Olympic gymnastics hopeful Josh Dixon comes out

A great coming out story from Outsports:


The United States has never had a publicly out male gymnast participate in the Olympics. Josh Dixon hopes to be the first.

The Stanford grad took a big step toward that goal at the U.S. Men’s Qualifier on Saturday in Colorado Springs, finishing second overall out of the 72 competitors. He also tied for wins in two events: floor exercise and high bar. It was a game-changing come-back performance for Dixon, who tore his Achilles tendon last spring.

Now Dixon is talking about his personal life and sexual orientation publicly for the first time. Like charging at the vault, he’s coming at it at full speed.

Keep reading HERE.

Go Blue! University of Michigan gymnasts say "It Gets Better"

Ben Strauss and Even Heiter, gymasts from 2010 NCAA champion University of Michigan men's gymnastics team share their coming out experiences.

View it below, and visit our "It Gets Better" page HERE.

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Out gymnasts at Temple University in Philadelphia

Dash Sears, photo Scott A. Drake

A tip of the hat to Gay Games Ambassador Brian Sims for pointing out this story from Philadelphia Gay News:

Out gymnasts reach new heights at Temple

One local college sports club is turning the stereotype about the intersection of gays and sports on its head.

Gay athletes are certainly no oxymoron at Temple University, whose 21-member men’s gymnastics team contains three out students.

While each of the trio — junior Evan Burke and sophomores John Gaffney and Dash Sears — had a unique coming-out experience, they all agree that the environment of the team and the university allows them to flourish.

Keep reading HERE.

Focus on Cleveland+Akron: NCAA National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships

The NCAA (university sport) National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships will take place from April 15 to April 17 at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.