

Goalie leads the celebration as Swedish Hockey League team shows support for gay rights.

Campus Pride says the University of Minnesota-Duluth will not be considered as an inclusive campus until it answers to questions of why lesbian hockey coach Shannon Miller was fired.

Nora Cothren was an out lesbian ice hockey player at Smith College. Yet after she graduated she went back in the closet to become a coach, even denying her engagement to be married. Now she's finding the strength to be her true self.

Hockey kid Mikey, who claimed to be a teenage hockey player, is actually a 40-something man in Minnesota.

"Why should bedroom dynamics should affect team dynamics," a post on league's official blog asks.

Nicole Seguin loves her son Cory Oskam, a teenage trans hockey player.

Jesse Thompson, a young trans hockey player in Ontario, pushed Hockey Canada for an inclusive policy.

Kiruna IF takes a stand for LGBT inclusion by changing uniforms.

Charline Labonte played in her fourth Winter Olympics for Canada in Sochi. Her girlfriend, speed skater Anastasia Buscis, was there with her. Labonte talks here for the first time about being gay.

Jeff Adams explores what happens when two high school hockey teammates explore a romantic relationship