Olympic Swimmer Dan Jervis Comes Out as Gay
The Olympian, who placed fifth in his event in Tokyo last year, says he wants to be a role model for other LGBTQ+ people.
June 29 2022 2:21 PM
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The Olympian, who placed fifth in his event in Tokyo last year, says he wants to be a role model for other LGBTQ+ people.
"Anyone that's told they can't compete or can't do something they love just because of who they are, it's not on," the Olympic champ said.
It's the most LGBTQ+ inclusive Winter Olympic team of all time.
Figure skating might seem like a queer-friendly space, but over the years a culture of fear has stopped skaters from coming out.
The athlete questioned why she went through a ban derailing her Olympic dreams over a positive doping test while Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been allowed to participate after hers.
The gay skater is the second known LGBTQ+ athlete to win a medal at the 2022 Olympics.
"Congratulations Nathan Chen for winning Gold skating to Rocket Man in the free skate finals in Beijing," John tweeted after the win.
The high-scoring performance was a tribute to his Jewish heritage set to the music of Schindler's List.
An incomplete list.
The speed skater and bronze medalist held the honor along with curler John Shuster.
The speed skater has six Olympic gold medals total.
LGBTQ+ athletes prepare to push boundaries at this year’s Winter Olympics, even amid boycotts against host country China.
The skier joins the "record number" of out LGBTQ+ athletes vying for the gold at the games.
LeDuc and skating partner Ashley Cain-Gribble will compete in the Winter Games next month.
He placed eighth in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Fear of judgment in her sport kept the bronze medal-winning Italian athlete from sharing her truth publicly -- until now.
The International Olympic Committee's new framework scraps blanket testosterone limits in favor of letting each sport's governing body determine eligibility for trans and intersex athletes.
The gold medalist said it was great that so many LGBTQ+ athletes participated in the Tokyo Olympics, more can be done to enact actual change.
Logarzo popped the question while they were traveling in Greece.
The taekwondo athlete was left needing reconstructive surgery.