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08-13-2016, 01:56 AM
The Rio Olympics are the queerest yet, but coverage still has so far to go
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There are a record 49 out LGBTQ athletes at the Rio Olympics (http://www.outsports.com/2016/7/11/12133594/rio-olympics-teams-2016-gay-lgbt-athletes-record), the greatest number of out athletes since the modern games began in 1896 (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/google-doodle-120th-anniversary-of-first-modern-olympics-games-a6970476.html).*
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There are a record 49 out LGBTQ athletes at the Rio Olympics (http://www.outsports.com/2016/7/11/12133594/rio-olympics-teams-2016-gay-lgbt-athletes-record), the greatest number of out athletes since the modern games began in 1896 (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/google-doodle-120th-anniversary-of-first-modern-olympics-games-a6970476.html).*
Just a week into the Olympic games (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/rio-olympics?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), some commentators have gone so far to call Rio the most LGBTQ-friendly games (http://www.towleroad.com/2016/08/rio-2016-brings-lgbt-acceptance/) yet. While their assertions may seem premature, their conclusions are backed up by hard data and strong qualitative viral evidence. There are more openly queer (http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/rio-2016-brazilian-women-s-rugby-player-gets-first-olympic-marriage-proposal)athletes than ever before, and there are also more proud queer moments — including a tearjerking same-*** marriage proposal (http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/rio-2016-brazilian-women-s-rugby-player-gets-first-olympic-marriage-proposal) that happened in an Olympic stadium, while millions watched worldwide. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/12/rio-olympics-queerest-yet/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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