Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster Comes Out as Gay

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Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster Comes Out as Gay

Six-time world champion and Olympic champion Mark Foster comes out at the age of 47, but wishes he would have come out earlier

The Bristish athlete opened up in an interview with The Guardian.

“It’s not like I’ve been pushed to come out. I’ve just swerved and swerved. Telling half-truths and not being my true self is only hurting me.

“I’m 47, a middle-aged man, and I’m no longer competing. And I’m not the first gay sportsman to come out. Gareth Thomas and Tom Daley led the way.

“I tiptoed around the issue for so long. I got really good at the dance of telling half-truths. I’ve supported the Terence Higgins Trust, Stonewall, Ben Cohen’s Stand Up to Bullying campaign. But I’ve always done it under the radar.”

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Foster believes his late coming out may have hurt his carreer.

“A mate of mine, who swam for Australia, said: ‘The reason you never won Olympic gold is that you were afraid of the spotlight. You never wanted to show the real you.’ I don’t know if that’s true but when you’ve spent your whole life shying away from scrutiny it must have some impact. I’ve lost races and broken world records by 100ths of seconds. I’m not saying I would’ve won the Olympics but, if I wasn’t subconsciously processing all this stuff, I would have achieved more.”

Foster says he now feels he can talk about his private life on his own terms.

“When I was younger, I thought my feelings were just a phase. I had girlfriends. I never had a boyfriend. But I had sexual experiences with boys. At swimming competitions I would go with women to divert attention from the real me. It’s not like I didn’t enjoy the act – I just preferred boys. But I accepted I was gay when I fell in love with my first partner, Vincent.”


About Mark Foster

Mark Foster was born in Billericay, Essex, UK on 05/12/1970.

What is he famous for?

Mark Foster is an athlete and TV personality. He is best known as a former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and world championships. He is a world champion and won numerous medals in international competition during his long career. He competed primarily in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres.

Foster is also a frequent expert analyst at swim championships for BBC Sport.

Is Mark Foster gay?

Mark Foster came out as gay in November, 2017.
“It’s not like I’ve been pushed to come out,” the former world champion swimmer said in an interview with The Guardian. “I’ve just swerved and swerved. Telling half-truths and not being my true self is only hurting me. I’m 47, a middle-aged man, and I’m no longer competing. And I’m not the first gay sportsman to come out. Gareth Thomas and Tom Daley led the way.”

Mark Foster’s Social Media accounts:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkFosterSwim
Instagram: https://instagram.com/markfosterswim
Facebook: https://facebook.com/MarkFosterSwim

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Gay Musician Steve Grand’s Super Sexy in Jock Strap

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Gay Musician Steve Grand’s Super Sexy in Jock Strap

Gay artist Steve Grand is on a roll and has just released a music video and two sexy calendars where he shows off his sexy body

The country singer’s video “Walking” includes scenes of him walking around in New Orleans and even shows a glimpse of the stud in jock strap.

Here’s what Steve writes on YouTube:

“Happy almost-Thanksgiving, guys! Here is the lost-but-not-forgotten “Walking” Music Video we shot in New Orleans all the way back in May! My original idea didn’t quite pan out, but John Lavin (Director and Editor) did an amazing job with a lot of the silliness we captured! And after thinking on it for the last few months, I’ve decided a lot of you would probably still get a kick out of all the fun and behind the scenes silliness we had on the single day we shot all of this ? So here is our cornucopia of crazy just in times for Thanksgiving! :D”

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Steve has also released not just one, but two new calendars for 2018!

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About Steve Grand

Steve Grand was born in Lemont, Illinois, USA on 02/28/1990. He is currently living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA.

What is he famous for?

Steve Grand is an activist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his first hit “All-American Boy” when it went viral on YouTube in less than a week in July 2013. Following the success, Steve appeared on Good Morning America, CNN and other national media. In addition to being a musician, Steve has become an active figure in the LGBT movement.

Is Steve Grand gay?

Steve Grand came out as gay to friends starting in eighth grade. His parents  encouraged him to seek counseling when they found out about his homosexuality. The therapy lasted for five years, but Steve does not want to tag it conversion therapy.

In an interview with Out.com, Grand said: “I want to make it clear that it’s been misrepresented that I went through what most people know as conversion therapy. I saw a Christian therapist who, among many other beliefs, believed I’d be happier in a straight life. He didn’t shame me for being gay. Most of the focus, we weren’t even talking about my sexuality. But certainly his belief that I’d be living a happier life as a heterosexual was indeed harmful. In no way, shape, or form … do I condone ex-gay therapy. I think it’s a horrible practice. There’s no scientific basis for it. A person’s sexuality is a part of who they are. And I certainly suffered for not having my sexuality affirmed.”

Steve Grand’s Social Media accounts:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveGrandMusic
Instagram: https://instagram.com/stevegrandmusic
Facebook: https://facebook.com/SteveGrandArtist

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The Warwick Rowers Guys Get Naked Again

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The Warwick Rowers Guys Get Naked Again

The UK rowing team Warwick Rowers has just released a new hot calendar for 2018

It has become quite common for sports teams around the world to strip down naked for a cause and the hot studs of Warwick Rowers have kept the tradition alive for 8 years.

The University of Warwick Boat Club was founded in 1966 and is the rowing club of the University of Warwick. The men’s team is colloquailly known as the Warwick Rowers.

