04.21.08
GLSEN Addresses Homophobic Slurs at N.Y. Hockey Games
After meeting Tuesday with gay rights groups, representatives from the New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden pledged to address the antigay slurs that are frequently screamed at the hockey team’s games, according to a story in The New York Times.
The meeting came one month after a New York Times article described gay fans’ frustration with what they saw as a homophobic atmosphere — and the team’s unwillingness to acknowledge the problem.
A regular at Rangers games, Jennings said the atmosphere was so uncomfortable that he had to stop attending. Other fans reported being booed when the name of their group, the New York City Gay Hockey Association, appeared on the monitors above the ice.