Talk:Rudy Galindo

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Could someone please elaborate (with a reference) on how or if Galindo asked for Weir to be outed? As it stands the article is ambiguous. It states that Galindo challenged the media to out Weir. It then specifies that Galindo said he thought Weir copied his style and that the media went on to question Weir's orientation. The ambiguity lies in whether Galindo actually said that Weir should *be outed*.

I found a post Salt Lake City 2002 Salon interview with Galindo that runs:

Salon: If there's a skater you know who's gay, would you say to them, "Look, I came out, and look what it did for me"? Sort of advise them one way or the other?

Galindo: No, not at all. If that's what they choose, I'm not going to promote this on them, you know, "You should come out to your family and your friends and the whole public." I have too many problems myself. I just deal with what I have to do, and if that's the decision they make, that's fine.

That was four years ago, so he may have changed his mind, but it doesn't seem that he was particularly interested in outing people then. Ajasen 06:02, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

The original Chicago Tribune article is archived and possibly requires payment to access. A Republication Quotes Galindo from the article: "[Weir]'s drinking tea with his pinkie finger in the air, and he's so over the top and feminine, why is everybody asking him about his `style' and not just ask him if he's gay?" Galindo said. "It's the funniest thing to watch."

That's a far cry from asking the media to "out" Weir. Outing means revealing that someone is gay, presenting this as a fact. It doesn't mean asking someone about their orientation. Please reword the article to reflect this. Ajasen 13:56, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

I remember the incident being reported last winter. Galindo, without saying it explicitly, made it clear that in his mind there was no doubt that Weir is gay. And he seemed angry that Weir wasn't acknowledging it, and wanted the media to try to force him to go on record about it. There seemed to be some unexplained source of animosity between them. I don't remember hearing that Galindo thought Weir was copying him. I got this from TV coverage and from a mojor print source, maybe Sports Illustrated or Time. I'll try to locate a reference and put it in the article. Aftermath 19:27, 5 July 2006 (UTC)