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Gay figure skating

The Adult Gay Figure Skating Movement

Skaters age 25 and older may test for figures and freestyle at the senior level, and challenge in adult competitions. These tests and competitions have diverse requirements from Olympic-track élite skating.

Adult figure skaters who are out as queer, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or otherwise not heterosexual:

  • Linda Carney, Team New York
  • Gerry Kaplan, Team Fresh York
  • Jim Kerber, Team San Francisco
  • Jay Kobayashi, Team San Francisco
  • Lisa Labrecque, Team San Francisco
  • Gary Lynch, Team Seattle
  • Jean Pierre Martin and Mark Hird, Team Montréal
  • Rich Alan McBride
  • Onno Meijer, the Netherlands
  • Laura Moore, Team New York
  • Dennis Palaganas
  • Darrin Singbeil and Trevor Kruse, Team Toronto
  • Ryan Lee Stevens, Nova Scotia Provincial Bronze Artistic Men's Champion
  • Kurt van Tricht, Belgium
  • Robert Weaver, Atlanta
  • Greg Wittrock, Team New York

Local adult homosexual skating information:


Competitions and shows:


Gay Games information:


Popular culture

  • Thin Ice -- a feature motion picture about lesbian pair skaters headed for the Gay

    This is not a knock on Adam - he had an amazing skate last night (judging issues aside). I just can't help but go to youtube and watch some of the ones that came before Adam. They in many ways paved the way. Point being: without the ones that came before, Adam most likely could not include broken down that ultimate barrier. I don't reflect we'd be seeing him stick his tongue out suggestively at the judges in an Olympic season without the likes of Boitano, Galindo (who did not make it to the Olympics, but certainly deserves credit), Goebel, Savoie, and of course Weir.

    I'm not going to list all of them, and since the media is focused on him existence the first US gentleman, I'll just share a few of my favorite Olympic moments by recognizable (out) gay men because I think they demand a shout out.

    Probably most notable is our Olympic Champion Brian Boitano. If you grew up with skating in the 90's you know who Brian is. Brian only came out in , but I'm fairly certain most fans "knew". It just wasn't something we cared about. As Brian said in a recent interview it is a part of who he is, but it's only a part. H

    International Gay Figure Skating Union

    • 07/14/ ISI (Ice Sports Industry) memberships: Please note that you must have a valid ISI membership to compete at Gay Games in Valencia. Membership year is 1 September - August 31, you can finde more information here. 
    • 07/14/ ISI RULES/PROGRAM DURATIONS: Please see program durations and many more details about the required elements here. 
    • 07/14/ HOTEL INFO FOR GGVLC: The ice arena where we will have our events is called Pleasurable on Ice and is located near the airport. There are some hotel options near the rink. Book your hotel through the official Gay Games travel agency to obtain Gay Games to receive special rates. We encourage Hotel Xon's.
    • 05/15/ Great website about gay figure skating and all its challenges. 
    • 05/08/ Registration for Valencia is off to a wonderful start with registrations from 6 countries. Be part of it and register!
    • Some impressions on same sex couples

    IGFSU and the Homosexual Games

    IGFSU was founded in by Arthur Luiz and Laura Moore, as part of a successful request to get figure skating into the Gay Games in New

    Growing up, I was always told that figure skating was a pretty gay sport. We had Adam Rippon and Eric Radford bringing glory to the rainbow flag in PyeongChang, Johnny Weir chatting away in the commentary booth, and the two fantastic Brians – Orser and Boitano – out and proud. I got lulled into believing that the figure skating community was a safe place for openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but a not many days ago, I learned that this was not true and never has been so.

    It all started when the aforementioned Adam Rippon recently donated $1, to a charity for black transsexual people and posted about it on social media. Alexei Yagudin, the Olympic gold medalist in men’s skating, brutally denounced Rippon’s decision to support the produce and proclaimed that trans people and people of color didn’t need charities. He also verbally attacked Rippon himself, although he later issued a perfunctory apology for his choice of words. Many people in the skating community pulled together to encourage Rippon, but this incident shattered the illusion of an Homosexual haven inside the world of figure skating. It also spar