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August 18, 2004
support your mature out gay olympians
Just read in ESPN magazine about Robert Dover, who's on the US Equestrian team competing as an out gay man. An Olympian since 1984, the 48 year old had planned on retiring before Athens, but returned to compete at the request of his ill parents.
And we must not forget Martina, our favorite former uber-lez Czech, also 48. In June 2004 she became oldest woman in 82 years to win a Wimbledon singles match by defeating Catalina Castano in the first round. In winning the 2003 Australian Open mixed doubles title, she became the oldest person to win a Grand Slam title at 46 years and three months, surpassing record set in 1924. In 2003, at 46 years of age, she became oldest Wimbledon champion, passing Margaret Dupont, who won mixed doubles in 1962 at 44.
Posted by jimbo at August 18, 2004 3:20 PM
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Bless your heart.
The mature salute you.
Posted by: i. bendito at August 18, 2004 11:41 PM
and my friends over at the Washington Freedom tell me that Abby Wambach (soccer) is a big out dyke, too...at least among the team and friends...
Posted by: stebbins at August 19, 2004 10:15 AM