Amber Glenn: Shattering figure skating's gender norms

About this episode

Amber Glenn discusses her journey as an openly bisexual and pansexual figure skater and her efforts to promote visibility and mental health awareness in sports.

U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn once hid parts of herself to fit into her sport. Now, as an openly bisexual and pansexual athlete, she is using her platform to push for visibility, inclusion and mental health awareness.

People in this episode

Guest: Amber Glenn

Topics covered

• figure skating
• gender norms
• visibility
• inclusion
• mental health awareness
• LGBTQ+ representation

Keywords

• Amber Glenn
• figure skating
• bisexual
• pansexual
• mental health
• inclusion
• LGBTQ+

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC Sports

Places: U.S.

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