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Things said in the locker room

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For the last few days I've been volunteering at PrideHouseTO , which operates out of Toronto's 519 Church Street Community Centre , during the run of the 2015 Pan Am Games . The PrideHouse movement began with the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, when Pride organizers in Whistler thought international visitors might enjoy their local festivities. The idea took off, and every multi-sport international games since has hosted a PrideHouse, with the notable exception of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi .  My normal shift involves either photographing or live-tweeting events at the pavilion. Today, one of the volunteer managers asked me if I'd like to take in an event called #HUDDLE2015, at Isabel Bader Theatre, which included pairs figure skater Eric Radford  and former collegiate track athlete and VP of You Can Play , Anna Aagenes . Headlining the event mixed martial arts competitor Fallon Fox was there, the first out Trans* fighter in the sport. Unt