From Skorts to Soviet Uniforms, "He Is an Awesome Man"

Johnny at the alice + olivia presentation 

during NYFW last night. He tweeted that he’d be wearing 

a “skort”; the Fug Girls briefly described his shorts-in-front-

pleated-skirt-in-back look as “a bum cape,” 

but promise a more lengthy discussion to come. 

Of course the real story was his spectacularly gigantic 

arm cuff.... (see below). Photo via Getty.

Also below: His outstanding

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Propaganda

Johnny in one of his traditional warmup jackets 

emblazoned with the word “Russia.” 

As a well-known openly gay man whose marriage 

to Victor was front-page news in Russia, 
he is, in the eyes of Russian law, 

literally “homosexual propaganda.” 



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Defending the propaganda law at a

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I love my community and the Russian nation, and 

that is why I have taken the steps I believe will be most helpful, 

whether you agree with me or not. I urge everyone to fight for 

your own beliefs. Just because I believe in an anti-boycott and 

because I believe in an LGBT-friendly presence in Russia 

doesn’t mean you have to, nor do I push you to believe something 

simply because I say

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"We Are Our Own Greatest Weapons"

The power of the human spirit 
will prevail against all odds.

—Johnny Weir




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The final set in this series is posted below.










UPDATE: New video from CBS News:

 Johnny Weir: If I’m Arrested in Russia, So Be It. 

An excellent interview, with bonus skating footage 

from the Ice House and interviews with 

his skating partners there. Johnny's

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"Let the World Shine in Peace"

“I lived, cried, and bled for the Olympics. ...

The Olympics are what made me Johnny Weir.”


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As Russia becomes increasingly more dangerous for LGBT people, including foreign visitors, there is a growing outcry for other nations to boycott the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in protest.

Harvey Fierstein surged to the forefront of this movement with his

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