Front page of Washington Post sports section.

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"...here is a fine example of what to do with your fey little boy, whom you love so much: Adore him.
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Weir has done what so many oddballs, gay or straight, raised by understanding mamas and papas in the sticks, have done -- he became a cultural omnivore. He loves hotels, he loves high fashion, he loves being in the world as opposed to shutting himself off. He's learning Russian. He names his costumes. He is complicated, self-aware to a maximum degree, and he loathes being misunderstood.

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The message rings clear:

Mamas, let your babies grow up to be figure skaters."