1> I missed this but I promise I was extra gay while I watched this game
2> WTH is up with Jacobs face in this pic? Photoshop?
That was certainly true in the past. When I was younger, the dressing room was filled with derogatory comments about gay guys, and it was prevalent amongst coaches too in a more subtle way (are you a pansy or fairy, someone who was skilled and not physical). I was guilty of all that too, in order to fit in.
I am so happy to report that that is not the case any more. I cannot remember the last time I heard a homophobic comment in a dressing room (other than the normal stuff you'd here anywhere between a bunch of guys).
I was really fortunate in my previous life to have played on a hockey team in Vancouver that were trailblazers when it came to gay men playing in hockey. We entered the UBC Hockey League as an openly gay team in the B division. We were subject to a LOT of catcalls and insults on the ice, but we were a big, skilled team. Other teams would try to outplay us, but couldn't, so they tried to run us out of the rink and intimidate us. That also failed as we had players who had played junior and weren't really afraid of anyone. We won the championship that year, and we got a LOT of respect and kudos from players from other teams. The next season we added an A and a C team to that league, and the insults became an outlier.
My most proud moment, however, was representing Vancouver in the Gay Games in New York. We played our games at Coney Island, and had to take the subway with all our equipment. We had our closing ceremonies at Yankee Stadium, and I got to run the bases.