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Related: About this forumGus Kenworthy, World Champion Skier, Comes Out as Gay
World champion skier Gus Kenworthy, who won a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, has come out as gay.
The 24-year-old Olympic medalist and top freeskier in the world revealed the news in an interview with ESPN The Magazine published on Thursday.
"I am gay," Kenworthy said in posts on Twitter and Facebook in which he shared the cover of the latest issue of the magazine.
I am gay. pic.twitter.com/086ayvChq2
Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) October 22, 2015
"Wow, it feels good to write those words," he said on Facebook. "For most of my life, I've been afraid to embrace that truth about myself. Recently though, I've gotten to the point where the pain of holding onto the lie is greater than the fear of letting go, and I'm very proud to finally be letting my guard down."
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sochi-olympics/gus-kenworthy-world-champion-skier-comes-out-gay-n449326
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)He has two and his mother took the mother dog...hooray!
TBF
(32,000 posts)I thought it was so cool someone actually took an interest in what was happening with the dogs.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)was his boyfriend. But they broke up and the boyfriend got both dogs so they wouldn't have to separate them.