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.
Contents:
- HOW THIS GAY OLYMPIC SKI JUMPER DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
- U.S. OLYMPIC SKIER G KENWORTHY OUT AS GAY
- GAY SKI JUMPER: PROTTS NOT WORTH
HOW THIS GAY OLYMPIC SKI JUMPER DID THE IMPOSSIBLE
* olympic gay ski jumper *
By then I knew I was gay.
"Fag" this and "gay" that were tossed around the facili as sual words meant to motivate and build mararie amongst a straight crowd. "I was a pretty homophobic sports system for sure.
U.S. OLYMPIC SKIER G KENWORTHY OUT AS GAY
The Olympic skier who helped fd hom for five stray dogs om Sochi now out as gay ESPN The Magaze to be ee and help others fd their way through their journeys. * olympic gay ski jumper *
My ach and teammat, not that they had anythg agast gay people, but they had gay jok nng all the time.
Rsian lawmakers had outlawed the "promotn" of LGBT people to youth, srg the hell out of many gay Olympians. One of those was Canadian luger John Fennell, who me out publicly as gay weeks after the 2014 Wter Oympic Gam. "John told me how alone and terrible he felt beg a untry that put a spotlight on how wasn't OK to be gay Rsia.
"I've been able to read other stori of other gay athlet, and they have been powerful to me. G Kenworthy, who won a silver medal skig's sloptyle event at the 2014 Wter Olympics, has e out as gay the latt issue of ESPN The Magaze. And so, as we s down together Los Angel September, he begs the only way he knows how: "I gus I should start by sayg, ‘I'm gay.
GAY SKI JUMPER: PROTTS NOT WORTH
Md you, Kenworthy was gog through this as a gay men Sochi.