Straight-washing Matthew Mitcham, straight-washing the Olympics
Bilerico Aug 27 08
Over this past week the gay media has been abuzz over out Australian diver Matthew Mitcham's gold medal upset in Beijing. After faltering early on in the competition, he made it to the finals and got the gold.
I don't care much about sports, and the Olympics were only on in the background here when Alberto's parents were visiting last week, but I heard it was quite the spectacle.
What grabbed my attention in this story was when attention shifted over to the mainstream media's coverage of Mitcham's sexuality. Cyd Zeigler at OutSports explains why Mitcham's sexuality is news:
It was disappointing to see NBC not mention anything about Matthew Mitcham's sexuality. Full story...
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