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11 Aug, 7 tweets, 3 min read
Tokyo 2020 finished at the weekend. And what an Olympic triumph it was for openly LGB athletes: over 50 medals! Here’s just a few of their notable achievements:
Gold winning USA women’s basketball team, with FIVE!! out lesbian team members, including Sue Bird, fiancée of the soccer star Megan Rapinoe. Pictured here with teammate Diana Taurus. 👏👏
Britain went wild for Tom Daley who won gold in the synchronized 10-meter platform: “I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.” Imagine the impact of those words on young gay men with sporting dreams. 👏👏
Here’s Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil, considered one of the best open water swimmers in history - who won the gold medal in the 10 km swimming marathon. 👏👏
Four of the New Zealand women’s rugby sevens gold medalists are out lesbians. Kiwi dykes we salute you!
We could only find pics of Portia Woodman and Ruby Tui: feel free to post more.
It’s not all about gold of course. Here’s Carl Hester who won bronze in Dressage. Let’s celebrate all the LGB competitors. They’re all among the best in the world.
Never before have so many out lesbian athletes competed in the Olympics. For gay sportsmen the prejudice remains strong — especially in soccer. Let’s hope it won’t be long till we celebrate the first out gay footballer in the Premier League./end

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