rmackman Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Seems like a good idea, but I'm not sure what their angle is. I'm guessing to get more of the gay community to come to games. I haven't heard of any other teams doing this before. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hosted by The Florida Panthers, The You Can Play Project and The Pride Center. Join us for a Social Hour and Benefit Dinner as we team up to encourage equality in sports at the BB&T Center. Benefit will include Unlimited food and beverage (beer, wine and soda), celebrity guest speakers, silent auction and admittance to the Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers Hockey Game.During the game we will have PSAs promoting equality, in-game recognition of groups in attendance supporting equality and on-ice presentation. Join us after the game on the ice for a post-game picture with all Equality Night supporters in attendance.This will be the first event of it's kind in professional hockey supporting the LGBT community. We need to make this a big celebration and a way to help show off our community and promote equality. Their will be national coverage for this event and tickets are extremely limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hosted by The Florida Panthers, The You Can Play Project and The Pride Center. Join us for a Social Hour and Benefit Dinner as we team up to encourage equality in sports at the BB&T Center. Benefit will include Unlimited food and beverage (beer, wine and soda), celebrity guest speakers, silent auction and admittance to the Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers Hockey Game.During the game we will have PSAs promoting equality, in-game recognition of groups in attendance supporting equality and on-ice presentation. Join us after the game on the ice for a post-game picture with all Equality Night supporters in attendance.This will be the first event of it's kind in professional hockey supporting the LGBT community. We need to make this a big celebration and a way to help show off our community and promote equality. Their will be national coverage for this event and tickets are extremely limited. Sounds good to me. I just worry that homophobic protestors will show up and be jerks walking around the front of the arena. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Noble cause, but I wouldn't expect the Cats to be the first to do so. I thought one of the bigger teams/cities(or Canadian teams) would do it. Does this means they will wear rainbow jerseys . BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Noble cause, but I wouldn't expect the Cats to be the first to do so. I thought one of the bigger teams/cities(or Canadian teams) would do it. Does this means they will wear rainbow jerseys .I think that would be a minor league move, and probably considered somewhat patronizing or even offensive by the LGBT community. The whole idea is to treat them as equals. By changing your entire look for them for one game, you're essentially treating them differently. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Rainbow barberpole? In all seriousness, I'm glad to see this. The You Can Play project is a noble one. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well they found an equally bad team to host.It's good to see the NHL taking a lead on this issue. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerslionspistonshabs Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 If they have bingo and lawn bowling nights, they could get 80% of the south Florida population to come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BBTV Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Noble cause, but I wouldn't expect the Cats to be the first to do so. I thought one of the bigger teams/cities(or Canadian teams) would do it. Does this means they will wear rainbow jerseys .I think that would be a minor league move, and probably considered somewhat patronizing or even offensive by the LGBT community. The whole idea is to treat them as equals. By changing your entire look for them for one game, you're essentially treating them differently. I don't know - the gay community in Philadelphia embraces the rainbow, as you can see by the street signs in the "gayborhood" section of Center City.. Also, the "Gay Tourism Caucus" uses it. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 They really call it "the Gayborhood"? That's even more overt than Boystown. If it's an equality night, then why are the Panthers stratifying their ticket packages? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Good on you, Florida Panthers. Good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Very nice to see, well done Panthers. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Decent move. I don't think this will boost attendance, however. Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this Why? San Jose has a recognisable gay neighbourhood? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil G Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this They are more busy trying to see if removing the crest from their unis increases player performance. Bruh check out my last.fm And my Rate Your Music Fantasy Teams: Seattle Spacemen (CFA) Signature credit to Silent Wind of Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this Why? San Jose has a recognisable gay neighbourhood? It actually makes a lot of sense for the Panthers to host. There's a good sized gay population in South Florida, and this event will probably get them involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 It would be more appropriate the Sharks did this Why? San Jose has a recognisable gay neighbourhood? Doesn't the Bay Area have a fairly significant gay population? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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