Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn accused the Trump administration of attacking her "human rights."Glenn's sentiments came in a pre-Olympics press conference last week, where she made her case to reporters that the "queer community" is stronger than ever.'I will be limiting my time on social media for my own well-being.'Before Glenn won gold in team figure skating this week, she said it has been "a hard time for the [LGBTQ] community overall in this administration."She then claimed her "human rights" were at risk. "It isn't the first time that we've had to come together as a community and try and fight for our human rights. And now especially, it's not just affecting the queer community, but many other communities, and I think that we are able to support each other in a way that we didn't have to before, and because of that, it's made us a lot stronger."The 26-year-old then pledged she would use her platform during the Olympics to "encourage people to stay strong."However, just a few days later, Glenn said she needed to take a break from social media over "hate" and "threats.""When I chose to utilize one of the amazing things about the United States of America (Freedom of speech) to convey how I feel as an athlete competing for Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans I am now receiving a scary amount of hate/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel," she wrote on an Instagram story, according to the Wrap."I did anticipate this, but I'm disappointed by it," she went on. "I will be limiting my time on social media for my own well-being for now, but I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in."Then Glenn flipped on that commitment too.RELATED: 'I'm really proud': American snowboarder refuses to take the bait on question about representing USA - YouTube After comments about limiting her social media surfaced on Saturday, Glenn seemingly took just one day off from her online activism and returned to her social media.Upon her re-emergence, she shared a picture of her gold medal team and a post about "all the queer athletes who won medals" so far at the Olympics.This was followed by a shared post with the Human Rights Campaign that featured a quote from her saying she has been receiving hate but will "never stop" using her voice. This of course omitted the portion where Glenn said she would be limiting her social media usage.The next day, Glenn posted an interview she took part in where she discussed being an "advocate for mental health and the LGBTQ+ community," which is "making figure skating more supportive, inclusive, and open."RELATED: Olympic skier who wrote 'F**k ICE' in snow now says he is victim of 'hate and vitriol' Photo by Tim Clayton/Getty Images Glenn's social media is a near constant feed of mental health and gay activism. Before her alleged break, she posted a video about her being "the first openly LGBTQ+ woman to represent the U.S. in Olympic singles figure skating."The same post included the popular phrasing of "respect and pay female athletes."Another post talked about Glenn bringing "visible, unapologetic queerness" to the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Missouri.Glenn will likely get another chance to speak with reporters around her free skate short program competition, which takes place on February 17.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

During a closed-door lunch Wednesday, House Republican leadership touted Congress' efforts to protect women from trans-identifying male athletes. Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) hosted Republican colleagues, female athletes, and advocates to highlight the progress being made to keep men out of women's sports. During the lunch, Emmer shared the advice he would give his own daughter if she were to compete with a boy. 'My life changed completely in an instant.'"I got seven kids — six boys and one daughter," Emmer said. "And this may be inappropriate, but I'm going to say the way I believe. I not only taught my daughter to compete with boys, I taught her to kick their ass!""But I just look at my daughter, and I asked myself, what parent would not stand up and say this is wrong?"RELATED: 'This is a must-win': These 4 Republicans voted against banning trans surgeries on children Courtesy of Rep. Emmer's officeRepublican Rep. Kat Cammack of Florida, who co-hosted the lunch, shared the pushback she experienced trying to advocate for female athletes. "I was the chair of the bipartisan women's caucus, and we were taking a vote on initiatives that we were going to champion as Republicans and Democrats. In the final five minutes of the meeting, I said, 'Hey, we're missing a key issue here. I think we should take a position as women on protecting women's sports.'""You would not believe the conversation that ensued," Cammack said. "I had more women shouting me down, telling me how hateful we were for even mentioning this and that we were going to be excluding people. I knew in that moment that we had to do something." In the aftermath, Cammack founded the Republican Women's Caucus, where she continued to stand for women's sports. RELATED: RFK Jr. moves to ban transgender procedures for children: 'This is not medicine; it is malpractice' Courtesy of Rep. Emmer's office Several female athletes were also present, all of whom had their own experience playing against male athletes who claimed to be women.One athlete in attendance was Payton McNabb, a former girls' volleyball player whose life was turned around because the adults around her refused to stand up for the young women on her team. McNabb was severely injured in 2022 when her high school volleyball team was forced to compete against a male athlete who slammed the ball in her face and knocked her unconscious. "I went to the doctor, and they explained how I had a concussion, a brain bleed, and permanent whiplash," McNabb said. "All this could have been completely avoided from the start, and I could have been living my normal life playing college volleyball. But all of that got taken away because of this game, and I never played volleyball again." "I couldn't drive for several months. I went from being top three in my class to needing extra time on tests and accommodations in school. ... My life changed completely in an instant. It was really hard on me — not only on me, but on my family who had to watch me suffer. ... That's why it's been so important to share my story across the country." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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