U.S. Figure Skating has again snubbed openly gay former U.S. champion Rudy Galindo for their Hall of Fame (video of his amazing championship 1996 performance is below). And some are wondering how many different prejudices have come into play this time. For the Mexican-American, openly gay skating champion who publicly disclosed he has HIV, there [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Johnny Weir’
Johnny Weir to return to competitive skating
With this above Tweet, figure skater Johnny Weir announced his return on competitive skating, with his goal to compete in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Share on Facebook
Johnny Weir’s marriage and the mainstreaming of gays in sports
Figure skater Johnny Weir married his partner Victor Voronov in New York on Friday in a civil ceremony with a formal wedding planned for the summer. The couple is now on their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic. What struck me was how matter-of-factly this was handled by the mainstream media. The Associated Press and Reuters [...]
Johnny Weir marries Victor Voronov
Johnny Weir officially changed his Facebook status to “Married” on Saturday as he tied the knot with boyfriend Victor Voronov soon after he Tweeted: “I’m maried!” Leave it to Johnny to track down a Russian. The handsome couple executed the paperwork, but according to a Weir’s Tweet to New York real housewife Jill Zarin: “Wedding [...]
Moment #31: NBC plays along with Johnny Weir and his sexuality
Part of Outsports’ series on our 100 most important moments in gay sports history. Figure skating, 2006: Johnny Weir was one of the great characters of the 2006 Winter Olympics. He said whatever popped into his mind and the media ate it up. It was obvious that Weir was gay, but his coyness about the [...]
Johnny Weir is L.A. Pride grand marshal
Figure skater Johnny Weir has been named the grand marshal of Los Angeles Pride. John Amaechi previously served as the grand marshal. I wonder if Weir will ask Kobe Bryant to ride with him! Despite not competing on the ice, it’s been another busy year for Weir as he came out (officially), released a book and successfully [...]
27 sports people have already come out in 2011: athletes, journalists, coaches and execs
Updated: May 19, 2011 When Ross Forman of the Windy City Times asked me to come up with a list of all the people in sports who have come out publicly this year, I had no idea the number would eclipse two dozen. And still counting. From the two men who kicked off this year, [...]
Johnny Weir rips choice of anti-gay marriage advocate Peter Vidmar for key Olympic job
Openly gay figure skater Johnny Weir has condemned the choice of Peter Vidmar to be chief of mission for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team in London. Vidmar is a strong opponent of gay marriage. Weir told Phil Hersh of the Chicago Tribune: “I certainly wouldn’t want to be represented by someone who is anti gay [...]
Vote for the most eligible gay bachelor
Out magazine has tagged 100 openly gay men for their reader poll to name the most eligible gay bachelor. Some are more well-known than others. They only included two athletes in the list: Rugger Gareth Thomas and skater Johnny Weir. I’ll take either of them over the likes of Andy Cohen any day. You can [...]
Johnny Weir on being gay, mom and Lysacek
I know lots of people are tired of hearing about Johnny Weir, but with so few openly gay male athletes out there – and none with the media platform that Weir has – we can’t ignore it when he says something interesting. A couple things came out of his “Today Show” interview yesterday (videos after [...]
USFS and Smucker’s targeting Weir again?
According to some fans, Johnny Weir is again getting screwed by United States Figured Skating. Weir is only the second skater ever to receive the Readers Choice Award (Michelle Kwan Trophy) twice, and he will be given the award at the US Figure Skating National Championship at Jan. 30. However, Weir has been told he [...]
Newsflash: Johnny Weir comes out as gay
He’s here, he’s Weir. Several Web sites (including AfterElton) are reporting that figure skater Johnny Weir says he is gay in his new book, Welcome To My World. Weir said he would talk directly about relationships in his book, and those relationships obviously include men. One tidbit from a People interview of Weir that AfterElton [...]
Two athletes included in Out 100
Athletes have returned to the Out 100 this year. Figure skating phenom Johnny Weir graces the pages with quite possibly his most feminine photo yet (if that’s possible) as Out’s “Diva of the year.” And former college lacrosse captain Andrew McIntosh (right), who came out publicly here at Outsports, also made the list. And on [...]
Evan Lysacek questions Johnny Weir’s gender
Olympic gold medal figure skater Evan Lysacek questioned the gender of rival Johnny Weir on his Twitter feed, then tried to cover it up by claiming his account was hacked. Here is what a fan tweeted Lysacek and here is his reply: Fan: “Hey Evan, is Johnny Weir really a guy? hard to tell from [...]
Lysacek: Weir not good enough for ‘Stars on Ice’
Evan Lysacek has sharpened his claws on Johnny Weir in a new interview over at MetroMix.com. The Olympic gold medalist says that Johnny Weir simply wasn’t good enough to be chosen for “Stars on Ice”: “Stars on Ice” is really selective of who they hire and they only hire the best of the best to [...]