Figure Skater Rippon: Yes Pence Says He Supports Me, But Will He If I Get Married?

RUSH TRANSCRIPT HUNT Adam ░░░░░░░░ made history at the ░░░░░░░░ Olympics before he stepped ░░░░░░░░ the ice the 28 ░░░░░░░░ old figure skater entered ░░░░░░░░ the first openly Gaye ░░░░░░░░ for the games He ░░░░░░░░ vice president Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ his stance on gay ░░░░░░░░ I asked the newly ░░░░░░░░ bronze medalist about that ░░░░░░░░ what comes next when ░░░░░░░░ spoke earlier this week ░░░░░░░░ vice president and his ░░░░░░░░ say they reached out ░░░░░░░░ meet with you First ░░░░░░░░ all did you ever ░░░░░░░░ an invitation from the ░░░░░░░░ president to meet with ░░░░░░░░ before the games And ░░░░░░░░ do you say now ░░░░░░░░ it might be the ░░░░░░░░ time to meet with ░░░░░░░░ RIPPON You know I ░░░░░░░░ a phone call from ░░░░░░░░ usoc saying the vice ░░░░░░░░ s office would like ░░░░░░░░ set up a phone ░░░░░░░░ with me It was ░░░░░░░░ weeks before the Olympics ░░░░░░░░ I ve been training ░░░░░░░░ don t go out ░░░░░░░░ my friends because I ░░░░░░░░ like even that will ░░░░░░░░ a distraction I feel ░░░░░░░░ maybe meeting with the ░░░░░░░░ president might be a ░░░░░░░░ bit more distracting than ░░░░░░░░ to see like Bridesmaids ░░░░░░░░ going out to eat ░░░░░░░░ had to decline at ░░░░░░░░ point At that point ░░░░░░░░ job was to be ░░░░░░░░ Olympic athlete and represent ░░░░░░░░ United States as well ░░░░░░░░ I could I ve ░░░░░░░░ said if the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ still available to me ░░░░░░░░ talk with the vice ░░░░░░░░ if that phone call ░░░░░░░░ still on the table ░░░░░░░░ would take it because ░░░░░░░░ know what I did ░░░░░░░░ was I didn t ░░░░░░░░ that Mike Pence was ░░░░░░░░ great choice to lead ░░░░░░░░ delegation at the Olympics ░░░░░░░░ I didn t feel ░░░░░░░░ as an openly gay ░░░░░░░░ that he represented me ░░░░░░░░ think that he s ░░░░░░░░ a lot of anti ░░░░░░░░ legislation But that phone ░░░░░░░░ I would have with ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be for ░░░░░░░░ It would be for ░░░░░░░░ people whose lives have ░░░░░░░░ affected because of that ░░░░░░░░ that he s pushed ░░░░░░░░ think the Olympics have ░░░░░░░░ me an incredible platform ░░░░░░░░ I ve really tried ░░░░░░░░ utilize every second that ░░░░░░░░ have to give people ░░░░░░░░ voice when they don ░░░░░░░░ feel like they are ░░░░░░░░ heard What would you ░░░░░░░░ to say to the ░░░░░░░░ president if you had ░░░░░░░░ on the phone What ░░░░░░░░ you think he should ░░░░░░░░ about the people that ░░░░░░░░ re talking about here ░░░░░░░░ yourself RIPPON You know ░░░░░░░░ tweeted at me right ░░░░░░░░ the opening ceremony saying ░░░░░░░░ he was for me ░░░░░░░░ for all of the ░░░░░░░░ While I was grateful ░░░░░░░░ get that tweet you ░░░░░░░░ will he still be ░░░░░░░░ me when one day ░░░░░░░░ hopefully will get married ░░░░░░░░ mean I m a ░░░░░░░░ so I hope that ░░░░░░░░ will one day get ░░░░░░░░ But when I come ░░░░░░░░ home are you still ░░░░░░░░ me Are you for ░░░░░░░░ trans man or woman ░░░░░░░░ wants to join the ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ rights and I think ░░░░░░░░ deserves to have the ░░░░░░░░ to live their life ░░░░░░░░ the fullest especially if ░░░░░░░░ want to serve their ░░░░░░░░ or marry the person ░░░░░░░░ they love or just ░░░░░░░░ to the bathroom.