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[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Or, maybe, it has more to do with the fact that the number of people who are gay and ice skate on a level sufficient to qualify it as a "sport" instead of a hobby are infinitesimally small compared to either group on its own?

[–]Dontcaretoday 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Male and female pairings just make more sense with all those lifts and stuff they do also. To make a gay couple work you would have to find a tiny man and an extra strong one out of that already very small demographic of gay skaters, and I doubt 2 women could pull it off at all.

[–]artetolife 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is what gay pro dancers usually say when they get asked about this. And really why should they care? It is not necessary to be sexually attracted to your dancing/skating partner.