Kerron Clement was celebratg Nike’s ntributn to a new rabow track L.A. when he talked publicly for the first time about beg gay.
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Olympic champn Kerron Clement talks wh about takg aim at the Olympics as an out gay man. * kerron clement gay *
Earlier this year, footballer Ryan Rsell revealed he is bisexual and CrossFter Alec Smh said he is gay. The three-time Olympic medalist says hearg homophobic tnts only helped fuel his will to w on and off the LGBTQ Pri Month 2021, TODAY is highlightg the LGBTQ trailblazers pop culture who paved the way, along wh the trendsetters of today who are makg a name for themselv. But by the age of 11, he says he knew he was gay, but he was “aaid” of what that might mean for a kid growg up the Caribbean wh a very relig mother.
“I didn’t know of any other gay people growg up, ” Clement told TODAY. “I didn’t know of any gay people my muny.
Eventually he said he ed their homophobic slurs as fuel to energize and motivate him on the track. “Sometim at rac I would hear someone yell anti-gay words and slurs at me, ” he relled. “Many people thk of beg gay as beg ls than a man and I hope tellg my story will brg a different view, ” Clement said.
Olympic Gold medal-wng track and field athlete, Kerron Clement, has opened up about his sexualy, g out as gay. * kerron clement gay *
Yet as he tak aim at a spot the 2020 Summer Olympics, he’ll do for the first time as a publicly out gay man. AdvertisementOlympic Gold medal-wng track and field athlete, Kerron Clement, has opened up about his sexualy, g out as gay.
While Clement says he intifi as gay, he also add that he do not believe his sexualy is fixed. Though I do intify as a profsnal gay track and field athlete, and ’s ma me bee who I am today.