Earning four perfect 10s on his final dive, 20 year old Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male athlete at the Olympics, won the gold medal in men's 10m platform diving. Via Brian, Outsports, and Queerty, here's the delightful video of him talking to the Aussie press and alongside his mother and his partner in Beijing.
Despite their love of background stories on the athlete's personal lives, NBC entirely degayed Mitcham in their coverage. Think Progress and Daily Kos weren't happy.
Meanwhile, a lesbian athlete who competed in judo at the Sydney Olympics told gay people to "shut up." Outsports has the quote:
The GLBT community should let gay athletes deal with gay issues off of the podium. In the name of the Olympic spirit and humanity… shut up and let gay athletes focus on the endeavors that they have worked so hard to reach.
In honor of Mitcham, and all openly gay athletes who give it their best, here's a handsome devil ready to bestow laurels on the winners at the Olympic stadium in Athens, a beautiful 1920s replica the exact size and location of the original.
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