Amber Glenn is out, loud, proud & (finally!) number one
The moment Amber Glenn became a U.S. national champion for the first time in her career. #PrevagenUSChamps pic.twitter.com/U3YPYXdvEaThere was a time in the career of this budding young star where queerness would be frozen deep in time and never thaw.
When Glenn came out as pansexual in 2019, she was worried about her place in a sport where subjective whims of judges are the difference between gold and also-ran. “When I came out originally I was terrified and I was scared it would affect my scores, but I didn’t care,” she told reporters after winning her U.S.
title. “It was worth it to see, over the last couple of years, the amount of young people that feel more represented at the rink and just because you have this aspect doesn’t mean you can’t be a top athlete.
We’re here, you’re represented and it just means a lot.”The last time Glenn won a national championship was ten years ago. She was 14-year-old from Plano, Texas with a gleam and a dream.
