An Olympic First
When U.S. figure skating champion Timothy LeDuc took to the ice in Beijing in 2022, they made history as the first openly non-binary athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. So why don't they want the spotlight to stay on them? Because LeDuc wanted to make sure that their milestone shined a light on the possibilities for LGBTQ+ athletes everywhere. "My hope is that the narrative shifts to, queer people can be open and successful in sports (Fuente and Elassar, 2022)."
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Learn more about Timothy LeDuc's inspiring journey in this article from the Washington Post.
The first openly nonbinary Winter Olympian hopes to 'push the conversation forward'
References:
Carpenter, Les. (2022, January 17). The first openly nonbinary Winter Olympian hopes to 'push the conversation forward.' Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/02/17/timothy-leduc-nonbinary-pairs-figure-skati...
De la Fuente, Homero and Alaa Elassar. (2022, January 10). Timothy LeDuc is set to become the first openly non-binary athlete to compete in a Winter Olympics. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/09/sport/timothy-leduc-first-nonbinary-olympic-winter-games/index.html
