out lesbian Raven “Hulk” Saunders earned the silver medal in her event, finishing with a distance of 19.79 meters and marking the athlete's first Olympic medal.
When the time came for her to take the podium and celebrate the win, Saunders raised her arms overhead to form an X, a gesture she later explained to the Associated Press represented “the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet.”“Shout out to all my Black people.
Shout out to all my LGBTQ community. Shout out to all my people dealing with mental health,” Saunders said.The move, however, was potentially in violation of Olympic rules and led to an investigation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).