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Olympic divg legend Greg Louganis [he/him], 61, won four gold medals across back-to-back Olympic Gam, 1984 and 1988. He me out publicly as gay at the Gay Gam 1994.

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CELEBRATG LGBTQ SPORTS HISTORY: GREG LOUGANIS OUT AS GAY

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Today, a look back at that day 1994 that -founr Jim Buzski scribed as the first time Olympian Greg Louganis publicly acknowledged he is gay.

Diver Greg Louganis out publicly at Gay Gam IV. “Wele to the Gay Gam, ’s great to be out and proud.

” Wh those words, gold medal Olympic diver Greg Louganis livered a msage to the Openg Ceremoni of Gay Gam IV New York.

“ME LLAMO GREG LOUGANIS, SOY GAY Y SOY SEROPOSIVO”: LA SPIRADORA HISTORIA L MPEóN OLíMPI QUE SE ENENTó AL MUNDO

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