Banned Anti-Gay Christian Student Group Sues University of Iowa For Discrimination

A Christian student group is suing the University of Iowa after it was banned for discriminating against a gay student.

The 10-member Business Leads In Christ was founded in 2015 and met weekly to mentor students on “how to continually keep Christ first in the fast-paced business world.”

Insert “because god” comment here, readers.

RELATED: Christian Group Banned For Kicking Out Gay Student Sues University of Iowa

Although the group claims that membership is open to everyone, it requires leaders to affirm a statement of faith that rejects homosexuality.

Gay group member Marcus Miller filed a complaint last February after the group denied his request to serve as its vice president.

WQAD8 reports:

The group says it denied Miller’s request because he rejected its religious beliefs and would not follow them. Group leaders must affirm a statement of faith that affirms that they “embrace, not reject, their God-given sex” and support the idea that marriage can be only between a man and a woman.

“Every other sexual relationship beyond this is outside of God’s design and is not in keeping with God’s original plan for humanity,” the statement of faith says.

The group’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in Davenport, says it “cannot and will not ask leaders who do not share its beliefs to lead members in prayer or to convey those beliefs.”

“Every organization to exist has to be able to select leaders who embrace its mission,” the group’s attorney, Eric Baxter with the nonprofit law firm Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, said. “You would never ask an environmental group to have a climate denier as their leader. It’s the same thing here.”

Judge Stephanie M. Rose has set a hearing on a request to reinstate Business Leads In Christ’s on-campus privileges.

Loss of registration means it can no longer reserve meeting space, participate in student recruitment fairs, access funds from student activity fees or use university communication services.

University spokeswoman Jeneane Beck said that student groups must guarantee “that equal opportunity and equal access to membership, programming, facilities, and benefits shall be open to all persons.”

However, the college acknowledged that the court “must carefully weigh the compelling interest of religious freedom on the one hand and the compelling interest of preventing discrimination on the other hand.”

Miller has founded his own university-recognized Christian group Love Works to advocate for justice on LGBT issues.

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BBC Question Time: ‘I Am Not A Liar’ Says Tory Minister Margot James As Party Accused Of Running Down NHS
A Conservative minister has made a fierce defence of her Government’s record on the NHS after the party was accused of running down the service.

During a major flashpoint on BBC’s Question Time, James said she was “not a liar” after a clash where an audience member claimed the Tories were under-funding the service to then open it up to privatisation.

The MP was called a “liar” as she pointed to Conservative support for the NHS.

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, who also faced a barrage of criticism over the Government’s handling of the Carillion collapse, argued the Government has repeatedly increased spending on health and injected an extra £3.5 billion at the recent Budget.

The exchange centred around the Department of Health replacing bursaries for nurses with loans, which it says will free up £800m a year to create extra nursing roles.

Audience member: “What I do not understand is, there is public support to put more money into the NHS, to pay our nurses more, to support our nurses and reinstall the bursary programme, because if you are going to be a nurse and qualify earning less than £30,000 a year, but you ended up in so much debt, with such high interest rates to pay, why would you do it? “It does not make any sense. I wonder if the Conservative government we have is ideological making the NHS – underfunding it – so they can make the argument for privatisation.”  Audience cheers. James:“I am very sorry there is such enthusiasm for what you have said because it is utterly untrue.” Audience interrupts. James: “I am sorry, I have been accused of wanting to set the NHS up to fail so that we can privatise it. Nothing can be further from the truth.” Audience member:“Liar!”  James:“I am not a liar. I have spent time volunteering in the NHS over four, five years. I am not a liar. I believe in the NHS. And so does my Government. And we do put more money into it.” Audience interrupts again. James:“I am sorry, I am going to carry on answering this question. We have put an extra £3.5 billion in at the last Budget, we have increased the NHS budget every year since we got into office. “I do accept there is more demographic pressures on it. I do accept that, that is true. But it is not true to say that we do not invest in the NHS and it is an utter lie to say that we don’t believe in it, because we do.”

