Olympic Swimmer, Texas A&M Student Amini Fonua Comes Out as Gay

A New Zealand-born Tongan athlete studying at a United States college has declared that he is gay.
 
Swimmer Amini Fonua, 23, was the flag-bearer for Tonga at the London Olympics last year.
He studies at Texas A&M, which has been constantly ranked as one of the most homophobic schools in America by the Princeton Review.
 
Fonua made his announcement in his campus newspaper, The Battallion, which said he held many titles, including captain of the swimming team.

Fonua, a telecommunications and media studies major, said problems arose when people had to hide their true identity.
 
He had received an honour ring known as an Aggie.

"An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal," Fonua said. "And if you're living in the closet, you're living a lie."(keep reading)