Josh Cavallo pays tribute to late gay gby player Simon Dunn

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Atralia’s first openly gay bobsledr Simon Dunn's e of ath was disclosed after he died (January 2023) at the young age of 35.

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GAY GBY PLAYER, BOBSLEDR, ACTIVIST SIMON DUNN DI AT 35

The body of the untry’s first gay bobsledr was found Saturday his Sydney apartment. * simon gay rugby *

Simon Dunn, an openly gay bobsledr and gby player who beme an advote for LGBTQ , died Saturday Sydney, Atralia.

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“He was a passnate advote for LGBTQIA+ reprentatn sport, speakg about his experienc of homophobia his younger years, ” a statement om the HIV support group Bobby Goldsmh Foundatn said. Dunn played gby wh gay-oriented teams London and Sydney and then moved to Canada while he tackled bobsled, hopg to qualify for the Olympics. Atralian gymnast Heath Thorpe, himself gay, posted a lovg tribute to his iend on Twter:.

He was ma history when he earned a spot on the Atralian bobsleddg team, the first out gay man the sport.

GAY RUGBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN’S CSE OF DEATH

Simon Dunn has played for the Sydney Convicts gay gby team and now turns his attentn toward ele bobsleigh. * simon gay rugby *

He also played for the Sydney Convicts, the profsnal gby team ma up entirely of gay players. 1674436812Dunn had been an avid gby player when he was younger but stepped away om playg large part due to the homophobia the sport. He ced an episo where a straight player on his high school team qutned whether a gay person should be a scm.

“Havg your own teammat not wantg you on the field was tough and was part of the reason why I qu the game, actually all sport, for a nsirable amount of time, ” he told ESPN left sports and the untry for a perd, but eventually returned to Atralia and tried out for the all-gay Sydney Convicts gby team. “You learn to believe a gay person don't have a place the sportg field, ” he said.

Atralia’s first openly gay bobsledr Simon Dunn’s e of ath has been disclosed after he passed away over the weekend (January 2023) at the young age of management and NSW police nfirmed the athlete and gby player lost his life at his Sydney home on Saturday and his ad body was found spicly over the he rt peace; we send our ept sympathi to his fay, iends, and fans the hard is beg praised for pavg the way for greater acceptance of LGBTQIA+ athlet and his support of others who stggled wh their sexualy. “He was a passnate advote for LGBTQIA+ reprentatn sport, speakg about his experienc of homophobia his younger years, ” HIV chary the Bobby Goldsmh Foundatn posted a Facebook statement add, “He was termed to make a posive change sportg culture throughout the world and his tirels efforts to promote cln and equaly sport will ntue to spire future generatns. ”Dunn grew up playg gby Wollongong and openly talked about the homophobia he faced as a young man.

SIMON DUNN CSE OF DEATH: GAY RUGBY PLAYER DI AT 35

Atralia's first openly gay bobsled player and Sydney Convicts Rugby club reprentative Simon Dunn has died sudnly, shockg the untry's sport, arts and LGBTIAQ+ muni. * simon gay rugby *

After g back to Atralia, he entered the gay and clive gby team wh the Sydney Convicts and had jt celebrated his 10th year wh the club.

"As an out gay athlete, Dunn fiercely advoted for LGBTQ+ cln the world of sports and fought back agast anti-gay rhetoric the field. ”Dunn beme the first openly gay person to pete bobsled for their untry. After retirg om the sport 2016, he started playg gby and often played for the all-gay Sydney you know that Jerry Blavat, a famo Philalphia Disc jockey who ma his fans happy for s, has died?

GAY GBY AND BOBSLED STAR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED 35

Atralia’s first openly gay bobsledr has sudnly died aged 35 “after a rough year of personal loss”. * simon gay rugby *

”“Simon reprented all, he always said ‘I am not the spokman, I am jt a gay whe male tellg you about my experienc, and experienc om those wh whom I listened and learnt’.

SIMON DUNN: HOW LATE GAY GBY PLAYER BRAVELY FOUGHT AGAST HOMOPHOBIA BEFORE HIS TRAGIC ATH

Gay footballer, Josh Cavallo, has left a touchg tribute to the late gby player and bobsledr, Simon Dunn, who's sadly died. * simon gay rugby *

Dunn’s flat Sydney, Atralia, was searched on Saturday morng, and his ath was disvered ma history by beg the first gay bobsledr to pete for their untry… Feel ee to leave your ndolenc for Simon Dunn’s passg the sectn Lk. Simon Dunn, Atralia’s first openly gay bobsledr, and gby player, has died sudnly at the age of jt 35.

