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Gus Kenworthy Dissed by Homophobes, Supported by Chelsea Clinton
The out Olympic freeskier shared his experiences with social-media homophobia in a tweet today.
February 27 2018 8:38 PM EST
February 28 2018 12:22 AM EST
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Olympic freeskier Gus Kenworthy has shared some intensely homophobic comments on his YouTube videos, making the point that antigay bigotry is alive and well in 2018.
The comments, which he shared in a tweet today, call him "faggot" and "pedo-fag," and wish him death from AIDS, a car accident, or being pushed off a building.
\u201cThem: It's 2018 nobody cares that you're gay. Homophobia doesn't exist anymore. Get over yourself.\n\nMy YouTube notifications:\u201d— Gus Kenworthy (@Gus Kenworthy) 1519760921
But Kenworthy's getting some major support from commenters on the tweet, who include Chelsea Clinton, out Canadian Olympian Eric Radford, actor-director Peter Paige, and actress Lea Salonga. He's unlikely to get support from another president's daughter, though, given that he dissed Ivanka Trump in a tweet when she showed up at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony.
\u201c@guskenworthy @yashar I am so sorry Gus you are dealing with this. All those vile comments reflect on the people making them, not you. Thank you for always representing #TeamUSA so well, on and off skis.\u201d— Gus Kenworthy (@Gus Kenworthy) 1519760921
\u201c@guskenworthy Ugh...\ud83d\ude1e\u201d— Gus Kenworthy (@Gus Kenworthy) 1519760921
\u201c@guskenworthy @goblinlab Love you, man. Stay strong. You\u2019re helping to change the world so scared, pathetic, afraid-they\u2019d-like-it-if-they-tried-it assholes like this disappear into oblivion and are forgotten forever.\u201d— Gus Kenworthy (@Gus Kenworthy) 1519760921
\u201c@guskenworthy @andymientus There are more good people in this world. Those cowards don\u2019t deserve anyone\u2019s attention.\u201d— Gus Kenworthy (@Gus Kenworthy) 1519760921
Kenworthy and figure skater Adam Rippon were the first out gay men to represent the U.S. in the Winter Olympics. Kenworthy failed to win a medal, while Rippon won one, but they both won fans with their outspokenness against Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Kenworthy also made history by kissing his boyfriend, Matt Wilkas, on national television.
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