Amber Glenn wins Olympic gold — and refuses to back down after anti-LGBTQ backlashhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/amber-glenn-wins-olympic-gold-and-refuses-to-back-down-after-anti-lgbtq-backlash/ar-AA1Waign?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=c3a232e5955545ad9ea6c097c1797321&ei=108 🔗 [Link: msn.com/en-us/sports/other/amber-glenn-wins-olympic-gold-and-refuses-to-back-down-after-anti-lgbtq-backlash/ar-AA1Waign/]Brian C. Bell (11 Feb 2026)
Amber Glenn hasn't only been a hot topic during the Winter Olympics in Milan because her team figure skating gold medal win or her further medal aspirations in the women's individual event that kicks off next week.
"It's been a hard time for the [LGBTQ] community overall in this administration," Glenn said. "It isn't the first time that we've had to come together as a community and try and fight for our human rights. And now especially, it's not just affecting the queer community but many other communities, and I think that we are able to support each other in a way that we didn't have to before and because of that it's made us a lot stronger.
"I hope I can use my platform and my voice throughout these games to try and encourage people to stay strong in these hard times. I know that a lot of people will say, 'You're just an athlete. Stick to your job. Shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all," she continued. "It is something that I will not just be quiet about because it is something that affects us in our everyday lives. So, of course, there are things that I disagree with but, as a community, we are strong and we support each other and brighter days are ahead of us."
