Back Off, Ladies: Johnny Weir Is Gay

By Sarah Crow Posted Jan 6th 2011 03:00PM

In what may be the most shocking news you will hear all year, ice skater and sequin enthusiast Johnny Weir has come out as a homosexual.

AfterElton reports that Weir has finally admitted that he is gay after years of dodging the issue in the press. In 2006, when asked about his sexuality by a fan on his website, Weir responded, "I don't feel the need to express my sexual being because it's not part of my sport and it's private. I can sleep with whomever I choose and it doesn't affect what I'm doing on the ice."

However, in excerpts given to PEOPLE from in his upcoming memoir, 'Welcome to My World,' Weir writes, "With people killing themselves and being scared into the closet, I hope that even just one person can gain strength from my story."

The skater now openly declares, "In a sexual way, I'm gay."

Despite his recent frankness, in this week's question and answer session on his site, Weir told fans the question he wishes people would stop asking him is, "Do you do all this for attention, or are you really just born this way?" He responded: "I do what I want and how I want because I was born to live my life."

The star's theatrical skating style and fashion-forward looks caused many to question his sexuality throughout his career, even prompting cruel comments from Quebecois sports broadcasters Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg, who suggested that Weir "sets a bad example" for young male skaters. Mailhot even went as far as to say that Weir should undergo gender testing and that he should skate against female competitors.

Disappointed, but undeterred, Weir told PEOPLE, "It wasn't these two men criticizing my skating, it was them criticizing me as a person. ... Masculinity is what you believe it to be."

In his book, Weir admits to not only being comfortable with himself, but living his life with pride. "I'm not ashamed to be me. More than anyone else I know, I love my life and accept myself," he writes. "What's wrong with being unique? I am proud of everything that I am and will become."

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Thursday 06 January

By punxxi

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I seem to remember when he was about 15m he was pretty open about it. Peoples sexuality doesn't matter, only how a person lives their life matters.

By kaysings

And who does he think this is news to?

By fivemillion

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Really? Homosexual? An ice skater, homosexual?

By Mindy

WHHHHHAAAAAATTTTT??????? hahahahahaha

By rose

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Are there any male ice skaters who are not gay?

Friday 07 January

Are there any male ice skaters who are not gay?

Yes, Scott Hamilton is not gay, and I don't think Evan Lysacek or ice dancer Ben Agosto are gay, but don't quote me.

By ashley

umm... how is this shocking news?

By mw

Are you kidding me? I am shocked to my very core. NOT

By Stephanie

I like Johnny Weir. I usually do not watch ice skating but if JW is skating I watch. He is certainly cute, talented and keeps it interesting. Who cares what he or who he is just as long as he keeps skating. Otherwise who would even give a darn about the sport nowadays. Bravo Johnny Weir!

By Elizabeth

Why would anyone care? It is his life. I do not understand why people feel that this is something they have a right to know about persons wholly unrelated to them.

By DJ

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The first time we saw him skating, we both said at the same time that he is gay. That was a several years back. The clothes that he wears says that.

By jen

oh my goodness, I'm in shock........Johnny is gay? can it be? wow.........more disturbing is the two canadians that blasted him. what jerks..........

I appreciate his skating and antics; his sexual persuasion doesn't interest me

By johnson

Back off ladies Johnny (weir) queer is gay

By NYC

I know. Too bad. Love you Johnny!!

By willyd

Well dip me in choclolate and throw me to the lesbians - he's gay.

So what?

By Joyce

What makes the difference if he is or isn't? He's very talented & chooses to be his own person. What's wrong with that? If he's gay he was born that way. Gays are human beings just as we all are & don't deserve the condemnation that is slung at them. Let Johnny be his unique self; he is not harming anyone. You critics are the ones with the problem......& that's hatred. Not a good trait to have.

By Dennis Robart

Now he and Rudy can skate together 'In the Navy'!

EEEWWWWWWWW!!!

By HAZZ

HMMM ANOTHER ICE SKATER IS GAY? WOW GO FIGURE

By John

I dont care who Johnny Weir sleeps with...what I do care about is that he wear fur and has no issues with it..fur is murder and he should be ashamed of himself.

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