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Our friends over at OutSports.com have been mulling forever the prospect of an active pro athlete coming out of the closet, which would certainly be a game-changer in the world of pro sports. Now it seems as if they (and we) might get their wish: Reports have surfaced this morning that Montreal Canadiens hockey player Josh Gorges is scheduled to announce this week that he’s gay.
While one could certainly argue that a coming-out story from MLB or the NFL (as Philly Mag explored not long ago) would carry more firepower, Gorges’ coming out–if confirmed–would nonetheless be a game-changer (ha!) in pro sports. For now, the German-born Gorges is staying mum, neither confirming nor denying the rumor. But for many of us who as tortured teens could not have imagined a pro athlete having the balls to come out of the closet (or gays being able to legally marry, either), just the prospect of such an announcement is cause for unbridled glee.
And a compelling reason to start watching hockey.
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This is a rumor, check your sources before you post.
This is why I hate bloggers with a passion. Wannabe reporters that try to pass off their misguided thoughts and nonsensical rumors as facts. You have no clue who Gorges is, you’re just regurgitating someone else’s vomit.
By the way he’s Canadian, not German!
It is all over the internet Anon…and this would be an amazing thing for the LGBT community so would they not be reporting it? Also, yeah he was born in Canada but his grandparents came over from Germany
“It is all over the internet” LOL…So it must be true, right?
I couldn’t care less if he was gay, he’s a great player but he’s engaged to a woman (not that it means anything).
Not cool spreading false information. You may want to read this;
http://bigbadblog.weei.com/sports/boston/hockey/bruins/2013/03/06/you-can-play-president-patrick-burke-on-dc-rumor-of-canadiens-player-coming-out-total-nonsense/
Who cares. Does the other guys who play sports have announce that they are hetrosexual?
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With my busy schedule and kids runnin around I don’t have the time or energy to go to the gym, so im gonna try it too.