Posted on 02/09/2018 7:15:30 PM PST by Ennis85
The first two openly gay male U.S. winter Olympians are doubling down on their feud with Vice President Pence over his record on LGBTQ rights.
Freeskier Gus Kenworthy posted a photo on Instagram of himself and figure skater Adam Rippon with a caption that calls out Pence, who is leading the U.S. delegation to the 2018 Olympics, by name. Rippon was named to the U.S. Olympic team first, making history as the first openly gay man to represent the country in the Winter Olympics. Kenworthy was named to the team a few weeks later.
“The Opening Ceremony is a wrap and the 2018 Winter Olympic Gaymes are officially under way!” Kenworthy wrote. “I feel incredibly honored to be here in Korea competing for the US and I'm so proud to be representing the LGBTQ community alongside this amazing guy! Eat your heart out, Pence.”
He also used the hashtag “TeamUSGay,” adding American flag and Pride flag emojis.
Kenworthy earlier in February called Pence a “strange choice” and a “bad fit” to lead the U.S. delegation to the Olympics.
“To have somebody leading the delegation that’s directly attacked the LGBTQ community, and a Cabinet in general that just sort of stands against us and has tried to do things to set us back, it just seems like a bad fit,” Kenworthy said. Rippon has been outspoken about his views on Pence and President Trump, saying in an interview earlier this year that he would decline an invitation to the White House because he doesn’t think he would be “welcome” as a gay athlete.
“I don’t think the current administration represents the values that I was taught growing up,” Rippon said. “Mike Pence doesn’t really stand for anything that I believe in.”
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I haven’t watched the Olympics in YEARS,but reading about these activist gays makes my blood boil.
When in God’s name did having marches and rainbow flags just to advertise how you like to HAVE SEX become the vogue?
The world has gone NUTS!
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Maybe! What did you do there?
I was a speed skater. Lived and trained there in the summer of ‘90.
We did a lot weights and cycling at the velodrome.
Wasn’t one of them picked despite being worse than another competitor?
Don’t these fellows have some sewage pipes to probe somewhere?
Okay...Can someone inform me why Americans should cheer for the “American” athletes? Or why we should watch the Olympics?
It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if the US came home without any medals. Flame away.
Two homos who probably have AIDS..hope they both fall flat on their disgusting faces
hey, way to alienate half your potential viewers, assholes ...
Homos, other than far left commies, are the most angriest people on the planet. They HATE life, and they are only happy when you agree with their filthy agenda..if they want to fudge pack in their bedroom I could care less..but they will NEVER EVER be married, never in the eyes of God
What sour grapes. Well, Pence is Vice President and they are not.
hodog-waggers ...
Bone blowers
Rear admirals ..
Raw-clam suckers ...
should be allowed t represent the U.S., but they should be banished for marching as if they were marching in a fmaling Gay Pride parade.
I’d be happy if they just replayed Torino.
Decency and normalcy is so outmoded these days...
What did you expect? They’re F.A.G.S. Meh.
KMA, perverts, I hope you lose!!
Yup, they should be removed from the team and flown home immediately. They are not behaving properly in public as US Olympians.
Winter what?
Thought their platform was “say no to hate” ... just sayin’
Geez, 78 posts and no pics of these two drama queen faggots?
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