Commissioners of major men’s sports leagues talk LGBTQ inclusion for Pride.

A couple months ago, Outsports set out on asking questions of the commissioners of the Big Five men’s pro sports leagues in North America. To review, they are: NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL.

In that time, one league has refused to have its commissioner answer LGBTQ-inclusion questions from Outsports: the NHL. This isn’t a big surprise. When you tell a commissioner of a major pro sports league he’s you’re “Asshole of the Year,” it’s unlikely he’s going to want to talk with you.

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Of the other four major pro American sports leagues, two commissioners have already sent answers to our LGBTQ Pride-focused questions. And the answers of two others are pending.

Who has responded to Outsports’ questions? You’ll have to come back the week of Monday, June 17 to find out.

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