Philadelphia Coach says he respects Provorov’s rejection of LGBT uniforms

Philadelphia Flames head coach John Tortorella has said he respects Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov’s decision not to wear LGBT uniforms. He stated this in an interview with Sportsnet.

January 18 wrote that Provorov refused to participate in a rally in support of LGBT people before the NHL match. The hockey player missed the roll-out before the regular season match against Anaheim, but he came out for the match itself.

The athlete himself explained that he did not want to offend anyone with his act. Refusal to wear a special sweater with designations in support of sexual minorities, according to Provorov, is connected with his religious considerations.

According to Tortorella, the athlete is “true to himself and his religion.”

“I respect this and see no reason to put Provorov on the bench just because of his decision”said the coach.

On December 5, 2022, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a law banning LGBT propaganda.

Amendments made to a number of documents completely prohibit the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations, pedophilia and gender reassignment in films, advertising and the media. The Federation Council approved this bill on November 30, and the State Duma adopted it a week earlier.