Tuesday, February 25, 2014

LGBT News from Sochi Winter Olympics: What IOC’s Attitude towards Gay Athletes

LGBT news from Sochi Winter Olympics: What IOC's Attitude Towards Gay Athletes

In the latest LGBT news, the father of gay athlete Belle Brockhoff has sold off his ticket to the Winter Olympics in disgust because of a distinct lack of respect for his gay daughter. Bruce Brockhoff says that his daughter was not given the same training facilities as the other athletes and that there were other funding discrepancies that led to this decision. The news was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald. Belle Brockhoff is one of the many famous gay celebrities competing at the Olympics. Various gay athletes have already done well at the Sochi Olympics.


The Sochi Winter Olympics have been declared off limits for political protests. Those trying to raise slogans or protest have been dealt with swiftly. Belle Brockhoff has received a large amount of hate mail but she has taken this in her stride and has not let them bother her. LGBT people have gained a lot of publicity for their cause from the events occurring at the Sochi Olympics. Former Italian MP Vladimir Luxuria tried to raise pro-gay slogans, but was removed quickly. Gay and bi-sexual athletes like Barbara Jezersek and Ireen Wust have done well at the games, already proving that sexual orientation has nothing to do with sports whatsoever.

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