[amelius]

> also it was viewed as a "gay" activity in a much more homophobic time in society.

There's hockey on rollerblades, I'm sure there's nothing "gay" about that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_hockey

[boomboomsubban]

There is, I'm sure plenty of roller hockey players are gay.

That said, though roller hockey uses rollerblades, I would view it as a separate hobby from roller blading.