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/margot-james-nhs-question-time_uk_5a613305e4b01d91b254426a

Amid Fears of Serial Killer, Toronto Police Arrest Landscaper for Murders of Two Gay Men: WATCH

Toronto police today arrested 66-year-old landscaper Bruce McArthur and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder related to the disappearances of Andrew Kinsman, 49, and Selim Esen, 42, two gay men who went missing last year near a downtown neighborhood known as the center of the city’s LGBTQ community.

RELATED: Men Missing From Toronto’s Gay Village Could Be Connected to Three Open Cases: VIDEO

The National Post reports:

Homicide Detective-Sgt. Hank Idsinga said Bruce McArthur, who works as a self-employed landscape designer was arrested at 10:25 a.m. this morning after significant progress was made in the investigation into the Village disappearances on Wednesday.

The Toronto Star adds:

Idsinga said investigators had been looking into McArthur’s involvement for several months, but evidence recovered Wednesday prompted McArthur’s arrest.

Neither Esen nor Kinsman’s body has been found, police said. Police have initiated search warrants at four Toronto properties and a fifth in Madoc, Ont., which are associated with McArthur.

“We’re conducting these search warrants in an effort to locate the bodies,” Idsinga said.

He did not give any specifics as to the evidence that prompted McArthur’s arrest.

Towleroad’s Michael Fitzgerald reported on the cases earlier this year:

In August, Toronto police voiced concerns that the disappearance of Esen and Kinsman from the city’s gay village could be linked to three other men who have not been seen for more than five years.

In a press release issued in August, Toronto police confirmed that they were investigating whether the two missing persons cases are connected.

Vice reported that the latest cases bear a striking resemblance to the disappearance of three men from the village between 2010 and 2012.

Detective Sergeant Michael Richmond noted in the press release that while “some members of the community and media have made a connection between the disappearance of Mr. Kinsman and that of 11 other males,” that line of inquiry was factually incorrect and “quite misleading.” However, police admitted that they are concerned about possible links to the 2010-2012 cases. All three of those men were in their 40s or early 50s, were Arab or East Asian, and frequented the same venues on Church Street in the village.

Vice noted:

There are reasons to suspect that the cases are merely an eerie coincidence. Kinsman is white, meaning he doesn’t quite fit the profile established by the first three men to disappear.. The five year gap between when the last man when missing, in 2012, and these two cases also suggests that, while they may be suspicious, the causes of these disappearances are unrelated.

Yet there are similarities. Esen fits the profile to a T. Of the five cases, all are of similar age, build, and all have facial hair.

Even more strangely, a hypothesis floated by an internet sleuth on an online message board some four years ago also rings true: All of the disappearances have been around holiday weekends. Kinsman, over Pride. Esen, over Easter. The previous three cases: Labour Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving.

Amid fears over the summer that police weren’t taking these cases seriously, Richmond said the investigation into Kinsman’s disappearance was in the process of “ramping up,” and police were getting set to conduct another search of his apartment.

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11 Times Donald Trump’s First Year As President Was Basically ‘The Office’
1. ‘He’s thrown a kettle over a pub. What have you ever done?’
Donald Trump’s then communications director Anthony Scaramucci says he’s been witness to his boss’s impressive feats, much like Gareth Keenan’s boast about Chris Finch’s unique skills on quiz night.

2. ‘One of the cleverest blokes I know’

Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure,it’s not your fault
Trump has ‘one of the highest’ IQs, and so does ‘bloody good rep’ Chris Finch.
Brent points to the toy monkey that appeared in adverts with comedian Jonny Vegas for the long forgotten ITV Digital channel. Trump points to the bust of Winston Churchill that has returned to the White House Oval Office. Hat-tip @PoliticalBrent.

5. ‘I’ve been promoted, so … every cloud.’

Just minutes after telling the Slough office some of them will be sacked, David Brent said: “On a more positive note, the good news is, I’ve been promoted, so… every cloud.”

Just hours after sacking Scaramucci, President Trump tweeted:
Trump had a very long handshake with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. and Abe’s glance to the camera at the end was pure Tim Canterbury.
“Here he is, the fella who nicked me job.” “Didn’t nick it.” “Nah, didn’t want it anymore.” (Via @timeforjamie) pic.twitter.com/RcjLxyIYts
Trump and Obama met at the inauguration in much the same way as Brent returning to Wernham Hogg with Gareth in charge.

