LGTBI athletes without cupboards at the Rio Olympics
GAYLES.TV.- Tomorrow, 5 in July, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro that will last until the 21 day and they do it with excellent news: the number of openly LGTBI athletes competing in the various disciplines doubles in relation to the past Olympics held at 2012 in the city of London. The curiosity is that in most cases they are lesbian women, so today we bring you a sample of some of the participants who will fight for medal with colors and with much pride.
Nicola Adams of Great Britain, after winning gold at the 2012 London Games at the age of 33, she became the first woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing. He has been boxing since he was 13 years old and came out on the so-called "LGBT Pink List" by The Independent's.
Kate and Helen Richardson-Walsh They also come from Great Britain and in addition to being a couple they have competed on the same hockey team for a decade. Kate is the captain of a group of 19 women. Together they achieved bronze in London in 2012 and celebrated it by getting married in 2013 and sharing last names ever since.
Brazilian Larissa França was proclaimed champion of the world of beach volleyball in the 2011 and obtained the bronze in London the following year. Couple of the player also Liliane Maestrini, they decided to leave the closet in the 2013, year in which the matrimonial marriage was legalized in Brazil.
The spectacular race of the American Seimone Augustus leave without words. At his 32 years the Minnesota Linx star has been an All-Star on five occasions, has won the world championship at the 2014 and holds 2 Olympic gold medals. A strong advocate of same-sex marriage, she married her partner, LaTaya Varner, in Hawaii at the 2015.
The german Nadine Müller It has pulverized the topic about what it means to "launch like a girl". And is that Nadine is dedicated from the 18 years to the release of disk. Despite having countless titles under his belt, he still does not have an Olympic medal. Go for it, Nadine!
The list would be endless, but we will close it with a spectacular Australian soccer player in all aspects, we talked about Michelle Heyman that at her 28 years she already has a gold boot in her power and was chosen best player of the year in the W-League. This is his first appearance in an Olympic Games and he already thinks about tattooing hoops when they finish.
From tomorrow on, you know what's playing: all our support for these brave ones!
Source: BuzzFeed.com
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