Harrison Browne on Heated Rivalry, Breaking Barriers & Life After Hockey

About this episode

Harrison Browne discusses his groundbreaking role in 'Heated Rivalry' and his experiences as the first openly transgender athlete in professional hockey.

Send us Fan Mail We sat down with Canadian actor, activist, author, and former professional hockey player Harrison Browne for one of our favourite conversations yet. Harrison made history as the first openly transgender athlete in professional hockey, and now he's making history again as part of the cast of the breakout LGBTQ+ drama Heated Rivalry, playing Connors on the Boston Raiders alongside Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie. Harrison talks about booking Heated Rivalry, what it's been ...

People in this episode

Host: PopTake

Guest: Harrison Browne

Topics covered

• LGBTQ+ representation
• hockey
• acting
• activism
• breaking barriers

Keywords

• Harrison Browne
• Heated Rivalry
• transgender athlete
• LGBTQ+
• hockey
• acting
• activism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heated Rivalry

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