Out Olympic swimmer, Amini Fonua, who represents Tonga at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, lashed out at The Daily Beast and writer Nico Hines for out gay athletes at the Olympics, some of whom are Fonua's friends. Fonua, who has represented Tonga in the 2012 and 2016 Summer … [Read more...]
#Rio2016: A Record 43 Out Olympic Athletes Are Competing at This Year’s Games
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio has a record number of 43 out lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex athletes. There are 11 publicly out male athletes (though none are from the U.S.) and there is one married couple, Helen Richardson-Walsh and Kate Richardson-Walsh, … [Read more...]