It appears we have gotten some
pretty prevalent coverage in the last few days. Why? We asked members of the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks to show their support of the LGBT community by participating alongside with us in the annual Pride P
arade in Chicago on Sunday, June 27th, 2010. In an annual tradition since our inception, we have skated in the parade to raise awareness of our organization and get new people interested in hockey. While it would be an amazing experience for some of the star players to show up, we would love to see any member of the organization show their support, and that of the Chicago Blackhawks, by attending along side our organization in the parade.
Stories have been relayed via Twitter, FaceBook, blogs, and other news outlets. Take a read of these articles and please pass them along to help see if we can make this happen! Want to read some of the stories? Check out the following links:
Windy City Times – Ross Forman – http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=26946
Yahoo Sports – Puck Daddy – by Greg Wyshynski – http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Will-Stanley-Cup-champ-Blackhawks-march-in-gay-p?urn=nhl,249583
Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/18/chicago-gay-pride-parade_n_617392.html
Chicago SunTimes – Michael Sneed – http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/2406712,CST-NWS-SNEED18A.article
Outsports – Cyd Zeigler Jr. – http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2010/06/18/chicago-blackhawks-invited-to-pride-parade/
Towelroad – http://www.towleroad.com/2010/06/gay-organizations-want-stanley-cup-at-chicagos-pride-parade.html
What can you do to help? Share these articles, post a tweet (we are ChiGayHockey, so feel free to add us) and cheer us on as we walk past you during the parade. See you all soon!