Rangers bail on wearing LGBTQ-themed warmup jerseys on Pride Night

The Rangers did have Andre Thomas, co-chair of the NYC Pride organization, for the ceremonial puck drop. They also made a contribution to the Ali Forney Center, an agency dedicated to homeless youths in the LGBTQ+ community.

The Blueshirts have worn the jerseys and used the tape in each of the previous two seasons. The jerseys have previously been auctioned for charity. Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers wears a special jersey during warmups in honor of Pride Night prior to a game against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden May 3, 2021, in New York City.USA Today labeled it a"botched" celebration, while others had opinions about why the team reversed course.defenseman Ivan Provorov did not wear an LGBTQ-themed jersey during his team's Pride Night, citing religious beliefs.

Zac Jones of the New York Rangers skates with a stick decorated for "Pride Night" in warmups prior to a game against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden May 3, 2021, in New York City.

Good and a smart move. Why cater to the 1% of the 1% freaks? I do not support a guy banging another guy, just sick as fuck!

I just became a Rangers fan! Good for them. I'm sick and tired of the 1%ers trying to rule our Nation.

They going to have a Straight Pride night for inclusivity?

They are there to play hockey!!! Nothing else!!!

Why iz this citizen not wearing ze armband, does he not respect the fuhrer. He must be removed from ze team.

Its ok.

Good, it doesn’t need to be promoted. We’ve went from acceptance to promotion and indoctrination!

Someone has to draw the line. Good for them

W

👍🏽👍🏽

Good

Teams shouldn’t be forced to do these nights in fear of being offensive

Ridiculous

Good for them. They are the role models we need to push back on the alphabet mob.

Here to watch the alphabet club to lose their shit over another NHL pride night

I’m a Ranger fan and now I like them even more

Standing up for what you believe is admirable.

👏

mamabear222222 Just play the damned games, huh….. Stop with this not so virtuous virtue signaling.

Terrible day for nearly 94% Of the fan base which identify as LGBTQ members.

They didn’t want to be mistaken for Rump Rangers.

Good lmao Fuck that shit🖕🏿

Cool.

Good, finally a team that stands by some kind of moral standard. Since when do we have to celebrate someone’s sexuality? I could really give 2 shits who you want to bump uglies with!

Good!!

GOOD

No way this should be a hockey night. I understand everyone is different and that’s ok. No way I should have to explain to my boys what LGTBQ is. This is making folks hate this.

If we're looking for exclusivity, when is heterosexual night? I must have missed that.

Good deal. I don't care who you love, and no one should be forced to support something they don't believe in. You wanna be gay, be gay. Nobody cares! You want to be straight, be straight. Nobody cares!!

Good

Freedom of choice

Bad

Can you believe our American sports celebrate queer night. Our American sports teams are groomers for children now.

Awesome baby. They don’t kneel before Czar Bettman’s ungodly directives. They kneel before the holiness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Great to hear. Players are saying enough is enough w/these ungodly social agendas. They are there to play hockey.

Thank god for common sense and let’s quit this woke shite

The first of the seven deadly sins is pride.

Not donut punchers then.

Good.

As is their right. No one should be forced to wear something they don't agree with unrelated to the job to keep the job. My opinion

It’s a sports venue not a place to promote narrative

When is straight night?

fight the power. (its unbefuckinglievable im saying this about this situation)

First they wanted tolerance and acceptance, now they demand not only that we embrace it, but they want us to celebrate it.

Why

Great it prices nothing. We support who we want when we want. We shouldn't be told to how & when

As a gay man i applaud this

Just play hockey. I don't want to see an 'NRA jersey night' either

Good

SEND THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION TO RUSSIA!!!!!

For everyone getting upset, How would you feel if you walked into work and the owner handed out Pro Life shirts for you to wear for an hour?

Imagine having the audacity to hold a Pride Night & giving people the option to wear what they want? ( insert sarcasm )

Pretty sure someone didn’t want to wear it and the team didn’t want to deal with the backlash

Yeah , it’s hockey, if they were gay they would play soccer. 😎

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