The club currently has over a hundred members.

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Their first calendar, released in 2009, only raised £300 but the club now rakes in six figures every year for their outreach program, Sports Allies.

Sports Allies fights homophobia in sport through education and support of young LGBT athletes. The organization recently released a report arguing that homophobic language should be banned in sport in order to provide a more welcoming place for LGBT+ people.

The Warwick boys have even released a behind-the-scenes teaser trailer with the sexy athletes firing water pistols at each other while covered in nothing but a bit of body paint. The photo shoot was done partly in the UK and Spain.

The team has gained quite a following with celebrity fans such as Kris Jenner, Kylie Minogue, and Sir Ian McKellen.

The calendar is priced at £14.99/€17.99/$19.99, and there is even a coffee table book and designer onesie for sale at their site: https://warwickrowers.org/.

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Neil Patrick and David’s Family Halloween Was Adorable

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Neil Patrick and David’s Family Halloween Was Adorable

The powerful gay Hollywood couple always pulls out all the stops for their annual Halloween family celebration

Call me biased, but I just love how Neil Patrick Harris and his husband, David Burtka, come up with new and creative ideas on how to dress up their whole family for Halloween every year.

The Harris/Burtka family is certainly the champion of Hollywood Halloween and every year since 2011, Neil Patrick and David have shared their family Halloween portrait on social media.

This year the photo features the gay thespian power couple with their 7-year-old twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace posing in front of a carnival backdrop in over-the-top circus costumes.

Seemingly inspired by Neil Patrick’s stint on “American Horror Story: Freak Show”, Harper Grace was adorable as the bearded lady, Gideon Scott was a mustache-wearing strong man, Neil Patrick was the crazy eyed ringleader and David a scary psyco clown.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka with family

“Hurry, hurry! Step right up and behold the Burtka-Harris Halloween Carnival of Curiosities! #happyhalloween,” Neil Patrick wrote in a post to his 6.4 million Instagram followers.

Throughout the years, the family has posed as everything from “The Wizard of Oz” to “Star Wars”. Here are all their Halloween family portraits:

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2011 – Peter Pan

Harris Burtka Halloween 2011

2012 – The Wizard of Oz

Harris Burtka Halloween 2012

2013 – Alice in Wonderland

Harris Burtka Halloween 2013

2013 – The Monsters

Harris Burtka Halloween 2013

2014 – Gotham

Harris Burtka Halloween 2015

2015 – Star Wars

Harris Burtka Halloween 2015

2016 – Hollywood Icons

Harris Burtka Halloween 2016

Furious Reactions to Kevin Spacey Coming Out as Gay

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Furious Reactions to Kevin Spacey Coming Out as Gay

Actor Kevin Spacey has come out of the closet after Star Trek star Anthony Rapp accused the Oscar winner of making a sexual advance on him when he was 14

In an interview with Buzzfeed, Rapp, now aged 46, says the incident occured during a party at Spacey’s home in 1986. Spacey was 26 at the time.

Rapp attended the party alone and didn’t know anybody there. He got bored and went into a bedroom to watch TV.

Rapp said: “My memory was that I thought, Oh, everybody’s gone. Well, yeah, I should probably go home.

“[Spacey] sort of stood in the doorway, kind of swaying. My impression when he came in the room was that he was drunk…He picked me up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold. But I don’t, like, squirm away initially, because I’m like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then he lays down on top of me.”

“He was trying to seduce me,” Rapp added. “I don’t know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually.”

Rapp said he managed to “squirm” away from Spacey and escaped to a bathroom. “I was like, ‘What is happening?’

“I saw on the counter next to the sink a picture of him having his arm around a man. So I think on some level I was like, ‘Oh. He’s gay’. I guess. Then I opened the door, and I was like, ‘OK, I’m going to go home now.’

“He followed me to the front door of the apartment, and as I opened the door to leave, he was leaning on the front door[frame]. And he was like, ‘Are you sure you wanna go?’ I said, ‘Yes, good night,’ and then I did leave.”

Spacey tweeted a response to Rapp’s allegations, writing that he was “beyond horrified to hear [Rapp’s] story.”

“I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago.

“But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.”

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Spacey, who’s sexuality has been the worst kept secret in Hollywood for decades, said that he now lives as a gay man. Which is his first statement about his sexual orientation.

“This story has encouraged me to address other things about my life,” Spacey said in his tweet. “As those closest to me know, in my life I have had relationships to both men and women. I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”

Spacey’s choice to come out in response to Rapp’s accusation has received furious responses from celebrities and others.

“Nope to Kevin Spacey’s statement. Nope,” tweeted Dan Savage, the “Savage Love” columnist. “There’s no amount of drunk or closeted that excuses or explains away assaulting a 14-year-old child.”

Ashlee Marie Preston, writer and activist tweeted: “I’m not interested in Kevin Spacey being gay. I’m curious as to why we’re conflating sexuality w/ the molestation of a minor. Stay on topic.”

“It is deeply sad and troubling that this is how Kevin Spacey has chosen to come out,” tweets Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto. “Not by standing up as a point of pride — in the light of all his many awards and accomplishments — thus inspiring tens of thousands of struggling LGBTQ kids around the world. But as a calculated manipulation to deflect attention from the very most serious accusation that he attempted to molest one.”

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Meanwhile, here’s a beautiful picture of Anthony Rapp with his boyfriend Ken:

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