CrossFit executive on unpaid leave after calling LGBTQ pride a ‘sin’

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A CrossFit executive was placed on unpaid leave Wednesday after calling LGBTQ pride a “sin.” 

In now-deleted tweets, CrossFit’s Chief Knowledge Officer Russell Berger congratulated CrossFit Infiltrate, a CrossFit gym in Indianapolis, for canceling their Pride-themed workout. Pride events, including parades and community gatherings, are hosted across the country in June.

In an email to its members, the gym’s owners said they shut down the event because they “value health and wellness, and they believe that this event does not.” According to Fox 59, a follow-up email from the gym to a member asking for clarification said: Read more…

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