Adam Rippon may be the first out figure skater to pete the Olympics, but he's not the only gay man to have land an axel on the world stage.
Contents:
- THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST
- SEVEN FABULO “OUT” GAY MEN OF FIGURE SKATG
- 16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- SEVEN MORE FABULO OUT GAY PEOPLE OF FIGURE SKATG (AND ONE BISEXUAL WOMAN)
- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 39 GAY OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS. HERE’S THE LIST
Guillme Cizeron is the sixth gay man to w Olympic gold figure skatg. * brian orser gay *
There have been at least 39 gay men to pete figure skatg at the Wter Olympic Gam over the years, wh eight publicly out men petg 2022. LGBT historian Tony Scupham-Bilton has intified the men over the years, cludg a pastakg procs of intifyg who is gay.
SEVEN FABULO “OUT” GAY MEN OF FIGURE SKATG
Adam Rippon may be the first out figure skater to pete the Olympics, but he's not the only gay man to have land an axel on the world stage. * brian orser gay *
The gay men have bed for 15 Olympic medals, wh several ready to pete pairs figure skatg later this week. Five other gay athlet have been named as alternat.
In addn to the 37 gay men, Timothy LeDuc is nonbary and will make their Olympic but this week. Six of the gay men to pete have won Olympic gold medals:. While the two men weren’t publicly out at the time, was still a great moment when two gay men led the sports headl and domated sports nversatn around the world.
16 GAY AND BI OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS
The CBC reviss the dual between two gay Olympians 30 years ago. * brian orser gay *
Important Note: this blog only featur athlet who voluntarily, personally and publicly disclosed themselv as gay. NOTE January 2018: Sce this blog is almost two years old and this beg an Olympic year, I have now wrten and published “Seven More Fabulo Out Gay Men of Figure Skatg (and One Bisexual Woman.
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
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Please read “Five Key Msag on The Importance of Out Gay Olympic Athlet”. Recently, Out Magaze me out wh their list of “100 Hot Out Gay Men” which clud people entertament, sports, polics, bs, etc. Therefore, sce the World Figure Skatg champnships are beg held next week (March 30 – April 3) Boston, first time the USA 8 years, I am publishg my own list of seven hot out gay men of Figure Skatg.
Print Obama appoted Brian, as an out proud gay man, as one our Amerin legat to the Wter Olympics Sochi, Rsia 2014 to unter some of the close-md anti-gay rhetoric of Rsian Print Vladmir Put (see my blog “Rsia, LGBT Rights and the Psychology of Bullyg”).
Rudy is the first openly gay US champn and also later shared about beg HIV+. In December 2014, Eric Radford of Canada publicly me out as gay an terview wh the LGBT publitn Outsports, bemg the first petive figure skater ever to e out at the height of his reer while still a ntenr for champnship tl. Then March, 2015, Eric and his partner Megan Duhamel won the world pairs tle, makg him the first openly gay figure skater ever to w a gold medal at that petn.
SEVEN MORE FABULO OUT GAY PEOPLE OF FIGURE SKATG (AND ONE BISEXUAL WOMAN)
Wdy Cy Tim News - Pictured Dennis Palaganas at the 2003 New Year Invatnal, Ashburn, Va. Photo by Star Light Studs Ask any lbian or gay figure skater about the growth their sport, and you're likely to hear * brian orser gay *
He is an ambassador for the Canadian Olympic Commtee’s #OneTeam program to bat homophobia sports. Adam Rippon out as gay a feature story of US Figure Skatg Magaze a few months ago and how do he follow up the story?
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
When Adam Rippon pet at the Olympics this year, will be the first time an openly gay figure skater reprents the Uned Stat an dividual event.