Is TMZ.com Questioning Johnny Weir's Gender?
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | October 25, 2010
Is celebrity gossip site TMZ.com questioning figure skater John G. “Johnny” Weir's gender in a post published on Monday?
In the post, Weir is compared to Gilly, a character played by Kristen Wiig on NBC's late-night sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night Live.
With side-by-side photos of each, the site says: “One of them has on too much makeup for their age. Weir just sayin'”
Announcers during the 2010 Olympics discussed the three-time U.S. National Figure Skating champion's gender and sexuality.
Veteran French-speaking Canadian sports commentators Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg of the RDS network joked on air that Weir should be made to take a gender test and that he was a “bad example” for the sport. The comments followed those of a pair of Australian Channel Nine sports commentators who questioned Weir's masculinity.
Last month, at an HRC fundraiser, Weir discussed the comments, telling the crowd that he loves his penis: “For the record, I am very, very proud to have a penis. I love it. Amazing moments we've had together. I love it.”