New Zealand short track speed skater Blake Skjellerup, who competed in the Vancouver Olympics, has come out as gay in an interview with writer Lee Suckling in the Australian magazine DNA.Blake’s teammates knew he was gay and, although some didn’t want to hear about it, in no way was he discriminated against. “The first real issue was that I was there to compete – to focus on my skating – and to not have the focus on my sexuality,” he says.
His boyfriend is also a competitive athlete, though his name and sport are not given in the article. Skjellerup who trains in Calgary, says one reason he likes living in Canada is that the two can legally marry.(keep reading)
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