Ian thorpe is gay
A definitive guide to Olympian Ian Thorpe’s recent romantic history
Ian Thorpe‘s name will forever be etched in Australian history as one of our greatest sporting legends.
But away from the pool and following his retirement from competitive swimming, first in 2006 and again in 2012 after a brief comeback, the 41-year-old hasn’t always had an straightforward relationship with affectionate and romance.
When did Ian Thorpe approach out?
The now-openly gay star endured speculation about his sexuality for years, before officially coming out during a TV interview with UK talk demonstrate host Michael Parkinson in 2014.
After denying his homosexuality publicly for years, Ian was finally competent to be at peace with his identity as a gay man.
“I’m pleasant saying I’m a gay man. And I don’t long people to touch the same way I did. You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay,” he said, hinting at his hold struggles.
“I am telling the world that I am homosexual … and I hope this makes it easier for others now, and even if you’ve held it in for years, it feels easier to get it out.”
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Ian Thorpe has shared the heartbreaking reason he didn't want to come out as gay during the height of his swimming career.
The Olympian, 41, who came out in 2014. told the The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday that he kept his sexuality hidden because he didn't want any 'distractions' from his sporting career in the early 2000s.
'I had to paddle the Olympics and had to achieve . I did not want anything to be a distraction for me. I don't want people talking about this,' he said.
'So every time it is alluded you may be gay, you're thinking of it as a negative thing and as a young person you make it bigger than it needs to be. So I answered no.'
Thorpe then said he regretted concealing his sexuality for so extended because it made the process of coming out feel much more confronting.
Ian Thorpe, 41, (pictured) has shared the heartbreaking reason he didn't want to appear out as gay during the height of his swimming career.
'I'm comfortable saying I'm a same-sex attracted man. And I don't hope people to feel the similar way I did. You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay.'
The five-time Olympic gold medalist came out as gay during an interview with respected English television presenter Si
I WASN’T going to compose about Ian Thorpe’s coming out. What more can there be to tell about this moment in his experience, which has giant ramifications for him but should include none for us?
But then I peruse one article which got me angry, the kind of piece I’d hoped to avoid but which I knew would surface: the ‘Ian Thorpe Lied To Us’-type article.
I also wanted to watch the interview he gave to Michael Parkinson before forming too many thoughts.
The only unexpected moment was when ‘Thorpie’ recalled being asked about his sexuality at the age of 16. Parkinson picked-up on Thorpe’s affront at this and ran with it, creating the sense that 16 was just too young to be asked such a question.
Thorpe then qualified his view: that to ask anyone about their sexuality is unnecessary, but went on to assert that had he not been asked at that young age, he would not hold stayed closeted so long.
If it was a nosey writer who asked him as a 16-year-old, then I accept, it was an affront, but I don’t believe it’s enough to quit this pivotal moment in Australia’s homosexual attracted history at that.
“Still feel appreciate Thorpie shouldn’t own been tempted to lie, or are you starting t
Australian Olympic icon Ian Thorpe reveals what prompted him to come out as gay in 2014
Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe explained on the Australian exhibit This is your Being, why he decided to come as gay during an interview with Sir Michael Parkinson back in 2014
Champion swimmer Ian Thorpe explained his reasons behind coming out as lgbtq+ back in 2014. The Australian revealed his sexuality during an interview with former television presenter Sir Michael Parkinson.
At the second, the athlete declared: “I've thought about this for a long time. I'm not straight. And this is only something that very recently - in the past two weeks - I've been relaxed telling the closest people around me exactly that.”
Now, during an episode of the show This Is Your Life, the Australian decided to expand on why he chose to reveal his sexuality eight years ago.
“I was always doing this interview with Sir Michael Parkinson. I had just come out to my family and to my very very closest friends,' Ian, 39, told host Melissa Doyle. “I had spent some time with [Sir Michael Parkinson] before the interview and told him, ‘you should ask me if I'm gay beca