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Mike Gelt's avatar

Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu represent the very best of America — courage, talent, resilience, and authenticity.

They have earned their place on the ice through discipline and excellence, and they deserve celebration, not hatred.

The escalating attacks on LGBTQ+ communities — fueled by reckless political rhetoric and cynical culture-war tactics — have created a climate where harassment and even death threats are becoming normalized.

When leaders use language that paints LGBTQ+ people as dangerous, illegitimate, or unworthy of equal rights, it does not stay in speeches

It filters into communities. It emboldens extremists. It puts real lives at risk.

Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu are athletes, not political props.

They are human beings, not targets. Attempts to weaponize their identities for partisan outrage are not about fairness in sports — they are about stoking division and fear.

We must be clear: bigotry disguised as policy debate is still bigotry.

Demonizing LGBTQ+ people for political gain is irresponsible and dangerous. Words matter.

Leadership matters. And when rhetoric contributes to threats and intimidation, accountability matters.

Supporting Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu means standing up for dignity, equality, and the right of every person to live openly and safely. It means rejecting hate in all its forms.

It means refusing to allow fear-mongering to define who belongs in this country.

Our athletes deserve applause — not threats. Our LGBTQ+ neighbors deserve protection — not persecution.

And our politics must rise above cruelty.

Silence in the face of hate is complicity.

We choose solidarity.

Susan Tuzzolino's avatar

Thanks for this Mike! You are speaking my mind and heart!

Ella's avatar

Take *that* you nasty bigots!

Here's to all the strong and brave queer women, and there are *a lot* of them. Go! Go! Go!

Thanks for the uplifting article, Erin!

Nicole B's avatar

Love Amber Glenn and love her skating too!!! Appreciate her awesome advocacy especially in this moment!!!!

Devin's avatar

Rightwing groomers are so pitiful! Is there any sporting event they don’t try to ruin?

Congrats Amber and Alysa on the medals and for owning the wicked right! You make us so proud of our country when there’s so many reasons right now to be ashamed of it! 🇺🇸

Susan Tuzzolino's avatar

Oh! Bring it Baby! Bring it! Congratulations!

Stay Strong Everyone! Be Loud and Proud! Be Courageous!

Sending with so much love for our beautiful LGBTQ+ community!

Jaimie Hileman's avatar

MAGAs are openly wishing Olympic defeat and death on our athletes because they aren't straight bcuz "patriotizm"...

I wouldn't piss on a burning MAGAt to save my own life even if I was micturating kerosene for some reason.

Joan the Dork's avatar

Cry harder, bigots!

Susan Wolken's avatar

I hope they both win gold in the individual skating events, too!!!

Michelle Paquette's avatar

Why, bless their hearts! Providing so much rent-free space in their heads for l’il old us!

So concerned about folks being all woke and aware of their surroundings! It’s OK. Y’all stay asleep, stay oblivious, and just remember to obey, do as you’re told, and I’m sure it will all end well for you with a little piece of land to call your own. About 2x6 feet…

Erin Kelly's avatar

If you think that somebody expressing opinions you disagree with makes the Olympics "unwatchable," that says a lot more about you than it does about the Olympics.

Jessica Tymczak's avatar

We need T shirts…..