"Amber Glenn, the first out queer woman to make the U.S. figure skating team, said in an Instagram story over the weekend that she's received "a scary amount of hate/threats" since commenting on the president's anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Glenn had said during a press conference last week that the community is currently facing "hard times" under Trump. Related: Out Olympian Amber Glenn slams Trump administration and says she won't 'shut up about politics'"
"Meanwhile, out gay freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who is representing the U.K. but grew up in the U.S., said in a video posted to Instagram that he's received several messages "telling me to kill myself, threatening me, wishing they'll get to see me blow my knee or break my neck during my event, calling me slurs" since making an anti-ICE post."
LGBTQ+ Olympians who criticize Donald Trump or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) receive intense online harassment, including hate comments, threats, and death threats. Amber Glenn, the first out queer woman on the U.S. figure skating team, said she received "a scary amount of hate/threats" after criticizing anti-LGBTQ+ policies, described the community as facing "hard times," and began a social media break after receiving wishes of harm. Gus Kenworthy, representing the U.K., received messages urging him to kill himself, threatening physical injury, and using slurs after an anti-ICE Instagram post in which he wrote "fuck ICE" in snow and encouraged contacting senators.
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