hockey team, has penned an emotional essay detailing how homophobic remarks on his team eventually led him to come out.In the essay, published on OutSports, Finkel recalls how a stressful practice session on the ice turned violent when a player used an anti-gay slur.
After making two goals against an exhausted goalie, Finkel decided to leave the ice. That’s when things hit a boiling point. “The goalie yelled something that stopped me in my skates,” he writes.“You are a fucking f*ggot and what f*ggots do is give up.”“Without thinking I turned right around, skated up to him, got in his face and threw a punch or two,” Finkel admits. “It took several teammates to restrain me.