""It isn't the first time we've had to come together as a community," she said. "I hope that I can use my platform and my voice throughout these Games to try to encourage people to stay strong." A few days later, she posted an Instagram story saying she had received "a scary amount of hate/threats" following the comments on social media. "I've never had so many people wish me harm before, just for being me and speaking out about being decent," she told NPR."
""Nearly 50 out LGBTQ+ athletes are competing at the Winter Games, according to OutSports. That figure may seem small compared to the 2,900 or so competitors, but compared to years past when every out athlete made headlines, it's huge. The increasing number of out queer athletes also comes at a time when the ability of trans people to participate in sports remains hotly contested.""
Amber Glenn used her Olympic platform to support LGBTQ+ rights and encouraged people to stay strong. She posted that she had received "a scary amount of hate/threats" on social media and said she had never experienced so many people wishing her harm for speaking out. Glenn won gold with the U.S. figure skating team and still has individual events remaining. Nearly 50 out LGBTQ+ athletes are competing at the Winter Games, a marked increase compared with past Games. That visibility coincides with intense disputes over transgender participation and recent policy changes in U.S. sports governance.
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