Ji Wallace, an openly gay Olympian has publicly revealed that he is HIV positive.
The trampolinist sent a letter to the Star Observer and said he was inspired to speak out about his diagnosis after seeing an interview given by Greg Louganis, a US diver who is also gay and HIV positive.
“I have never publicly disclosed this before but felt inspired by [the] interview… and by Anderson Cooper’s ‘coming out’ letter last month describing ‘value in being seen and heard’ in the face of disturbing violence, bullying, persecution and condemnation by peers, colleagues, government officials and worst of all family and friends."
The trampolinist sent a letter to the Star Observer and said he was inspired to speak out about his diagnosis after seeing an interview given by Greg Louganis, a US diver who is also gay and HIV positive.
“I have never publicly disclosed this before but felt inspired by [the] interview… and by Anderson Cooper’s ‘coming out’ letter last month describing ‘value in being seen and heard’ in the face of disturbing violence, bullying, persecution and condemnation by peers, colleagues, government officials and worst of all family and friends."
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