8. ‘Put, “David Brent is refreshingly laid back for a man with such responsibility”.’

“Steve is now unchained,” source close to Bannon tells me. “Fully unchained.”
A source who definitely wasn’t departing White House adviser Steve Bannon speaks in fluent Brent-ese.
Trump’s daughter Ivanka wanted Trump to apologise. Brent’s boss Jennifer wanted Brent to apologise. Both sort of did.
Trump solicited the opinion of of 40,000 Boy Scouts at their annual Jamboree. Trump v Obama is effectively Brent v Neil from the Swindon office.
Trump convened his first full Cabinet meeting after taking office and asked his new appointees to lavish praise on him, which presumably is precisely what Brent did too.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-first-year-the-office_uk_59f2164fe4b07fdc5fbccaa7

NEW MUSIC: Johnny Marr and Maxine Peake, First Aid Kit, The Tallest Man On Earth, CupcakKe

In the week that we lost one of a kind never to be replaced Dolores O’Riordan, here’s some new music from Johnny Marr and Maxine Peake, First Aid Kit, The Tallest Man On Earth and cupcakKe (above).

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Johnny Marr and Maxine Peake – “The Priest”

The Smiths co-founder and English actress Maxine Peake (above) released a spoken word track called “The Priest” last month.

The song addresses the issue of youth homelessness and is accompanied by a video featuring Molly Windsor who starred in the BBC’s Three Girls which dramatized a real life case about the grooming and sexual abuse of young girls in Rochdale, England.

Watch the video below.

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First Aid Kit – “Fireworks”

In which adorable Swedish duo First Aid Kit get all 80s-feely in the video for “Fireworks” from new album Ruins.

With references to the likes of The Breakfast Club and Stranger Things (is that a blondie Barb, god love her?), if you’ve not come across the duo before, think of “Fireworks” as Ally Sheedy and Haim as Molly Ringwald.

Ruins is out this Friday.

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The Tallest Man On Earth – “When We Were Young”

While we await a new album from The Tallest Man on Earth to follow 2015’s Dark Bird Is Home, have a look at this fantastic cover of Adele’s “When We Were Young.”

Kristian Matsson, as he is known to his mammy, performed the track on a Swedish quiz show and is backed by local pop act Augustifamiljen.

Fans will mostly be familiar with Marsson performing in singer-songwriter mode so it may come as a surprise how well his voice lends itself to pop.

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cupcakKe – Euphorize

It may be that on her latest album, Chicago rapper cupcaKKe has – while retaining some of the caroonish elements of old – graduated to a more serious performer with sex still firmly on the mind.

As with many rap and hip hop albums these days – I’m looking at you Eminem – it’s overlong at 15 tracks but also very self aware.

“Most people already skipped this song, ’cos it ain’t about sex and killing” she says on “Self Interview.”

With songs like “Spoiled Milk Titties” she may be right but the great crossover potential remains especially considering her opinions on LGBT people on “Crayons”

Boy on boy, girl on girl

Like who the f**k you like

F**k the world

Transgenders are people

So I’ma treat ’em equal

F**k a tuxedo

Tuck your dick, mijo

Transgenders are people

So I’ma treat ’em equal

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HRC Foundation Announces 2018 Class of HRC Youth Ambassadors

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Project is pleased to announce the 2018 class of HRC Youth Ambassadors: Zimar Batista, Sean Bender-Prouty, Roddy Biggs, Javier Cifuentes Monzón, Alex Cooper, Makayla Humphrey, Adriana Ibanez, Sameer Jha, Justin Jones, Brendan Jordan, Jacob Kanter, Jonathan Leggette, Zoey Luna, Zachary Mallory, Miles Sanchez, Lucas Segal and Tyler Yun.

