Hockey Mom Wants Daughter to Share Locker Room With Boys

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A Canadian mother is going before that country's Human Rights Tribunal claiming that rules of the local hockey league prevent her daughter from "sharing the camaraderie of the locker room" with other members of her team because boys and girls are not allowed to change together. Jane Emlyn claims female minor hockey players' rights are violated when they're forced to use separate changing rooms, adding "It's fun in the changing room. You get to talk and socialize with all the kids and talk about the game, and talk about the practices and just discuss hockey. And if you're in a changing room with three people, and there's another team there, it's a little awkward and not fun." She would like to see the rules changed to allow both male and female hockey players to share the same locker room, with a dress code requiring all girls to have a minimum of shorts and T-shirt on, and boys to wear at least boxers. The minority gender would have to leave the room before members of the opposite sex shower. Think that's out of the question? Another Canadian human rights commission ruled a New Brunswick 14-year-old female player had her rights violated when she was forced to change separately.