“What is this, some kind of porno?” my dad grumbled a few minutes into the first episode of "Heated Rivalry." Over the winter holidays, my parents and sisters and I sat down to watch the “Canadian gay hockey smut” television show, which tells the story of on-ice rivals who spend years meeting for secret trysts until they finally acknowledge their love for each other.
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Clare Morgana Gillis is a journalist and historian living in Brattleboro, and "Heated Rivalry" is now streaming on HBO Max. The opinions expressed by columnists and op-ed writers do not necessarily reflect the views of Vermont News & Media.