As Youth Ambassadors, these LGBTQ advocates will represent the HRC Foundation, adding their voices and experiences to raise awareness about the most pressing concerns facing LGBTQ youth and our programs that promote well-being for LGBTQ youth, including All Children – All Families, Welcoming Schools and Youth and Campus Engagement, as well as HRC’s annual Time to THRIVE conference in February 2018.

Seven of the cohort will begin their first year as Youth Ambassadors: Batista, Bender-Prouty, Humphrey, Jha, Kanter, Leggette and Luna. Mallory, Biggs, Yun, Segal, Ibanez, Jones, Cooper, Jordan, Monzón and Sanchez were named Youth Ambassadors in 2017.

The HRC Foundation Staff welcomes our 2018 class of Youth Ambassadors, and we look forward to working with them over the next year. We sincerely thank our Youth Ambassadors whose terms are ending, including Daniella Carter, Weston Charles-Gallo, Tyler Eilts, Jazz Jennings, Paolo Veloso and Val Weisler.

For more on HRC’s Time to THRIVE Conference, visit TimeToTHRIVE.org

Meet Our Youth Ambassadors:

Zimar Batista (he/him/his)
College Park, Maryland
Zimar Batista Reyes is originally from Coral Springs, Florida, but was raised in the Dominican Republic for more than 16 years. Zimar left everything behind for freedom and ignored his family members and his lovely mother to be who he always was. Ever since he came out, Zimar has dedicated his work since high school (and now in college) to the Full-Spectrum Organization, advocating for LGBTQ rights. He knows that it is not easy to tell people about your identity because you are afraid of how others are going to react. It takes courage and bravery to come out and share with the world who you are. This year Zimar became the first gay Student Ambassador at Marymount University and AmeriCorps member at the Latin American Youth Center.

Sean Bender-Prouty (they/them/theirs)
Arlington, Virginia
Sean Bender-Prouty is a queer 14-year-old from Arlington, Virginia. They faced bullying and struggled with mental health after coming out as transgender in 2015. Sean’s goals are to make mental health treatment LGBT-friendly after facing discrimination in the system. Sean is the first openly-LGBTQ person to attend their school and is an advocate for change. They are dissatisfied with youth representation in the media and started a magazine this year for LGBTQ teenagers. Sean has been with Gender Spectrum on their Youth Council for two years, and is hoping to share their story on a broader platform to spread the message that we all deserve love and acceptance.

Roddy Biggs (he/him/his and they/them/theirs)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Roddy Biggs is a proud LGBTQ advocate working to end bullying and suicide. When he came out as gay at age 12, he experienced bullying and a lack of support. That did not cause Roddy to give up. He went on to lead his high school and college GSA, and worked with local organizations to facilitate numerous trainings on diversity and inclusion. Roddy now works to promote the message that life gets better, and it is important to never give up.

Alex Cooper (she/her/hers)
Portland, Oregon
When she was only 15, Alex Cooper’s life changed when she came out to her Mormon family as a lesbian. Her parents took her to Utah where, for eight months, she was subjected to dangerous “conversion therapy” practices. That was seven years ago. Now, in her new book, Saving Alex, she writes: “My story is an easy one to tell. No one should be beaten, or be told that God doesn’t want them, or be sent to dangerous so-called ‘conversion therapy’ because they are gay. No family should feel they have to choose between their faith and their child.” Today, Alex uses her voice to speak out against the dangerous practice of so-called “conversion therapy.” Alex lives with her girlfriend in Portland, Oregon, and works on behalf of a children’s charity.

Makayla Humphrey (she/her/hers)
Lancaster, Texas
Makayla, 17, came out to her parents at the early age of 10 years old. She has faced very little adversity with her sexuality, primarily because of the support of her mother. Makayla wants to encourage people to talk about their sexual orientation and has helped many of her friends come out to their families. She has played basketball since the age of 10. Playing high school basketball as a lesbian athlete caused problems with both the team and the coaches, who treated her differently based on her sexual orientation. Makayla is currently the president of the JAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates) Program at school, a program which ensures that children with special needs don’t feel different than other high school kids. She organizes the Special Olympics events every year at her high school. Makayla is also involved in Sister 2 Sister and Kolorblok, two non-profit organizations to help inner city youth and the less fortunate.

