Gay Rugby Player & Bobsledr Simon Dunn Dead at 35

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• GAY GBY PLAYER, BOBSLEDR, ACTIVIST SIMON DUNN DI AT 35
• GAY RUGBY PLAYER, BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI AT 35
• GAY GBY AND BOBSLED STAR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED 35
• GAY RUGBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN’S CSE OF DEATH
• SIMON DUNN CSE OF DEATH: GAY RUGBY PLAYER DI AT 35
• SIMON DUNN: HOW LATE GAY GBY PLAYER BRAVELY FOUGHT AGAST HOMOPHOBIA BEFORE HIS TRAGIC ATH
• ATRALIA'S FIRST GAY BOBSLEDR AND FOOTY STAR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED JT 35
• SIMON DUNN ATH: GAY GBY PLAYER BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED 35
• TRAILBLAZG GAY GBY PLAYER AND BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI, AGED 35
• ROY SIMMONS, 57, LEMAN WHO LATER CAME OUT AS GAY, DI
• WHO IS GARETH THOMAS? OPENLY GAY WAL GBY UNN LEGEND AND REALY STAR DIAGNOSED WH HIV
• ROY SIMMONS, EX-NY GIANT WHO ME OUT AS GAY AND HIV POSIVE, DI AT 57
• FOOTBALL STAR JOSH CAVALLO PAYS TOUCHG TRIBUTE TO LATE GAY GBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN
• HOW AMAZON PRIME’S GAY GBY DOCUMENTARY STEELERS PLETELY FLIPS THE DISURSE OF MASTREAM LGBTQ+ STORI

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

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

GAY RUGBY PLAYER, BOBSLEDR SIMON DUNN DI AT 35

"As an out gay athlete, Dunn fiercely advoted for LGBTQ+ cln the world of sports and fought back agast anti-gay rhetoric the field. He was ma history when he earned a spot on the Atralian bobsleddg team, the first out gay man the sport.

GAY GBY AND BOBSLED STAR SIMON DUNN DI SUDNLY AGED 35

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.

GAY RUGBY PLAYER SIMON DUNN’S CSE OF DEATH

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. 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’. 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.

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

“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. 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.

”Dunn beme the first openly gay person to pete bobsled for their untry.

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

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? ”“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’. 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.

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

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. 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.

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.

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. 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. 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.

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

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. Dunn ed his profile to advote for the LGBTIAQ+ muny and openly opposed former Wallaby Israel Fol and his homophobic social media postTribut are flowg for the much-loved athlete, iend, fay member and LGBTIAQ+ advote. STATEMENT FROM RUBY ROSE MANAGEMENT ON SIMON DUNN Dunn will be missed by both the sport and LGBTIAQ+ muni where he touched plenty of liv and blazed a trail for other gay athlet Ruby Rose Management has the unenviable task of nfirmg the passg of Simon Dunn 35 years by fay & iends, adored by fans, media and social platforms all over the globe, our Simon Dunn has passed leavg an amazg legacy.

Like all great ambassadors, he had his favour which clud Bobby Goldsmh Foundatn, Give Out Day and Pri never said 'NO' to donatg his time to any anisatn who wanted to grow Diversy and Incln footprt om Woolworths to Ln – helpg them all to better unrstand their LGBTQIA+ employe and 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. The sharg of the stori giv all an appreciatn of what has lead to where we are today'The face of the global Gay Uncl Day, he has left his lovg and supportg mother, sister and nephews& niece, the place he would go when he wanted a piece of realy, or jt peace his will be missed, not jt for his sportsmanship, not jt for his valued views on our muny and sport but mostly for beg who he was a genue all-round nice guy, who had time for had a story for all, but mostly he wanted to know your story, and who you are, and how n he help share what you mean to Simon Dunn. Simon Dunn, a 35-year-old gay Atralian who played gby, passed away.

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

The 35-year-old gay bobsledr and former Atralian gby player Simon Dunn passed away. #tbt”His sportg reerIf you’re not ught up wh sportg news, Simon Dunn is a gay gby and bobsleigh athlete. The athlete played gby wh all-gay teams Sydney and soon beme an LGBTQ+ reprentatn playg gby, Simon Dunn shifted to bobsleddg.

This cint halts his dream to play the 2022 Wter Gam beme the first openly gay man to reprent a untry the said sport. The athlete-advote shared this after a ntroversy that gby player Israel Fol said a leted Instagram ment that gay people would end up “hell” unls they “repent their ss”. “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 ma history 2014 when he beme the first openly gay man to jo a natnal bobsleigh team any untry.

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

Simon was outspoken about var LGBTQ+ issu om HIV/AIDS to homophobia sport.

He memorably shared a kiss wh Crawford fiance of gby player Israel Fol, who claimed gay people would end up “hell” unls they “repent of their ss and turn to God”. At the time, Simon told GAY TIMES: “Unfortunately the sportg world is still a place where kissg my partner after our team’s victory is still seen as an act of fiance or rebelln.

WHO IS GARETH THOMAS? OPENLY GAY WAL GBY UNN LEGEND AND REALY STAR DIAGNOSED WH HIV

“It’s an environment where someone’s homophobic ments n be fend as ‘jt his opn’ and that tly is worryg. Their statement ntued: “He was a passnate advote for LGBTQIA+ reprentatn sport, speakg about his experienc of homophobia his younger years.

Gay Atralian gby player and DNA ver mol, Simon Dunn, has announced his return to bobsleigh and his upg move to Canada orr to tra for the 2022 Wter Olympics Beijg. So ’s nice to be able to do that bobsleigh, as well as beg an openly gay man, ” he said.

Simon plans to make the move over to Canada September to beg tensive trag, leavg his partner Felix behd, but hop to make back time for the Sydney Gay And Lbian Mardi Gras late Febary.

ROY SIMMONS, EX-NY GIANT WHO ME OUT AS GAY AND HIV POSIVE, DI AT 57

Players to have said publicly that they were gay — all after their playg reers end — died Thursday his apartment the Bronx.

Years later, 1992, appearg on “Donahue, ” Phil Donahue’s televisn talk show, and wh a former girliend and fay members watchg, Simmons ma a stunng, awkward disclosure: He was gay.

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

Player to clare that he was homosexual. Draft May, Michael Sam, a fensive end om Missouri, is expected to be the first openly gay player drafted. “But if you’re gay, ’s like the ary: Don’t ask, don’t tell.

HOW AMAZON PRIME’S GAY GBY DOCUMENTARY STEELERS PLETELY FLIPS THE DISURSE OF MASTREAM LGBTQ+ STORI

”Woolfolk said he knew of four players who were gay when he played. ”Even after he acknowledged he was gay, Simmons ncealed aspects of his troubled childhood for many years.

The profile suggted that Simmons had e to believe that homosexualy was wrong, but his brother Gary said that was not the se.

Roy was a gay black man who me out of the South. ”A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn B, Page 16 of the New York edn wh the headle: Roy Simmons, 57, Leman Who Later Came Out as Gay.