fab Blog

bio photo
Michael Lyons
  • 1
    Comments
left arrow 1 / 1 right arrow
arrow down right

Another Olympic hottie

Yum! Here's hoping!

03.01.2012

If American Olympic hopeful and total babe Josh Dixon joins his fellow athletes in London for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games, he will be a part of the small but growing number of openly gay athletes at the event.
 
Dixon was outed by Stanford teammates when he started dating another athlete and they asked him about the relationship, though he says they were all very positive about it.
 
Although one might assume gymnastics is a stereotypically gay sport, if Dixon were to attend, he would be the first openly gay gymnast at the Olympics. In a similar situation, American Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, despite a great deal of (often derogatory) media speculation, didn’t openly identify as gay until 2011. Gay athletes often fear they will be treated differently by teammates and sponsors and opt to stay in the closet because of this.

Comment has successfully been submitted.

Comment has been rated as Spam and can't be shown.

Join the FAB Conversation

* Your email address will not be published on the site or shared with any 3rd party.
Site editors may contact you if they wish to reply to your comment. Privacy Policy

Notify me via email when somebody replies to my comment.
Comment Guidelines



Are you sure you would like to report this comment? It will be flagged for FAB moderators to take action.

Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.

1 Comment
* Your email address will not be published on the site or shared with any 3rd party. Site editors
may contact you if they wish to reply to your comment. Privacy Policy

Notify me via email when somebody replies to my comment.
    • Brennda
      7/10/2012 10:43:11 PM
      My I suggest the finwololg:1.) Your own radio show. (Or just unplug Dennis Miller's microphone.)2.) Game Show Host. If you can even find a good one, bring over one of the UK game shows, like The Cube . Or invent your own. 3.) Judge On The Xfactor (UK or US Versions), or the Philippines since you've had so many number ones for 15 weeks there.4.) A serious interview show with current heartthrobs like Justin Bieber, and whoever was popular over the years. And compare and contrast fame between the generations. How the variety shows were used for promotion in the 60 s, MTV in the 80s, and now Your Tube and Facebook. I would assume screaming teenagers are the same regardless of the generation.5.) Interview all of the candidates running for president on their musical tastes. Do we really want someone running the country who doesn't know anything about music ?6.) Airport interviews are an interesting idea. But I always have a problem recognizing famous people out of context , in places like restaurants and airports. However, I always make it a point to say something to elected public officials.7.) This may only work on Soutwest Airlines, but record yourself singing over the PA system on the plane. I'm sure there will be a Mrs. Brown's daughter on every flight. Along with some guy named Henry who thinks he's a king.
      Flag | @Reply