This has certainly been a long time coming with Ian Thorpe repeatedly denying throughout his career that despite speculation, he wasn't gay. All part of his long struggle with his sexuality. Good on him for being brave enough to be honest about who he really is. This is far more meaningful than anything he ever did in the pool.
AFTER years of personal struggle, Olympic hero Ian Thorpe has bravely revealed he is gay.He's done an interview in England which will air on Channel Ten tonight in Australia.
The 31-year-old confirms his sexuality for the first time Sunday in an exclusive interview on Channel 10, telling all to veteran British interviewer Sir Michael Parkinson.
It’s understood the interview, which Parkinson has described as one of the best he has ever conducted, includes a full admission from Thorpe that he is gay despite having dated women in the past.
In the emotional sit-down shot last month, Thorpe also details the years of depression he has battled while denying his sexuality from the world. Part of that concealment included his own autobiography This Is Me, published in 2012, in which Thorpe wrote that he found questions about his sexuality hurtful. more
Update:
Here's a news report about it from Australia:
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