Tag: Eric Radford

This week Taylor Swift launched an LGBT revolution, Jonathan Van Ness came out as non-binary, author Nicholas Sparks was outed as a racist homophobe, and Meghan McCain spent a whole hour masquerading as an ally. Here’s what happened on Instagram: went to South Beach. took a call. did some work. got some sun. completed the AIDS LifeCycle. made friends at the cottage. rinsed off. smiled at Pride. got a new speedo. went off-roading in Ibiza. lifted weights. took a...

Figure skater Eric Radford has announced his retirement. The Canadian athlete took home gold in team figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Seoul, where he performed a beautiful routine to Adele’s Hometown Glory alongside partner Meagan Duhamel. The achievement made him the first openly gay male athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. The pair later earned a bronze medal in the pairs free skating on Thursday, making Eric the first openly gay man to...

We have even more exciting news to share with you all concerning openly gay athletes and Olympics Medals. We shared with you earlier that Adam Rippon had earned a bronze medal for his solo run, and now it seems another gay athlete took home the gold. When we first introduced you to Eric Radford, we shared that he was yet another openly gay athlete going to the Winter Olympics. Radford, along with his team skate partner Meagan Duhamel, represented Canada well and...

Radford is only the second openly gay man to ever compete in the Winter Games. Over the weekend Canadian figure skater Eric Radford qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, becoming only the second openly gay man to ever compete in a Winter Games, after American skater Adam Rippon. Radford, 32, came out in in December 2014. He competed in the Sochi Winter Games, earning a silver with his pairs partner, Meagan Duhamel, but was closeted at the...