Many gay Olympians live their lives discreetly, because their sexual orientation is not socially accepted or legal in either their countries or local communities. In the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 205 countries participated with 10,444 athletes, but only a shockingly 13 countries with a grand total of 42 openly LGBT Olympians – 31 women and 11 men – with Great Britain and the U.S. in a tie as the most openly LGBT Olympians on their teams. It is without question that there are more gay Olympians, just not known to the public. As future Olympians watch and wonder if publicly […]
Wanted: More Openly Gay Olympians
Many gay Olympians live their lives discreetly, because their sexual orientation is not socially accepted or legal in either their countries or local communities. In the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, 205 countries participated with 10,444 athletes, but only a shockingly 13 countries with a grand total of 42 openly LGBT Olympians – 31 women and 11 men – with Great Britain and the U.S. in a tie as the most openly LGBT Olympians on their teams. It is without question that there are more gay Olympians, just not known to the public. As future Olympians watch and wonder if publicly […]