August 24, 2008
Gay Gold
Matthew Mitcham, an openly gay Olympian from Australia, won a gold medal.
Of interest was this not in a Yahoo story by Maggie Hendricks.
UPDATE: NBC did not mention Mitcham's orientation, nor did they show his family and partner who were in the stands. NBC has made athletes' significant others a part of the coverage in the past, choosing to spotlight track athlete Sanya Richards' fiancee, a love triangle between French and Italian swimmers and Kerri Walsh's wedding ring debacle.
SO, we have a major news outlet closeting a gay Olympian, and another calling them out for it. That’s progress, I guess...
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