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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:14 PM Oct 2015

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Gus Kenworthy, World Champion Skier, Comes Out as Gay

World champion skier Gus Kenworthy, who won a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, has come out as gay.

The 24-year-old Olympic medalist and top freeskier in the world revealed the news in an interview with ESPN The Magazine published on Thursday.

"I am gay," Kenworthy said in posts on Twitter and Facebook in which he shared the cover of the latest issue of the magazine.

I am gay. pic.twitter.com/086ayvChq2
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) October 22, 2015

"Wow, it feels good to write those words," he said on Facebook. "For most of my life, I've been afraid to embrace that truth about myself. Recently though, I've gotten to the point where the pain of holding onto the lie is greater than the fear of letting go, and I'm very proud to finally be letting my guard down."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sochi-olympics/gus-kenworthy-world-champion-skier-comes-out-gay-n449326

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Gus Kenworthy, World Champion Skier, Comes Out as Gay (Original Post) joeybee12 Oct 2015 OP

he's stunning! wow tishaLA Oct 2015 #1

And he rescued a mother dog and her puppies when he was at sochi... joeybee12 Oct 2015 #2

I remember that - TBF Oct 2015 #3

A friend of his took one...a friend who joeybee12 Oct 2015 #4

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)

1. he's stunning! wow

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 02:51 PM

Oct 2015

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

2. And he rescued a mother dog and her puppies when he was at sochi...

Reply to tishaLA (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 04:16 PM

Oct 2015

He has two and his mother took the mother dog...hooray!

TBF

(32,000 posts)

3. I remember that -

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 11:17 PM

Oct 2015

I thought it was so cool someone actually took an interest in what was happening with the dogs.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. A friend of his took one...a friend who

Reply to TBF (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 07:15 AM

Oct 2015

was his boyfriend. But they broke up and the boyfriend got both dogs so they wouldn't have to separate them.

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