Heated Rivalry's Harrison Browne is fighting the good fight for trans hockey players
The first openly trans professional hockey player, Browne has gone on to become a filmmaker, author and actor. And he's been using his platform to support his fellow trans athletes.
He's using his platform as an actor, filmmaker and former hockey player to support his fellow trans athletes
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Harrison Browne on the set of Here & Queer. (CBC Arts)
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Here & Queeris a Canadian Screen Award-winning talk series hosted by Peter Knegt that celebrates and amplifies the work of LGBTQ artists through unfiltered conversations.
You probably recognize Harrison Browne from his recent turn as Ilya's Boston Raiders teammate Connors on the phenomenon that is Heated Rivalry, but what you may not know is that Browne has been a pioneering figure in LGBTQ hockey for some time. In 2016, he became the first openly trans person in professional hockey, and has since become one of the most outspoken advocates for gender diverse athletes.
Browne stopped by the set of Here & Queer to discuss this advocacy, as well as his career as an actor, filmmaker (his semi-autobiographical short film "Pink Light" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this past fall) and author (he co-wrote the book Let Us Play: Winning The Battle For Gender Diverse Athletes with his sister Rachel Browne).
Peter Knegt (he/him) hosts the Canadian Screen Award-winning talk series Here & Queer, produces the essay series Emerging Queer Voices and co-writes the column Holding Space with Anne T. Donahue. His previous work at CBC Arts included writing the LGBTQ-culture column Queeries (winner of the Digital Publishing Award for best digital column in Canada) and spearheading the launch and production of series Canada's a Drag, variety special Queer Pride Inside, and interactive projects Superqueeroes and The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry. Beyond CBC, Knegt is also the filmmaker of numerous short films, the author of the book About Canada: Queer Rights and the curator and host of the monthly film series Queer Cinema Club at Toronto's Paradise Theatre.
