Figure skaters who are gay

There have been at least 39 gay men to compete in figure skating at the Winter Olympic Games over the years, with eight publicly out men competing in LGBT historian Tony. Here's every figure skater and ice dancer to compete at the Olympic Games who came out during or after their time on the ice. Brian Boitano, USA, Men's Singles.

The California skater won the. Glenn, 25, didn’t mean to become an LGBTQIA+ icon. The two-time U.S. champion very briefly mentioned her pansexuality to a Dallas Voice reporter who was interviewing local skaters in But. The list "LGBTQ figure skaters" has been viewed times. This list has 71 members. See also Figure skaters, LGBTQ sportspeople by sport. Analeigh Christian Tipton (born November 9, ) is an American actress and fashion model.

The list, compiled by the LGBT sports site , includes French skater Guillaume Cizeron, a gold medal hope in ice dance, as well as U.S. pairs skater Timothy LeDuc, who is the first out non-binary athlete to compete at a Winter Games. Follow Skate Guard. Want to learn more about figure skating history?

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You could be harassed by police, institutionalized, chemically castrated or jailed. I don't know about you, but I think doing Axels in drag is fabulous enough to make the cut. Whether or not a skater came out publicly during their career is not any sort of 'measure' of their courage or relevance, nor is who came out first a competition. Many were very much out for years before their sexuality ever came to the attention of the media or general public; many more simply couldn't come out for a host of reasons.

Jackson Haines. Haines' flamboyant performances, coupled with the fact he left his wife and children behind in America, have led some to ponder his sexual orientation. During his reign as King of Sweden, Gustav V was embroiled in a scandal when the Royal Court paid off a man who claimed he was the King's lover. Bobby Specht.

Champion Bobby Specht joined the cast of the Ice Capades. Bob Turk got his start with the tour as Bobby's understudy and went on to work as a producer and choreographer for the show. In a interview, Bob recalled, "Bobby was very, very gay and never tried to hide it. He and Alan Konrad were sort of lovers for a time, but he never really had a lover until the end of his life He was the sweetest person in the world.

Freddie Tomlins as 'The Blonde Bombshell'. Tab Hunter. Gelien went on to star in over forty films under the stage name Tab Hunter. In his autobiography, he discussed his relationship with Olympic Silver Medallist Ronnie Robertson. A memoir penned by Gordon Crosland recounted a liaison between the two skaters. In , writer Kenneth Caldwell recalled his time working for Rodriguez and his partner Harry. Photos courtesy University Of Pennsylvania Archives.

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A benevolent judge found and his friend not guilty. Bringing men up on "morals charges" and tarnishing their names in the press was a typical tactic of the time to 'shame' young men into 'going on the straight and narrow'. This kind of invented scandal would have no doubt generated a great deal of rink locker room gossip and unpleasantness at the time. June Markham and Courtney Jones.

In his autobiography "Around the Ice in Eighty Years", Jones recalled, "In sport, in principle, gays did not officially exist until figure skating began coming to the fore after the war, and as this was a cross between athletics and dance, it was realised that possibly some of 'them' could be taking part. However, it was like having a death in the family - you didn't mention it and hid behind your fan His partner Bobby Thompson was a successful ice dancing coach.

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