Figure skating is more open to LGBTQ athletes than ever. This N.S. Olympian never lived to see it

Figure skating is more open to LGBTQ athletes than ever. This N.S. Olympian never lived to see it

Nearly 35 years after Halifax ice dancer and Olympic bronze medallist Rob McCall died of AIDS, a new generation of elite gay figure skaters are embodying a future he — and many of his peers — never lived long enough to see.