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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Tags: figure skating, op-ed, elvis stojko, masculinity, gender, homophobia, effeminate, skaters, johnny weir

Once a Canadian champion on the ice, Elvis Stojko is now taking his figure skating competition into the social arena by trying to lead male skaters away from what he lables "effeminacy."

Stojko, now living in Mexico, is a correspondent reporter on the Vancouver games, but took time out of his schedule to give Salon.com an interview chock-full of gender stereotypes, homophobia, and more insults than we can include in a single blog entry.

Some highlights of the interview:

When Salon asks what he deems “feminine skating,” Stojko responds, “It's the way you carry yourself. There’s a certain strength to it when a masculine skater steps onto the ice and attacks a program. With the feminine skaters, the use of the hands becomes very soft,...

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Written by Jonathan Higbee, | Tuesday, 03 November 2009
Tags: san francisco, radio stations, energy 92.7, the revolution, homophobia, on air, elvis, slurs, gay

It once was the sonic refuge for Bay Area LGBT, dial-hunters hoping to tune into a part of the community. When Energy 92.7 FM went off the air in September, we knew a home on the radio was lost, but we didn't expect it to turn hostile.

On Monday morning, "Elvis," a new morning host on the rebranded hip-hop station, 92.7 The Revolution, spewed a homophobic insult to a caller while live on air.

From SFist:

During the broadcast, Elvis yelled at the person who answered his call accusing him of stealing an NFL eam flag from his car. The startled man he called said he didn't steal the flag and added that doesn't even watch football. Elvis replied "What kind of man doesn't watch football. What are you a (bleeped out by station)?" The man hangs...

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