Tokyo 2020 -The gayest Olympics

LGBTI+ OLYMPIANS TOKYO 2020

Yulimar Rojas - Team Venezuela Yulimar Rojas of Team Venezuela won the gold in the women’s triple jump. Carl Hester - Team Great Britain Carl Hester and Team Great Britain took the bronze medal for team dressage. Larissa Franklin - Team Canada Larissa Franklin and Team Canada took home bronze for softball

TOKYO 2020 HAS SEEN MORE OPENLY LGBTI+ OLYMPIANS STEPPING UP TO THE MEDALS PODIUMS - IT IS WITH HUGE PRIDE THAT WE HONOUR AND CELEBRATE THEIR AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS ... NOT ONLY TO THEY HAVE THE COURAGE AND HONESTY TO COMPETE AS OPENLY LGBTI, BUT THEY ARE INCREDIBLE ROLE MODELS FOR YOUNG LGBTI PEOPLE THE WORLD OVER ...

Amanda Chidester - Team USA Amanda Chidester and Team USA won the silver medal in softball. Hayley McCleney - Team USA Hayley McCleney and Team USA won the silver medal in softball. Erica Sullivan - Team USA Erica Sullivan won the silver medal in the first-ever Women’s 1500m event

Stefanie Dolson - Team USA Stefanie Dolson brought home the gold medal for Team USA in the Women’s 3-on-3 basketball event.

Raven Saunders - Team USA Raven Saunders took home the silver for Team USA in the women’s shot put.

Ally Carda - Team USA Ally Carda and Team USA took home the silver medal in softball. Emma Twigg - Team New Zealand Emma Twigg won her first gold medal for Team New Zealand in the women’s single sculls rowing event.

Astrid Guyart - Team France Astrid Guyart won silver in the women’s team foil fencing.

Raz Hershko - Team USA Team Israel’s Raz Hershko won the bronze medal for women’s mixed team judo. Hannah Roberts - Team USA Hannah Roberts took home silver for Team USA in the BMX freestyle event.

Lucilla Boari - Team Italy Lucilla Boari won bronze medal in the women’s individual archery event

Kelly Brazier - Team New Zealand The All Blacks took home gold for women’s rugby.

Jasmin Grabowski - Team Germany Jasmin Grabowski and Team Germany took home the bronze medal for women’s mixed team judo. Sanne van Dijke - Team Netherlands Sanne van Dijke of Team Netherlands took home the bronze medal for judo. Nesthy Petecio - Team Phillipines Nesthy Petecio won her silver medal in Olympic Women’s Featherweight Boxing

After winning his gold medal, Tom Daley announced, “I hope that any young LGBT person out there can see that no matter how alone you feel right now, you are not alone and that you can achieve anything and there is a whole lot of your chosen family out here ready to support you. I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion.” A great message for younger LGBTQI+ people who, when coming out can feel isolated, alone, vulnerable and hopeless - the world is yours!

Jolanta Ogar - Team Poland Jolanta Ogar won the silver in the women’s 470 sailing (2-person dinghy) with teammate Agnieszka Skrzypulec Ana Marcela Cunha - Team Brazil Ana Marcela Cunha Won the gold medal in 10km marathon swimming event Kellie Harrington – Team Ireland Kellie Harrington of Team Ireland took home the gold for women’s lightweight boxing.

Kadeisha Buchanan – Team Canada Team Canada took home the gold in women’s soccer Stephanie Labbe - Team Canada Team Canada took home the gold in women’s soccer Keilen Sheridan - Team Canada Team Canada took home the gold in women’s soccer

Quinn – Team Canada Team Canada took home the gold in women’s soccer

Magdalena Eriksson – Team Sweden Team Sweden won the silver medal in women’s soccer.

Tierna Davidson - Team USA Team USA took home the bronze in women’s soccer. Erin McLeod - Team Canada. Team Canada took home the gold in women’s soccer

Lina Hurtig – Team Sweden Team Sweden won the silver medal in women’s soccer.

Adrianna Franch - Team USA Team USA took home the bronze in women’s soccer. Caroline Seger – Team Sweden Team Sweden won the silver medal in women’s soccer.

Hedvig Lindahl – Team Sweden Team Sweden won the silver medal in women’s soccer.

Kelley O’Hara- Team USA Team USA took home the bronze in women’s soccer.