Canada’s Pacific Northwt jewel is a mec for foodi, cktail and ffee enthiasts, outdoor fns and bikg fans—and LGBTs. Caleb Donszelmann, openly gay ncierge for Op Hotel Vanuver, offers up some mts.
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- HE WAS ADOPTED AND RAISED BY A GAY DAD. NOW HE'S AN OLYMPIAN AND SYMBOL FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS.
- AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
- GAY FLORIDA STATE DIVER FDS HIS NICHE AS AN OUT AND SUCCSFUL ATHLETE
- THE TWO GAY DIVERS HAVE DATED AND SUPPORTED EACH OTHER SCE THE U.S. CHAMPNSHIPS
HE WAS ADOPTED AND RAISED BY A GAY DAD. NOW HE'S AN OLYMPIAN AND SYMBOL FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS.
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Canadian diver Alexanr Dpatie — the fantasy of every gay man — has grown. The 22-year-old diver, who was adopted at 18 months old om Cambodia by a sgle gay Amerin man, has spent the last 15 years preparg for this Jordan Wdle (Dylan Buell / Getty Imag)“On the 10-hour flight here, I uld not sleep, ” Wdle said.
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AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
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GAY FLORIDA STATE DIVER FDS HIS NICHE AS AN OUT AND SUCCSFUL ATHLETE
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THE TWO GAY DIVERS HAVE DATED AND SUPPORTED EACH OTHER SCE THE U.S. CHAMPNSHIPS
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