Giovanni Capriotti

義大利

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7月3日的多倫多同志大遊行上,John-Paul Markides(畫面左方)親吻他的伴侶——同為泥濘約克隊的隊友Kasimir Kosakowski。

泥濘約克橄欖球隊成立於2003年,是加拿大多倫多第一支對男同志友善的橄欖球隊。這支隊伍的成立就是要抵制「男同志不適合橄欖球此類陽剛運動」的想法,並且打破環繞在同志運動員身上的刻板印象。泥濘約克橄欖球隊與多倫多橄欖球聯盟中的主流隊伍比賽,並且四處旅行與其他同志隊伍交手。

Giovanni Capriotti

Italy

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John-Paul Markides (left) kisses his partner, Muddy York teammate Kasimir Kosakowski, during the Pride Toronto parade, on 3 July.

Muddy York Rugby Football Club, established in 2003, is the first gay-friendly rugby team in Toronto, Canada. It was set up to resist the idea that gay men were not suitable for a heavily masculine sport like rugby, and to counter the stereotypes surrounding gay athletes. Muddy York RFC competes against mainstream teams in the Toronto Rugby Union, and travels to play against other gay teams.