Australian swimming legend Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay in an interview set to be broadcast Sunday, according to media reports, after years of denying rumours about his sexuality. The five-time Olympic gold medalist makes
Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe has said that he didn't come out sooner because he didn't want people to think he had "lied about everything".
And you're equally right that in a perfect world no one would give a tinker's toss as to what Thorpe does in bed – and that already describes the views of a huge portion of the population – but therein lies the point. It ain't a perfect world we live
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe revealed that he is gay and battled depression and alcohol abuse for the greater part of his world-beating swimming career. In an extraordinarily confessional interview with British talkshow legend Michael Parkinson, aired on
“I knew it all along.” “Of course he's gay.” “Why didn't he just admit it years ago?” This sums up most of the reaction to the news that Ian Thorpe is finally comfortable enough to be open about his sexuality. Exactly. Why didn't he just come out when