This month we sit down and chat with Johnny Valentine from Arizona Legacy Pride Hockey Association (ALPHA).
We talk about growing up in Pittsburgh, hyper Christianity, navigating sexuality, finding hockey, joining APLHA and so much more.
00:44 Intro
01:23 Welcoming Johnny Valentine
02:88 Is Phoenix a progressive city
03:27 APLHA & political climate
04:17 Johnny Valentine growing up
05:56 Wrestling shaped Johnny
08:45 Growing up knowing bi-curious
09:34 Hyper Christianity
12:16 Blue collar work as a queer person
14:38 Meeting husband online
17:27 How do you look back on growing up/sexuality
19:10 Life experiences and how is shapes within ALPHA
20:16 Connection to Australia
21:45 Covid and the journey to Arizona and ALPHA
25:00 Too weird to play out
26:23 Who are ALPHA
28:46 Has ALPHA got a gauge on people of colour with organisation
29:38 How many scholarships
30:10 ALPHA acceptance within Phoenix and Arizona
32:30 ALPA collaborations with other organisations
34:33 Saguaro Cup
36:09 Who are the Growlers
37:45 Impact on hockey with Coyotes leaving
42:04 Joining the ALPHA Board
43:23 Safety, Health and Mental Health at ALPHA
45:09 Biggest changes when people join ALPHA
48:08 Spicy calendar
50:31 What's on the horizon for ALPHA
52:36 Where to ALPHA
53:22 Proudest moment within queer hockey
55:57 Outro
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