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Tom displays his medal following the Men’s 10m Syncro Final
Tom Daley wins gold, calls out anti-gay laws in Commonwealth countries
'I feel so lucky to be able to be openly who I am without worry'
Diver Tom Daley just won a gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and then used his moment in the spotlight to call out anti-gay laws.
He won the 10m synchronized event with fellow Team England diver Dan Goodfellow.
Announcing the win on Twitter, he wrote ‘G O L D’ and used two little gold emojis.
Daley then said: ’37 of the competing nations criminalise being LGBT+. I feel so lucky to be able to be openly who I am without worry.’
He added: ‘I hope one day every athlete from every nation in the commonwealth will be free to compete openly as who they are too!’
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37 of the competing nations criminalise being LGBT+. I feel so lucky to be able to be openly who I am without worry. I hope one day every athlete from every nation in the commonwealth will be free to compete openly as who they are too!
11:20 PM - Apr 12, 2018 · Queensland, Australia
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https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/tom-daley-wins-gold-calls-commonwealth-country-anti-gay-laws/#gs.RL7RZZA
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/apr/13/tom-daley-brings-focus-to-commonwealth-countries-anti-gay-laws-video