Adriana Ibanez (she/her/hers)
Chula Vista, California
Adriana Ibanez is a Filipino-American transgender woman who began public speaking at the start of her high school career. She focuses on raising the consciousness of the people around her on what it means to be transgender, advancing intersectionality by incorporating a “we are all people” theme in her speeches. Adriana works with human rights and educational groups that encourage the understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ people and plans to continue doing so. Her ultimate aim is to ensure the acceptance of LGBTQ people in society — not just mere tolerance.

Sameer Jha (he/him/his and they/them/theirs)
Fremont, California
Sameer is a half-Indian, half-Pakistani LGBTQ+ activist working to make schools safer for trans and queer students across the U.S. Sameer was the first person to come out in his local South Asian community, and has been working to change the negative view of LGBTQ+ people that many immigrant communities hold. He faced bullying at the hands of his peers, fellow children of immigrants, and started a nonprofit called The Empathy Alliance to ensure other queer youth would not have the same experiences he did. Sameer is a Congressional Award Recipient, Tyler Clementi Foundation Youth Ambassador and GSA Network’s NorCal Youth Council Member. He has been named one of the top ten trans activists of color, featured in MTV News, and covered by America’s largest South Asian radio station. Sameer was also honored to serve as Grand Marshal at the 2017 Oakland Pride, the nation’s most diverse pride event.

Justin Jones (he/him/his or they/them/theirs)
Phoenix, Arizona
Justin Jones is a Detroit native who experienced tragedy early in life when his mother passed away. At 16, Justin moved to Arizona to live with his aunt and cousin, where he came out as gay. After experiencing homelessness because of his own financial hardships, Justin was able to live independently with the aid of a transitional housing program through one n ten, an LGBTQ youth program. Now, Justin is a proud youth leader and volunteer with one n ten, where he advocates for the LGBTQ community. Recently, Justin earned an AmeriCorps certificate in National Service for completing 1,700 hours of community service and learning.

Brendan Jordan (he/him/his or she/her/hers)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Brendan Jordan is a 16-year-old social media sensation whose stardom began with a viral video of him dancing behind local reporters during a live news report. Jordan’s coming out video went viral in 2014 and has inspired LGBTQ youth around the world. He has advocated against drug use through SoCrush, appeared in advertisements for American Apparel and participated in Miley Cyrus’s #InstaPride campaign. At HRC’s third annual Time to THRIVE Conference for LGBTQ youth in February 2016, Brendan came out as identifying as both male and female, and using both pronouns “he” and “she.” “I’m still figuring it out. I’m starting to identify as one or as part of the trans community,” Jordan said to the crowd. While Jordan admitted that being a teenager and dealing with bullying can be tough, he shared this advice to young people: “Be true to yourself and don’t care about anything anyone else says about you.”

Jacob Kanter (he/him/his)
Chesterfield, Missouri
Jacob grew up in St. Louis, Missouri being taught that being a bit different is what makes you shine. That belief changed when he was bullied and eventually assaulted for being exactly that. After years of living with fear, shame and self-hatred for his LGBTQ identity, he now hopes that one day he can be someone who can help similar situated kids with their problems, and help eradicate bullying, while raising awareness of the importance of mental health and self-care in LGBTQ youth. Fresh off a summer of serving as the Field intern for HRC, Jacob is currently finishing his senior year at Emory University, where he serves openly as the President of Club Tennis, one of the largest student organizations on campus. He will be pursuing a J.D. / M.S.W. after his graduation.

Jonathan Leggette (he/him/his and they/them/theirs)
Olympia, Washington
Jonathan Leggette is an enthusiastic, unapologetic, non-binary, queer, intersex person of color. He is an undergraduate student at The Evergreen State College, studying Marine Biology and Anthropology. Outside of academics, Jonathan works as a Peer Advisor in the Trans and Queer Center on campus, and off campus is a drive and innovative, intersectional, intersex activist who has traveled across the U.S. raising intersex awareness on college campuses and at conferences ranging from Creating Change in Philadelphia to Rutgers University. He works with interACT Youth to advocate for intersex youth and fight against medically unnecessary surgeries that are performed on babies and children. Jonathan makes sure to keep intersectionality and equity at the center of all of his work inside and outside of the classroom.

