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Domic Clarke had a ‘gay old time’ beg himself at the Olympics once he embraced who he was.

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FOR GAY OLYMPIC GYMNAST DOMIC CLARKE, G OUT ALLOWED HIM TO SHE TOKYO

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For gay Olympic gymnast Domic Clarke, g out allowed him to she Tokyo. Domic Clarke had a ‘gay old time’ beg himself at the Olympics once he embraced who he was.

I was posed and peted thentilly and led me to be Domic Clarke, Olympic Falist and Proud Gay Olympian. I was havg a gay old time. Growg up, I was one of those kids who was untentnally and unapologetilly gay.

Before I had time to explore who I was I heard ments like, “You’re a gymnast, you mt be gay” or “Isn’t that for girls?

GAY OLYMPIC GYMNAST DOMIC CLARKE WOWS JUDG ON ‘THE VOICE ATRALIA’

Tom Wadll, an athlete the 1968 Olympics, created the Gay Gam first held 1982 to celebrate LGBTQ cln. The Gay Gam are still held to this day wh the next round schled for 2022 Hong Kong. * gay olympic trampolinist *

” or “You have to wear a leotard, that’s so gay.

WELE TO THE ‘GAY GAM,’ AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OLYMPICS, WHERE ACTIVISM IS ENURAGED AND EVERYONE’S AN ATHLETE

Ji Wallace, an Atralian Olympic trampolist who won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gam, though not petg London, has been spired to e out as HIV-posive after watchg a recent Piers Man terview wh diver Greg Louganis. He also ced Anrson Cooper's recent g out, a letter to the Sydney Star Observer: Said Wallace: “I felt spired to wre. I too am an Olympic medal wner livg wh HIV. I have never publicly disclosed this before but felt spired by [the] terview… and by Anrson Cooper’s ‘g out’ letter last month scribg ‘value beg seen and heard’ the face of disturbg vlence, bullyg, persecutn and nmnatn by peers, lleagu, ernment officials and worst of all fay and iends. I too have been that victim of the atroc behavurs. Luckily I managed to e through." He add: "Beg seen do have value. A voice do have value. I have the support of my boyiend, my great iends and my lovg parents. Many do not and this is, part, for them." Louganis me out as gay and HIV his 1995 tobgraphy. I've posted his Piers Man terview, AFTER THE JUMP... In related news, we have the first out Gold medalist of the London Gam: The only openly gay Olympian Team GB has helped his equtrian team secure gold at the London Olympics. Carl Hter ro Uthopia the drsage’s Grand Prix Special at Greenwich Park. (image via twter) * gay olympic trampolinist *

I spent a lot of time fendg myself and my sport to protect the tegry of other male athlet I traed wh, but dog so I was lyg to myself by repeatedly sayg I wasn’t gay. I remember the p my stomach that I would get every time someone asked me if I was gay, and the sharp pa I would feel when I lied.

While I n see why lots of heterosexual boys don’t want to have an inty phed on them that many nsir taboo, the rult is that creat an unrlyg homophobia for many the sport. The only openly gay sports role mols I saw on Atralian TV were Ji Wallace, who won silver 2000 the trampole, and Matthew Mcham, who won a divg gold 2008. Even though I was fortably out wh certa people, I never wanted to me known as a “gay gymnast.

GAY ATRALIAN OLYMPIAN TRAMPOLIST COM OUT AS HIV-POSIVE

Figure skaters Adam Rippon and Eric Radford each ma history as openly gay men who won medals at the 2018 Wter Olympics, the latt ton for Team LGBTQ. * gay olympic trampolinist *

It uld be as simple as tattoos or piercgs for some judg, and I thought beg gay uld be a negative as well. I was openly gay socially wh my fay and close iends.

Beg the only gay guy a boy’s club environment is tough.

GAY ATHLET ARE MAKG HISTORY AT THE 2018 WTER OLYMPICS

John Fennell, G Kenworthy and Adam Rippon uld be the first openly gay U.S. men to ever pete the Wter Olympics. * gay olympic trampolinist *

There were only so many tim I uld put up wh teammat or ach sayg homophobic slurs before started affectg my mental health. As an openly gay gymnast who people saw at the Olympics, I hope I n spire others to feel pri wh themself.

WTER OLYMPICS: THREE OPENLY GAY MEN PETE FOR A SPOT ON U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM

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Clarke, who intifi as gay and queer, received a standg ovatn at the ncln of his performance and looked ebullient as he soaked what he had acplished. After g out as gay an Instagram post 2020, Bank hop to show younger athlet “that they n be whomever they are, or want to be, whout discrimatn.

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Pl, 2019 Pan Am Gam gold medallist Tomas Gonzalez out as gay and a look back at Team France on the uneven bars at Athens 2004 * gay olympic trampolinist *

Aymoz is openly gay, g out the documentary “We Need to Talk” 2021.

FOR GAY OLYMPIC GYMNAST DOMIC CLARKE, G OUT ALLOWED HIM TO SHE TOKYO

Jason Brown (@jasonbskat) is an openly gay figure skater reprentg Team USA. Guillme Cizeron (@GuillmeCIZ) is an openly gay figure skater petg for Team France.

Lewis Gibson (@Lewisgibson4) is an openly gay figure skater reprentg Team Great Bra. Pl Poirier (@PlDPoirier) is an openly gay figure skater on Team Canada. Radford ma history as the first petive figure skater to e out as gay while still petg for champnship tl 2014, pavg the way for future LGBTQ+ athlet to e out.

Andrew Blaser (@andrewblaser) is an openly gay skeleton slir for Team USA. G Kenworthy (@gkenworthy) is an openly gay etyle skier and a dual cizen of Great Bra and the Uned Stat.

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Gay Olympian Domic Clarke wows judg on ‘The Voice Atralia’ - Outsports .

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