Gay Olympic swimmer performed at his peak after g out - Outsports

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• OLYMPIC SWIMMER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY
• OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK THORMEYER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

OLYMPIC SWIMMER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

At least 186 publicly out gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr, queer and nonbary athlet were Tokyo for the Summer Olympic Gam, more than triple the number who participated at the 2016 R Gam. “Competg at the Olympics as an openly gay athlete is pretty amazg, ” Canadian swimmer Mark Thormeyer told Outsports.

Thormeyer was not out when he peted at the 2016 R Olympics and me out publicly as gay a 2020 say for Outsports.

Elissa Alarie (Canada)#Brt Benn (Canada)#Kelly Brazier (New Zealand)Gayle Broughton (New Zealand)#Isadora Cello (Brazil) Lren Doyle (USA)#Mara Fravanti (Brazil)#Megan Jon (Bra)Alev Kelter (USA)Ghislae Landry (Canada)#Kaili Lan (Canada)#Celia Quansah (Bra)Kristen Thomas (USA)Ruby Tui (New Zealand)#Sharni Williams (Atralia)Portia Woodman (New Zealand). Olympic swimmer performed at his peak after g out as gay. It was the secret I was keepg — that I was gay.

OLYMPIC SWIMMER MARK THORMEYER PERFORMED AT HIS PEAK AFTER G OUT AS GAY

When I first moved to this trag group September 2015, I wanted to keep a secret that I was gay for multiple reasons. I always wanted them to know I was gay, but now I was ready for them to know.

After g out to his teammat as gay 2016, Mark Thormeyer swam better than before and qualified for the R Olympics. The Olympics were a tly amazg experience and beg able to pete and celebrate them as an openly gay athlete ma all the more enjoyable. Comg out to the team tght me to be fortable my own sk regardls of beg different or gay.

I’ve also cid to jo Team Canada’s OneTeam, which promot LGBT+ cln sport, bee I want to share my story and be able to spread the msage that ’s OK to be gay.