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The Frozen Closet: Article Analysis
The Frozen Closet." Newsweek. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014

The article ‘The Frozen Closet’ by Abigail Jones was a defiant statement made about figure skaters personally pertaining to male figure skaters. Jones stating, “The message is clear: When competing, being gay may not hurt you, but being straight helps”, was enough to grab any reader’s attention that was disconnected before hand. The author, Abigail, talks about how USFS(United States Figure Skating) is still closeted themselves yet Obama sends all homosexual competitors to compete in homophobic Russia. She has gathered enough first-hand encounters such as judges or former competitors with personal narratives of what has happened or safe to say still happening.

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