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Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it’s all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

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Johnny Weir

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Of course I was bullied and of course I was called names – my last name is Weir. That’s very, very close to ‘weird,’ or ‘queer’ and any of those words. But I’ve never been anyone to cry over spilled milk or be upset because kids don’t like me, or people don’t like me… It makes my skin stronger and thicker. And why cry? Your mascara runs.

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I still have so much passion to perform… That’s who Johnny Weir is: I’m a figure skater, I’m an athlete. I want to have fun and enjoy it.

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May 3, 2024

I still have so much passion to perform… That’s who Johnny Weir is: I’m a figure skater, I’m an athlete. I want to have fun and enjoy it.

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May 3, 2024

Of course I was bullied and of course I was called names – my last name is Weir. That’s very, very close to ‘weird,’ or ‘queer’ and any of those words. But I’ve never been anyone to cry over spilled milk or be upset because kids don’t like me, or people don’t like me… It makes my skin stronger and thicker. And why cry? Your mascara runs.

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