![]() ![]() And queer people have the same issues and insecurities that make relationships with other people a challenge, regardless of sexual identity. I want to write about relationships – between my MCs, between friends and between teammates. It’s a vital part of their being, and so to really believe in their happy ending, I want it to be with hockey along with their love interest. The life of a professional athlete is incredibly grueling, and many of these people have been doing little else since childhood. Of course I want my characters to have their HEA with their love interest (even if I have to put them through the wringer to get there!) But I need to make sure my characters – who are playing in the lowest level league of professional hockey because they love the game so much – have an HEA with their sport, too. While the ECHL is a professional hockey league, it’s a completely different world from the majors and it brings its own set of challenges for my characters – everything from a hectic schedule, sub-par facilities and (because it’s the south) low-attendance that constantly threatens the security of a team. My series, Scoring Chances, is set amidst the lives of queer minor league hockey players and coaches in the southern United States. As a queer person, and a writer of sports romance, this is obviously a subject near and dear to my heart. ![]() ![]() Hi! I’m Avon Gale, and I’m here today to talk a little about queer representation in sports romance. ![]()
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