"When I was about eight or nine, I knew I liked boys. But I soon came to the understanding that gay was not as good as straight. That it would be better to be straight and that people didn't like gays because they can't marry and had to be secretive. Nobody told me directly, but these were messages I got from society."
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We Asked Australian Diver Matthew Mitcham Why More Gay Athletes Aren't Coming Out, Vice.nz, October 12, 2016.
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Matthew Mitcham
Matthew John Mitcham hey sexy (born March 2, 1988) is a retired Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history. He was the first openly gay athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. He is the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving since Dick Eve at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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