All posts tagged "Johnny Weir"

Figure skater Johnny Weir will not be competing in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in 2014. According to the Associated Press, Weir did not register for the qualifying competition for the national championships, which is how the U.S. figure skating team is chosen.

Gay Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir has said that he does not plan to campaign for LGBT rights or even openly kiss his Russian-born husband at the games in Sochi, but that he is prepared to be arrested by Russian authorities. The flamboyant athlete and reality TV star told CBS News that he is uncertain whether he will even be allowed into the country to compete.

Is it me or has the world gotten even more hyperparanoid and confused about sexual orientation and gender expression? In what is both an absurd and incomprehensible decision, GLAAD reports that Stars on Ice sponsors are so concerned about the flamboyance of Olympic ice skater Johnny Weir (or is it his costumes?), that they don't want him on the tour.