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Sofia Goggia and the sentence about homosexual athletes: “He did not want to be discriminatory”

Gus Kenworthy he was a champion of freestyle skiing, practically flies with his skis upside down and certainly knows how to do any descent on skis. American Andrew Blaser has participated in the last winter games in the skeleton: he is gay and throws himself head on with a sled at over 100 kilometers per hour.

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Just a few examples to break down what the president of Arcigay Bergamo Cives Marco Arlati has defined as «words full of stereotypes». On Facebook also the words of Ivan Scalfarotto, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior: «I read dismay that according to Sofia Goggia a gay athlete would not be able to do a downhill. Before saying such things, kind Sofia, you should stop and think twice: speed is an advantage in the race but with words it can become a big problem ».

“A very humiliating thought,” he said Vladimir Luxuria to Radio Capital. “This idea of ​​measuring heterosexuality through manhood is absurd. If one is able to challenge certain heights, it does so regardless of sexual orientation. That of the Goggia is a somewhat old idea, according to which gays in front of a steep descent come back screaming and wagging. For some, sport has always been a demonstration of machismo. Already said by men it is terrible, but said by a woman it is really humiliating ».

Other stories of Vanity Fair that may interest you:

– Tokyo 2020, Tom Daley’s gold: “Proud to be gay and Olympic champion”

– Gus Kenworthy, the skier who changed the sport with a kiss


Source: Vanity Fair

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