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"I feel credibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn," the 27-year-old diver om Great Bra told his fans. Daley's gold was the first of his Olympic reer.

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"I feel credibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champn, " he add.

Daley publicly announced he was gay 2013 followg his bronze medal London, sayg he always felt he was "alone and different and didn't f. Tom Daley and his divg partner, Matty Lee, brought home a gold medal for Team Great Bra Monday on the synchronized 10-meter platform dive, and the victory was pecially meangful for Daley his send Olympics as an openly gay me out a YouTube vio 2013 shortly after he began datg his now-hband, Dt Lance Black.

"I feel credibly proud to say that I’m a gay man and also an Olympic champn, " Daley said via the Olympic News Service after wng gold. 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.

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”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.

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”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.

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11, Spicer / Getty Imag file“As gay parents and gay dads, I sometim feel like we are held to a higher level of judgment, ” Daley, 27, wr. ” Last week, while acceptg the Sport Award at the 2021 Attu Awards, Daley lled for a ban on untri where homosexualy is punishable by ath om petg the Olympics. Star Brish diver Tom Daley secured his first gold medal Monday and said not only is he proud to be an Olympic champn, but also an openly gay man.

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