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I just wanted to bring attention to a great cause that has just gotten off the ground. It's called Right to Play and it's 30 members of the NHL reaching out to gay and lesbian youth in an effort to keep their morale up and bring awareness to the social struggles young homosexuals face. The movement is spearheaded by Leafs GM Brian Burke in the memory of his son Brendan (Brendan tragically lost his life in a car accident shortly before the 2010 Winter Olympics). I'm far from a Burke fan but he openly embraced his son and supported him every step of the way, even marching in gay Pride parades with him. I've visited some hockey boards and while a lot of the feedback has been positive and supportive some of it has been pretty appalling too (with a few recommendations that I brush up on my Old Testament and ask forgiveness for supporting the movement, etc. etc.) I didn't include a link but thought I'd recommend everyone google it. A damn fine movement and I think more people should be aware.

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Awesome. That's very inspiring and so nice to see the Gay/Lesbian and Transgendered youth receiving some much deserved support and understanding. Thanks Lowdark, for bringing this to our attention. :)

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The name of the initiative is You Can Play: http://youcanplayproject.org/

 

Right to Play is a great charity in its own light. It's mission is "to improve the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world by using the power of sport and play for development, health and peace". http://www.righttoplay.com/International/Pages/Home.aspx

 

There are NHL players involved with Right to Play as well. I've donated to RtP for years.

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Thanks for the clarification Nova. Got ahead of myself lol.

 

The name of the initiative is You Can Play: http://youcanplayproject.org/

 

Right to Play is a great charity in its own light. It's mission is "to improve the lives of children in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world by using the power of sport and play for development, health and peace". http://www.righttoplay.com/International/Pages/Home.aspx

 

There are NHL players involved with Right to Play as well. I've donated to RtP for years.

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