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TexasTowelie

(125,678 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:49 AM 4 hrs ago

Amber Glenn: Shattering figure skating's gender norms - NBC News

U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn once hid parts of herself to fit into her sport. Now, as an openly bisexual and pansexual athlete, she is using her platform to push for visibility, inclusion and mental health awareness.

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Amber Glenn: Shattering figure skating's gender norms - NBC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago OP

I wasn't going to watch any of the Olympics. RandySF 4 hrs ago #1

Fortunately the winter Olympics are not being held in the US.... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #2

RandySF

(81,359 posts)

1. I wasn't going to watch any of the Olympics.

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Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:01 AM

4 hrs ago

But I will watch her.

hlthe2b

(112,919 posts)

2. Fortunately the winter Olympics are not being held in the US....

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:33 AM

4 hrs ago

How proud we MUST all be of our country today and its "welcoming attitudes" towards ALL...

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