Simon Dunn was the first gay athlete to reprent Atralia bobsled.

GAY GBY STAR AND BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI AT 35

After retirg om the sport 2016, he took up gby, and played for all-gay team the Sydney Convicts. “Simon reprented all, he always said ‘I am not the spokman, I am jt a gay whe male tellg you about my experienc, and experienc om those wh whom I listened and learnt’.

Simon Dunn, Atralia’s first openly gay bobsledr, has been scribed as an “impassned optimist” who worked tirelsly for chary, after he died at the age of 35.

ATRALIAN BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN IS GAY GBY PLAYER

After retirg om the sport 2016, he took up gby, playg for all-gay team, the Sydney Convicts, as well as the Brish gay-clive team the Kgs Cross Steelers while livg London.

Asi om his athletic achievements, Dunn dited his time to raisg money and awarens for LGBTQ+ , beg a regular ntributor to magaz such as Attu and Gay Tim, where he spoke out about his own horrific experienc of homophobia, and the need for LGBTQ+ reprentatn sport.

ATRALIA'S FIRST GAY BOBSLEDR AND FOOTY STAR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED JT 35

In an article for Gay Tim, Dunn claimed he would ntue champng all-gay teams “until I n fortably say homophobia sport is all but a distant memory”. Among several charable pursus, he ma headl for settg up a fundraiser for LGBTQ+ youth after fellow gby star Israel Fol was sacked by Rugby Atralia 2019 for makg homophobic ments. The statement ntued: “He was a passnate advote for LGBTQIA+ reprentatn sport, speakg about his experienc of homophobia his younger years.

Dunn was the first openly gay man to jo a natnal bobsleigh team when he joed the Atralian squad 2014.

He later played for the Sydney Convicts, Atralia’s first gay gby club.

TRAILBLAZG GAY GBY PLAYER AND BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI, AGED 35

“Homophobia has no place the sportg world”. The two ma headl when they stuck a fiant two fgers up at the Atralian gby star Israel Fol followg homophobic ments he ma.

INSPIRATNAL GAY ATRALIAN BOBSLEIGH STAR SIMON DUNN AD AT 35

He told DNA magaze, “Homophobia has no place the sportg world and ’s ments like those om Israel tly are outdated.

It also said: “Simon reprented all, he always said ‘I am not the spokman, I am jt a gay whe male tellg you about my experienc, and experienc om those wh whom I listened and learnt. Atralian bobsledr and Olympic hopeful Simon Dunn has e out publicly an terview wh SameSame, a gay Atralian publitn.

SIMON DUNN ATH: GAY GBY PLAYER BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED 35

Dunn has been a player on the Sydney Convicts gay gby team that this summer hosted the Bgham Cup.

GAY ATRALIAN GBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN CLAPS BACK AGAST TER HATE

And I'm also proud of the fact that I'm the first out gay man the sport to do so!

ROY SIMMONS, 57, LEMAN WHO LATER CAME OUT AS GAY, DI

Atralia's first openly gay bobsled player and Sydney Convicts Rugby club reprentative Simon Dunn has died sudnly, shockg the untry's sport, arts and LGBTIAQ+ and his agent Ruby Rose Management both nfirmed the ath of the 35-year-old, who broke new ground both sports.

FOOTBALL STAR JOSH CAVALLO PAYS TOUCHG TRIBUTE TO LATE GAY GBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN

Dunn was the first openly gay male to reprent Atralia bobsled and aimed to pete the 2022 Wter Olympics before jury end his reer Dunn was also a talented gby player and peted wh the Sydney Convicts, the only gay gby club the cyDunn travelled to Canada for work and found a new love bobsleddg, reprentg Atralia the North Amerin Cup.

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He would ultimately lk wh the Convicts, Atralia's first gay gby team that pet the Sydney Suburban Rugby Unn champnship, and the Kgs Cross Steelers 2021, Dunn attempted a eback on the bobsled and announced his plans to reprent Atralia at the 2022 Wter Olympics Beijg, only for a ser biceps jury to force him to early retirement.

Dunn touched many liv the muny and the tribut were pourg after his shock ath aged jt 35He also lled out former Wallaby Israel Fol on Sky News for his ntroversial ments that all gay people were gog to hell. 'There is still homophobia sport. So I posted thkg ’s a nice photo, I uld e my profile that there are gay athlet out there.

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Josh Cavallo pays tribute to late gay gby player Simon Dunn .

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