What Would Brian Boitano Do?

[WilliamPitt]

He would kick an ass or two.

That's what Brian Boitano'd do.

Brian Boitano announces he's gay before trip to Sochi
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/sochi/2013/12/19/brian-boitano-announces-he-is-gay-sochi-delegation/4125427/

[Fawke Em]

1. Um... hasn't he been out for years?

Loved his cooking show.

[WilliamPitt]

2. Apparently not

Skater Brian Boitano Comes Out, Confuses People
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/12/19/skater_brian_boitano_comes_out_who_knew_he_was_in.html?wpisrc=burger_bar

Boitano explained that he’d stayed silent on the issue for so long—he’s now 50—because “being gay is just one part of who I am.” That’s true for all of us, of course, and since everyone in the entire world apparently thought he was gay, I’m not sure that all those “no comments” and refusals to talk to the gay press while promoting his Food Network show had the effect he hoped for. Still, better late than never.

[Fawke Em]

5. Well, I guess the story you referenced

aptly describes my post.

I never knew he was "in" and never cared one way or the other.

I actually think of him more for skating, that song and his cooking show than I think about who he loves.

[DonViejo]

3. No he hasn't been out for years...

Boitano explained that he’d stayed silent on the issue for so long—he’s now 50—because “being gay is just one part of who I am.” That’s true for all of us, of course, and since everyone in the entire world apparently thought he was gay, I’m not sure that all those “no comments” and refusals to talk to the gay press while promoting his Food Network show had the effect he hoped for. Still, better late than never.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2013/12/19/skater_brian_boitano_comes_out_who_knew_he_was_in.html?wpisrc=hpsponsoredd2

[Benton D Struckcheon]

4. Yeah, heard this on the radio while driving...

…and had the same thought everyone else I'm sure did: lolwot?
Then I heard the context, that he'd be in the US delegation to Sochi, and realized what this was all about.