BTW the leafs have also linked to much more info on 🏳️🌈 pride night 🏳️🌈 in their insta bio:
The link (in pride of place, if you will) leads to their culture site where they share educational content such as a queer glossary and links to other resources and organisations:
EDUCATION IS CELEBRATION
Sports are more than just a game and in their nature bring people together over a common good. We want to foster an environment that respects all individuals of diverse sexual and gender identities to create a safe space for individuals to be their authentic selves.
GLOSSARY
Pronouns: Pronouns are used to refer to someone in a way that accurately reflects their identity. (She. Her. Hers. He. Him. His. They. Them. Theirs)
Lesbian: An identity for women who are attracted to other women.
Gay: An identity for people who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to members of their same gender.
Bisexual: An identity for people who are emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity.
Transgender: A term that describes people whose gender identity is different from their sex assigned at birth.
Queer: A term that makes space for the expression of identities and orientations outside of rigid categories associated with sex, gender or attraction.
Cisgender: Refers to someone whose gender identity is the same as the sex assigned to them at birth.
2SLGBTQ+: Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, + is inclusive of people who identify as part of sexual and gender diverse communities who use additional terminologies.
They explain the flag itself:
PROGRESSIVE PRIDE FLAG Red = Life Orange = Healing Yellow = Sunlight Green = Nature Blue = Serenity Purple = Spirit Black& Brown = Represent Queer People of Colour White, Pink & Baby Blue = Represent Transgender and Non Binary Individuals
And they link (yes these links all work, go on, try me):
Toronto Gay Hockey Association (the TGHA is a non-contact ice hockey league for gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, and heterosexual people over nineteen)
Alphabet Sports Collective (Canada-based, queer-led non-profit organization focused on creating a safer environment for people of all sexual identities and all expressions of gender in hockey)
Pride Toronto (it's, well. Pride Toronto)
Sport A Rainbow (encourage sport and youth organizations to place a “Sport A Rainbow” sticker on every helmet or team uniform as a reminder to all participants that even though they are in intense competition, they can be respectful of their teammates or opponents right to be treated without judgment in regards to who they identify as)
Craig’s Cookies (🏳️🌈🍪 Apparently doesn't refund for squirrel stolen cookies, though...)
as well as pride game artist Jon Hanlan's social media:
Their website is frickin adorable, btw:
Jon Hanlan is a Canadian illustrator and artist. Gathering inspiration and making colourful artworks for clients from around the world.
(not sure whether tumblr user @jonhanlan is that very same jon hanlan, but it could be?)
So that was a fuckton of link exploration and copy pasting, but all this to say: happy fucking pride game, Toronto! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈










