Posted on 03/27/2023 12:57:29 PM PDT by PGR88
Due to Russian law against the LGBTQ+ community, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin - with the support of his teammates - has decided not to participate in Monday's "Pride Night" against the Montreal Canadiens.
Lyubushkin will dress for the game, but will not take part in the warm-up, where the Sabres will be wearing Pride jerseys.
Lyubushkin lives in Russia during the offseason, and he fears for the safety of his family from the Russian Government. This is an issue the Sabres players have talked about as a team. Head coach Don Granato says he was not involved in those discussions, nor did he think he should have been.
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Oh please, like his family at risk. Russia may not have gay friendly laws, but they still have a cesspool of homosexuality and degeneracy. They don’t go around busting gay people.
Let the NHL celebrate their anal fixation by having the players shoot frozen dookies on the ice during practice.
One of those trannies murdered 6 people here in Nashville today. I’ll be waiting to hear from the Pedophile in Cheat about tranny control.
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I have a feeling - Lyubushkin simply said "I'm not skating in that jersey."
So the team's PR made up the nonsense about "his family in Russia being threatened."
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