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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2020 23:49:26 GMT
Out gay Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon has drawn thunderous internet applause for taking a stand against bigotry.
After a fellow skater made shockingly anti-LGBTQ+ comments on Instagram, Rippon shut him all the way down—and put his money where his mouth is to boot, with a sizable donation to a trans-advocacy organization.
The incident erupted in the wake of an Instagram post from Russian figure skater Alexei Yagudin in response to Rippon donating to The Okra Project, an organization that serves the Black Trans community.
Yagudin posted (in Russian) a since-deleted Instagram post and Instagram Story. He called transgender people and/or people like Rippon (translations vary) "Earth's mistake" and asked "When will you die?"
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