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News (World)Valentina Sampaio slays as next transgender cover model for Elle Brazil
“Beauty is something that transcends the body—it comes from the soul,” says the stunning model.
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News (World)Gay paralympian seeks gold, then death by euthanasia
“I suffer greatly, sometimes sleeping only ten minutes a night – and still go for the gold.”
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News (World)Bisexual British boxer Nicola Adams defends title winning gold at Rio
“I’m quite fearless. I’m like, ‘Let’s just go out there and do this and see what happens.’ ”
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News (USA)Olympic swimmer dedicates silver medal to girlfriend
Rachele Bruni, Italy’s only out LGBTQ Olympian publicly thanked her “beloved,” and told reporters that was her girlfriend.
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News (World)Tom Daley: no, I’m not married
A recent tweet by the Olympic bronze medalist’s boyfriend sends the rumor mill into overdrive.
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News (USA)Is this what male synchronized swimming would look like?
Here’s a hint: It involves a lot of pizza, blow up pool toys, and patriotic swimwear.
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News (World)He’s not competing, but the Rio Olympics are why Ian Thorpe came out
Thorpe is credited with inspiring superstar Michael Phelps to become the swimmer he is today, and opening doors for other gay athletes.
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News (USA)Lesbian Brits become first married couple to play for same Olympic team
“When people say ‘you’ve helped me come out to my parents’ or ‘deal with my own sexuality’ it’s really powerful.”
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News (USA)‘We were wrong. We will do better:’ Daily Beast pulls sleazy article
“Today, The Daily Beast took an unprecedented but necessary step: We are removing an article from our site.”
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News (USA)Daily Beast editor apologizes for outing Rio’s closeted gay Olympians
The writer was supposed to look at the use of dating apps in Rio, but some readers saw his article as sex-shaming and outing closeted competitors.
