Just days after he came out, Olympian Gus Kenworthy was asked a question many gay and lesbian people dread on Twitter by a random user. But Kenworthy handled it so well, and we can’t think of a more perfect way to respond to such a cringeworthy inquiry.
“Are you the man or the woman in the relationship? That’s all I need to know right now,” the user wrote.
Kenworthy, 24, followed up with:
In a relationship I am the man. As is the other man. I’m gay. Not trying to emulate a heterosexual relationship. https://t.co/AJwyskECWf
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) October 24, 2015
The professional freeskier, who nabbed a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, revealed his sexuality in a simply-worded tweet posted on Oct. 22.
“I am gay,” he wrote.
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of the athlete on the cover of ESPN Magazine. The new issue, which hits newsstands on Oct. 30, features an in-depth profile on Kenworthy, in which he recalls his early struggles with his sexuality.
“You’re constantly lying and constantly feeling like you’re being deceitful,” he said in a video on ESPN that was produced in conjunction with the article. “I’m just at that point where I’m ready to open up and let everyone see me for me and I hope everyone accepts it.”
Joe
The Closet Professor 
October 30th, 2015 at 9:16 am
I just love him. What a legend hey?
October 30th, 2015 at 9:17 am
I love seeing more and more athletes coming out.
October 30th, 2015 at 10:48 am
Totally agreed. The more that come out, the easier it will become.
When Tom Daley came out, it opened the flood gates