Figure Skating Star Johnny Weir Marries Boyfriend

Johnny Weir tried to keep people guessing for a while as to his sexual orientation, but it's clearly out in the open after his book Welcome to My World and now that news has circulated that Weir has married boyfriend Victor Voronov (the two are pictured at right). Weir got married in New York over the holiday weekend and is reportedly honeymooning in the Dominican Republic with his new husband. I wish them both the best of luck and happiness and I long for the day when a same sex couple getting married doesn't even merit comment because it has become so routine and commonplace. Here are highlights from GayStarNews:

Johnny Weir did a lot more than celebrate the New Year over the weekend: he also got married. The skating star tweeted this simple message on Saturday: 'I'm married!'

The other groom is Georgetown Law School grad Victor Voronov who quickly changed his twitter name to Victor Weir-Voronov and posted a photo of the newly-wed pair. The couple are currently honeymooning in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

Weir, 27, is a three-time U.S. national champion and was a bronze medalist at the 2008 World Championships. He was evasive about his sexuality until early last year when he opened up in his book Welcome to My World.

Once he came out publicly, Weir began to speak out about LGBT equality. Last June, when he was grand marshal of the West Hollywood Gay Pride Parade he said: '[I'm] representing our brothers and sisters all over the world – and even in America – who are still discriminated against, still don’t have equal rights as Americans. I’m here with love for everybody. I’m so, so proud.'