The 2022 Winter Olympics are underway in Beijing. Between now and February 20, we’ll spotlight some of the inspiring LGBTQ athletes vying for gold.
Jason Brown has been a staple in the figure skating world for years, but this will be his first Olympics competing as an out gay man. He previously won a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The nine-time Grand Prix medalist, two-time Four Continents medalist, and 2015 U.S. national champion came out last year on Instagram during Pride Month, saying, “I believe that love will always win, and every story will unfold differently for each individual. Mine unfolds now. I’m gay, and that’s a story still being written…”
Here’s a look at his Instagram:
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Here’s Brown’s routine from the 2022 US Figure Skating Championship Short Program, which earned him 4th place:
Prowelsh56
How wonderful for this young man. I applaud him for saying that he is a GAY man. In this day and age when so many in the community constantly what to corral everyone under the banner of QUEER…very refreshing. Way too much of that hijacking of the moniker LGBTQ!!!!! ” G” so nice to see us represented. He seems like a very kind and considerate man. Best wishes to him and hope he enjoys the experience at the Olympics….
Derek Northcutt
He’s a gay ice skater. I am a gay French teacher. Who would’ve guessed?
Jim
IT’s the 21st century1
He came out. Big deal.
Meanwhile the Uyghurs are put in concentration camps.
But hey who care as long as I can get an ego boost
Jon in Canada
Well now, allow me a rejoinder or two…
“IT’s the 21st century” — Yes, yes it is. Well done, you know what century you’re in.
“He came out. Big deal” — It IS a big deal, because while some nations have progressed, most haven’t. So yeah, it still matters.
“Meanwhile the Uyghurs are put in concentration camps” — Meanwhile, gay men are being hunted down, beaten, raped, put in camps and executed for simply existing in well over 60 nations. So why go off on that tangent?
“But hey who care as long as I can get an ego boost” — Exactly why you felt the need to whine about his coming out; just so you could pretend to be above it all.
Seriously, you’re not very good at this trolling thing.
BoomerMyles
But Xi Jinping let a Uyghur place a torch in a snowflake so all is forgiven!
Cam
I always wonder which screename the anti-LGBTQ troll will use to attack the subject of any LGBTQ celeb who comes out of the closet.
We get it, you want everyone to stay in the closet because then Queer issues go away.
jsmu
Really? You MAGAturds are getting worse and worse at your homophobia and your trolling.
Terrycloth
A gay ice skater. ? NO. !
James Hart
lol
JeffBaker
Hooray!!!!!!
Dannyzackery
Wow, a gay ice skater. Like that never existed before. How many gay Ice Skater has there been? More than 10. SOOO Boring. Why couldn’t he be something else?
basils_Herald
So proud of Jason for following his dream and happy for him that he can live his truth and get so much support!
Cam
Every famous or near famous person who comes out takes a tiny bit of the stigma away from people too scared to come out.
Good for him and welcome!