Zoey Luna (she/her/hers)
Downey, California
Zoey was born in Lynwood, California, where she was picked on during elementary school by both peers and staff. Her mom, Ofelia, was the only person she knew who accepted her completely from the moment she came out. Now, Zoey’s life shares her authentic self through film, starring in documentaries and television shows that focus on the journey of a modern trans person, such us as “Laverne Cox Presents the T Word,” “Raising Zoey,” and “15: A Quinceañera Story.” Zoey feels that being transgender is difficult but a gift; she has the power to share her voice all over the world but also has a huge responsibility to be a voice for her community embers. She hopes her work demonstrates that she has more to deal with than her gender identity, and she aims to focus on sharing more aspects of her life and identity in her work.

Zachary Mallory (they/them/theirs)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Zachary Mallory is a suicide attempt survivor and is an award-winning mental health, suicide prevention and LGBTQ advocate. Zachary is a Promise Fellow with AmeriCorps and Minnesota Alliance with Youth, and a member of the Trevor Project’s Youth Ambassador Council. They also volunteer for other organizations, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They are currently working on a documentary that will highlight the stories of those who have lived experience in dealing with suicide and mental health. Zachary is dedicated to raising awareness about the issues surrounding our community and sharing their story in hopes of inspiring others to do the same.

Javier Cifuentes Monzón (he/him/his)
Washington, D.C.
Realizing that he was queer, Javier’s mother made the difficult decision to immigrate to the United States from Guatemala when he was just six years old. Inspired by his mother’s sacrifice, Javier chose to take a gap year to advocate for LGBTQ immigrants and relocated to Washington, D.C. where he served as the Global intern at the Human Rights Campaign. Following the 2016 presidential election, Javier courageously shared his story of growing up as an undocumented queer immigrant and publicly reached out to the LGBTQ immigrant community through a video produced by HRC. By working to highlight the challenges facing queer immigrants, Javier has become an outspoken advocate for the community and continues to share his story through interviews and at rallies — most recently the historic “We Are Here to Stay” rally.

Miles Sanchez (he/him/his)
Denver, Colorado
As a transgender and queer person of color, Miles is working to challenge the stigma of being called “gay” and “queer” in schools. After experiencing bullying, Miles has chosen to live proudly and openly, rather than letting bullies define him. He knows that as a middle schooler, it is important for him to be open and visible for other students who are LGBTQ, especially if they are not comfortable living openly. He is an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ issues — working as a Youth Leader at Rainbow Alley, a youth-led LGBTQ center in Denver focusing on peer-to-peer support and education.

Lucas Segal (he/him/his)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Lucas Segal is a senior at Lakeside High School in Arkansas, where he’s an active member of the Showband, the President of Partner’s Club and the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In recognition for his advocacy work to allow transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity, Lucas won a trip to San Diego through the Students Taking Action with Recognition competition. “Being transgender is not something that’s easy for us to do,” Segal said in an interview in HRC’s Winter 2015 Equality Magazine. “And it’s not easy to tell people about it because you’re scared, and you don’t know what they’ll think.”

Tyler Yun (she/her/hers and they/them/theirs)
Palo Alto, California
Tyler Yun is a queer person of color of Korean and Laotian descent. Tyler’s passion for social justice started in high school when she became involved with Memphis-based organizations including Bridge Builders, Memphis Ambassadors and Youth Court. Currently, she works with Public Allies, an AmeriCorps effort focusing on developing young, diverse leaders; and volunteers with College Track, an organization devoted to giving marginalized communities access to higher education. 

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Johnny Weir Explains (Twice) Why He Didn’t Come Out

After receiving criticism for a tweet, the former figure skater deleted it, then broke down why his sexuality was never a “great secret.”

www.advocate.com/sports/2018/1/18/johnny-weir-explains-twice-why-he-didnt-come-out