Haley & Nikolas’ move to IAM London is official.
The thing is simply that many men who are living in bigger Canadian cities feel safe enough to go on with their lives without making big official statements. With the recent movement, maybe some realize that it's still important to open up, to be a role model. I have never formally made a coming out. My family, friends, coworkers, everyone who cares about me knows.Jeremy had a wonderful post, where he said that he had although his identity may not have been a secret, he had never identified as gay on social media.
It is not because I am ashamed of my identity. I love who I am. But it is because I have never been able to say those exact words to the 2 most important people in my life, my own parents.
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My only wish is that I had done this sooner.
I know it is too late to be the #outandproud athlete I have always wanted to be for you but I know it’s not too late to contribute to the positive change & representation needed for the next generation of LGBTQ+ athletes.
Bravo Jeremy!
I always enjoy your posts here, 4everchan, but this is probably my favorite of all the things you have written. So simple, so heartfelt. Bravo!The thing is simply that many men who are living in bigger Canadian cities feel safe enough to go on with their lives without making big official statements. With the recent movement, maybe some realize that it's still important to open up, to be a role model. I have never formally made a coming out. My family, friends, coworkers, everyone who cares about me knows.
Homosexuality is part of me, just like the colour of my hair or the tone of my voice. It's not the main/only thing that defines me. I just go on and live my life. And doing so, I have met many people who are public figures, athletes or artists who were exactly doing that too... living their gay life and not making public statements about their sexuality. I think that we are at another phase of acceptation now. There was a long period of difficult times, and thanks to some activists, my generation of homosexuals (in bigger cities in Canada and some parts of the world in general) was able to live a pretty "normal" life. ... but now, with the social movements in place, for equity, for diversity, for inclusion etc, it seems that there is another sort of wave... and I wouldn't be surprised if many more athletes came out at this point... many like Jeremy who are retired, who may join their voice to this movement... I think his text his clear about that... never was a secret but now joining the movement...
awww thank you !I always enjoy your posts here, 4everchan, but this is probably my favorite of all the things you have written. So simple, so heartfelt. Bravo!
I don't think Raf's skaters really have the habit of posting training updates, especially compared to many Russian coaching groups. Nathan (and Yuzuru for that matter) don't share news about their skating and they do just fine.As for Gogolev, he's been spotted in the background of some videos from Raf's rink. Brezina mentioned that he, Gogolev, Chen and Bell were training isolated with Raf during the lockdowns. However, there really hasn't been anything showing Gogolev's progress and he doesn't post about skating to his social media so who knows, maybe things aren't going well or he just wants to keep it secret?
Torgashev is the one I really wonder about since, as far as I know, he still hasn't been added to the international selection pool. Has that changed?I don't think Raf's skaters really have the habit of posting training updates, especially compared to many Russian coaching groups. Nathan (and Yuzuru for that matter) don't share news about their skating and they do just fine.
I think we could be pleasantly surprised by Stephen Also possibly by Andrew Torgashev, another skater who's been keeping a low profile after moving to Raf...
Not as far as I know, unfortunatelyTorgashev is the one I really wonder about since, as far as I know, he still hasn't been added to the international selection pool. Has that changed?
Phil Hersch awarded them the OGM on Twitter today.