The Olympics is all about inclusion, coming together for sport. That’s the footprint I want to leave. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
For anyone who says ‘Who cares if you’re gay? It’s 2018,’ well, a lot of people care because a lot of people had the opportunity to be out, and there’s been a lot of fear surrounding it. This is the first time we’re seeing representation, and because of that, it is a big deal. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
I spent 24 years in the closet wanting to talk so desperately about who I was and what I am but too afraid to. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
When we have people elected into office that believe in conversion therapy and are trying to strip trans rights in the military and do these things that are directly attacking the LGBT community, I have no patience. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
You don’t want to be defined by one thing. But at the same point… When you are the first in something, that’s gonna kinda be the title that sticks. And after Sochi, I was, like, the dog guy. Now I’m the gay guy, and it’s fine by me. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
Competitors, even friends that would say things that were so homophobic, and – I don’t think that they realized necessarily the impact that it was having on me, because I was in the closet, and I think that that’s what made me really scared to come out. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
I definitely carry a little bit of a burden with me, being a gay athlete going to the Olympics. I think that there’s pressure on me… It presents an amazing opportunity, and I think that it kind of gives us a chance to shed people’s misconceptions and just kind of, like, break down barriers. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
Even if you’re ‘the gay guy,’ if you’re winning events, you’re still winning events. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
I wound up adopting two dogs from Sochi. It wasn’t really me who brought them home as much as it was one of my best friends, Robin Macdonald, who was out there with me. Gus Kenworthy Read Quote
