Hockey star Jon Lee-Olson comes out of the closet on live TV

Jon Lee-Olsen. Courtesy YouTube

Danish hockey star Jon Lee-Olsen made history this week when he became only the third male professional hockey player in history to come out as gay.

During an interview with Go’aften, a Danish news program, Lee-Olsen opened up about his private life, dropping the unexpected bombshell. “There’s a risk that some people might shout and heckle me while I’m playing matches,” he said. “It’s something I have to be ready for, and be mature about. But I feel that I’m ready to show that you can be gay and play ice hockey. It took longer than I expected, but now I’m ready to stand up for myself and others.”

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