Brian Burke, the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager and father of the later Brendan Burke, who came out publically last November only to tragically killed in an automobile accident at the beginning of February, is interviewed in the newest issue of Toronto Life, asked if he has yet to see a cultural shift in the world of hockey.“Not yet,” answered Burke. “Sports is the last bastion of homophobia. There’s still not a player in the NHL who’s acknowledged he’s gay. What Brendan did took great courage, and I am determined to make sure that his work continues. I look forward to the day when coming out is not even a news story.” He is also asked for an example of the worst homophobia he’s witnessed in hockey, Burke responding “I haven’t been in a dressing room since the late 70s, when I was a player. Back then, homophobic slurs were common. Although, I’m not sure that calling your fellow player a ‘fag’ is intentionally homophobic – it’s a habit. But it’s still offensive, and it still has to go.”
The Game – an unintentional failure of a rap artist – took to Twitter earlier Thursday to post “Aye! I gotta question: What kinda man let another man put his d!ck in his booty. I’m just askin n!gga that sh!it krazy thou.#buttpirates.” He later explained that he was not being anti-gay, just, um, curious.
Entertainment Weekly confirms that on the November 9th episode of Glee, Chris Colfer’s character Kurt Hummel will finally get his much deserved first kiss – courtesy of someone other than Blaine, played by new cast member Darren Criss, who is to be Kurt’s boyfriend. It’s all so confusing!
Good news: Big Love returns to HBO January 16th for its fifth season. Bad news: its fifth season will be the series last, so says the Hollywood Reporter.
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles contributes to the It Gets Better campaign, more than 200 members of the group participating in their poignant version of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors.
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