Rearch has shown that sce the turn of the lennia, matters have rapidly improved for gays and lbians sport. Where gay and lbian athlet were merel
Contents:
- 23 OPENLY GAY AND LBIAN ATHLET AT 2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS
- WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
23 OPENLY GAY AND LBIAN ATHLET AT 2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS
* openly gay athletes uk *
Gayle Broughton – Rugby.
Adam Rippon ma history as the first openly gay Amerin male figure skater to w a medal at the Wter Olympics. Welsh gby star Gareth Thomas beme one of the first known active gay athlet when he publicly acknowledged his sexualy 2009. Thomas was recently the victim of a homophobic attack Cardiff, and upon his requt, the 16-year-old boy who abed him was alt wh by way of rtorative jtice.
WHY THERE ARE FEW OPENLY GAY ATHLET IN MEN'S PROFSNAL SPORTS
Rearch has shown that sce the turn of the lennia, matters have rapidly improved for gays and lbians sport. Where gay and lbian athlet were * openly gay athletes uk *
Fretyle skier G Kenworthy who me out as gay an ESPN article 2015 had the most inic LGBT+ sports moment 2018 when he kissed his boyiend Matt Wilkas on live TV. Acrdg to him, “the only way to really change perceptns, to break down barriers, break down homophobia, is through reprentatn.
I never saw a gay athlete kissg their boyiend at the Olympics. In 2015 Keegan Hirst beme the first Brish gby league player to e out as gay. He also beme the first Brish Rugby League player to take to the pch as an out gay man, receivg an overwhelmgly posive reactn om fans and fellow players alike.
In 2017, former Olympic swimmer Mark Foster revealed he was gay. Dpe livg an openly gay life to iends and fay, he’d hid his inty as a sportsman.