Openly gay former ski legend Anja Paerson says the IOC is out of touch on LGBT issu and has ltle nfince about recent chang to the Olympic Charter.
Contents:
- SKI CHAMPN COM OUT AS GAY: ‘I’M READY TO BE HAPPY’
- HIG ROBERTS, NATNAL SKI CHAMPN, OUT AS GAY
- ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
- OLYMPIAN SAYS GAY MEN ARE WARDS, SO THERE AREN’T GAY MALE PRO SKIERS
- HOW THIS GAY OLYMPIC SKI JUMPER DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
- GAY SKIG LEGEND: WE NEED MORE SUPPORT OM IOC
SKI CHAMPN COM OUT AS GAY: ‘I’M READY TO BE HAPPY’
In an terview wh The New York Tim, Hig Roberts, a two-time U.S. natnal champn, be the first ele men’s Alpe skier to publicly e out as gay, hopg to enurage others to be themselv. * gay ski athlete *
Benjam Rasmsen for The New York TimSki Champn Com Out as Gay: ‘I’m Ready to Be Happy’In an terview wh The New York Tim, Hig Roberts, a two-time U. Natnal champn, be the first ele men’s Alpe skier to publicly e out as gay, hopg to enurage others to be Rasmsen for The New York TimDec. “Not beg able to be who I am and not be able to be openly gay as a profsnal athlete was tly hrg my performance, ” Roberts said an terview this month wh The New York Tim which he me out is the first current or former male Alpe skier of his liber to e out publicly as gay a sport seen as closed and clubby.
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Benjam Rasmsen for The New York TimWhen he was about 12, he started to qutn whether he might be gay but dismissed the notn. Based on what he had seen at the ele level and his small mounta town, beg gay did not f his perceptn of the Alpe skier, an image he was already stgglg to emulate.
HIG ROBERTS, NATNAL SKI CHAMPN, OUT AS GAY
The athlete is now the first male World Cup alpe skier the world to publicly e out as gay, but the journey was no piic. * gay ski athlete *
He had veloped late, lost a brother, knew he was gay and did not love what he was dog.
“I am gay, ” Roberts said.
ATHLET WHO ARE GAY
Thanks to the proment athlet who are gay, the sports world is beg more and more acceptg of homosexual players. Whether the famo Olympians, ... * gay ski athlete *
Natnal team, has e out as gay. "I didn't know what gay was terms of how that uld exist the spac I loved and the spac I found myself, which was sports, " he says.
"I was not sure if what I was feelg was matchg up wh the way I was perceivg gayns at that time, which was obvly a wrong [pictn]. "I was tryg to balance the feelgs of beg gay but also not tly believg that [I] uld be succsful such a mascule sport. There were moments where you hear homophobic slurs, and, you know, I was relyg on lots of sponsors to stay alive or equipment for money.
And I would hear thgs that would make me very hant to believe that my reer uld ntue while also beg an intifiable gay man. I wasn't able to be openly gay and be the person that I wanted to be.
OLYMPIAN SAYS GAY MEN ARE WARDS, SO THERE AREN’T GAY MALE PRO SKIERS
An Olympic champn has a bizarre and homophobic take on why she thks there are no gay male pro skiers. * gay ski athlete *
Hi Roberts, a two-time natnal ski champn, has e out as gay.
In terviews wh Out magaze and The New York Tim, Roberts talks about the fear of livg the closet as an ele athlete and the pri he now tak beg gay and beg out.
It’s one of the reasons the succs of out gay skier G Kenworthy has been so important. His g out is an important step for gay athlet.
HOW THIS GAY OLYMPIC SKI JUMPER DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
Eric Mchell was jt a kid when he cid he had to be part of the Olympic ski jumpg team. As he grew to his sport, he also realized he uldn't ntue to hi the fact that he's gay. Stori om Sochi changed his fear to termatn. * gay ski athlete *
” Some gay athlet to e out publicly across skig discipl clu Kenworthy (sloptyle), Ryan Qun (cross-untry) and Liam Moya (alpe).
Thanks to the proment athlet who are gay, the sports world is beg more and more acceptg of homosexual players. Who is the most famo gay athlete?
Football star Michael Sam ma headl 2014 when he beme the first openly gay athlete to be drafted to the NFL.
GAY SKIG LEGEND: WE NEED MORE SUPPORT OM IOC
But he fely wasn’t the first homosexual athlete to fd succs.
Olympic diver Greg Louganis is openly gay. NBA player Jason Colls me out as gay an terview wh Sports Illtrated magaze 2013.