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- TOM DALEY IS DAMN PROUD TO BE AN OPENLY GAY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
- THERE ARE A RERD 11 OPENLY GAY MALE OLYMPIANS R. NONE IS AN AMERIN.
- IS TOM DALEY GAY? HE'S A DIVER, SO HE MT BE
- GAY UNED KGDOM
- DIVG HAS A NEW GAY PUP BOY, ANTON DOWN-JENKS FIRST KIWI OLYMPIC DIVER ALMOST 40 YEARS
TOM DALEY IS DAMN PROUD TO BE AN OPENLY GAY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
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Of urse he knew there were issu; that much of the Commonwealth homosexualy is still crimalised, thanks to the Brish empire exportg dranian homophobic laws to the loni the 19th century. ”Earlier this year, BBC producers suggted that the buildup to the 2022 Commonwealth Gam he should fd out for himself jt how hard is to live as a gay athlete untri that crimalise homosexualy. Sce then, he’s done a volte-face about banng homophobic untri om hostg major sports events, and created a manifto for LGBTQ+ clivens that he is hopg will be ‑opted by the mte for everythg om the Commonwealth Gam to the has so much to say that he don’t que know where to start.
She had a gay iend who was killed, stoned the streets. ”The Sexual Offenc Act 1967 legalised gay sex England and Wal for nsentg adults over the age of 21 ( was fally lowered to 16 2000), but ntu to be crimalised most Commonwealth untri. Photograph: Le Korzun Mart/BBC/Zc TelevisnHe reasssed his earlier posn on banng homophobic untri om hostg major events when LGBTQ+ athlet and mpaigners told him that a ban would be another form of imperialism.
He led out six athlet and activists, rryg Progrs Pri flags, om untri where homosexualy is crimalised. Then the equaly of gay marriage has been brought to qutn. As the stereotype go, gays may not be able to drive.
THERE ARE A RERD 11 OPENLY GAY MALE OLYMPIANS R. NONE IS AN AMERIN.
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But they n certaly thank openly gay Brish diver Tom Daley, 27, who won Olympic gold on Monday after a 13-year pursu. Followg his victory, Daley spoke at a prs nference about beg an openly gay Olympian.
“I feel credibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn, ” Daley Lance Black, Daley’s hband and the Osr-wng screenwrer of Milk, praised his hband’s victory on Twter. Barthel is divg for Germany and do not classify himself as gay or straight but simply intifi as “human. He was adopted om Cambodia at 18 months, and his adoptive father, Jerry, is gay.
In addn, Wdle has ntributed to the It Gets Better mpaign and was mentored om an early age by gay divg legend Greg Louganis—to the pot where he was nicknamed “The Ltle Louganis.
IS TOM DALEY GAY? HE'S A DIVER, SO HE MT BE
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He’s one of the bt and most important stori of the Tokyo Gam after wng his first gold medal Men’s Synchro wh divg partner Matty Lee and spirg lns by clarg, “I feel credibly proud to say I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn. GLUG is a non-prof SCUBA divg club for gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenred divers and their iends.
Needls to say, the gays are livg for each and every one of them. When the Olympics start this weekend R Janeiro, there will be a rerd 41 publicly out gay, lbian and bisexual athlet.
Includ this total are a rerd 11 gay male athlet. Diver Patrick Jefey was openly gay as a diver the 1996 Olympics.
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Here's a fact: In the entire history of the Olympics, there has never been an openly gay male gymnast. We've had a gay thlete, nner, hurdler and high jumper, among others.
Yet gymnastics, along wh divg, has been wily perceived as a "gay" sport, while the same is not said for track and field. Hence, the emails I have gotten askg whether Brish diver Tom Daley is gay (Not that I know of).
Matthew Mcham om Atralia is the only openly gay diver London. Gay men do like watchg gymnastics and divg, for obv reasons. And divg at least, we have had petors who were gay while petg or me out after.
DIVG HAS A NEW GAY PUP BOY, ANTON DOWN-JENKS FIRST KIWI OLYMPIC DIVER ALMOST 40 YEARS
Both sports are also perceived as beg more tolerant of gay participants.
It uld be that gay athlet self-select for certa sports, avoidg some seen as beg ls fans assume certa sports are gay. ”Part of the reason for the "divg is gay" stereotype are the swimsus, the tight Speedo variety that no straight Amerin du would be ught ad .