Any leads on gay/queer friendly adult tourneys? (especially outside US)
So one of my friends is moving abroad this fall, and hockey in her new country is pretty limited. I'm really going to miss playing with her, and I've spent the afternoon wistfully browsing various tournaments and doing some preliminary planning for a potential team trip.
One thing I'm a little worried about is how to tell what kind of a culture the tourney has. My friend is trans, and some of our teammates who might be interested in joining are trans and/or gay. I'm not necessarily looking for entirely LGBTQ+ focused tournaments (for one thing, googling "gay European hockey tournaments" only gives me results about field hockey, booo) but I really don't want myself & my friends to spend thousands of dollars on registration and flights, only to spend a week feeling uncomfortable or even unsafe (and therefore probably also playing like shit).
For example, I was looking at the Oktoberfest tourney by Planet Hockey, and it seems really awesome, and it says co-ed, but it also looks pretty bro-ey. But I feel stupid even typing that, because like... fork found in kitchen. So it's hard to tell if the vibe tends more toward "the more the merrier, all are welcome to party and skate with us" or if the boys are gonna drop homophobic slurs on the ice and call it chirping.
Does anyone have recs for tournaments that have a known welcoming atmosphere? Queer players, do you have any green/red green flags I should look for, or advice in general on figuring out where's safe to play?
I dunno, sorry if this question is too vague, I just really don't want this season to be the last time I ever lace 'em up with my friend.