Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
#1Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 6:19am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJwJnoB9EKw
Good on him, posting on Youtube and not selling his story to a newspaper.
Dating a guy (but still attracted to girls) wishing him every happiness.
Updated On: 12/2/13 at 06:19 AM
Out In The Sticks
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#2Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 7:24amSuch a lovely guy, really classy way of coming out.
#2Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 7:41am
omg, I'm dying. I have such a crush on him!
Wishing him all the happiness with his boyfriend.
....but the world goes 'round
Updated On: 12/2/13 at 07:41 AM
MrMidwest
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#3Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 7:55am
In case anybody missed it.
Matthew Mitcham talks Tom Daley's bum :p
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#4Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 8:20amHe seems like a real sweetheart! So happy for him!
#5Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 8:44amGood for him!!! Will Chris Mears be next? (God I hope so!)
'There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently'
-Robert Evans-
Brian07663NJ
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#6Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 8:56amWow...that was a fantastic video. Good for him! May all young people find the courage and strength.
#7Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 10:03am
Wow. And to think that it was only less than two months ago he proclaimed "I'm not gay."
Tom Daley: ‘I am not gay — but I wouldn’t be ashamed if I were’
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#8Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 10:13am
Pal Joey, he said in the video that he was resently misquoted in an article. Perhaps that's the one he was referring to.
I am happy for him. I only wish the guy he was talking about was me. Whomever he is....he is LUCKY!!!
Updated On: 12/2/13 at 10:13 AM
#9Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 10:58amI thought he was out? Either way, good for him!
#10Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 12:43pm
This is sad, but should not really come as a surprise. Warning,some of these tweets are just down right disgusting!!!
Tom Daley Endures Homophobic Abuse on Twitter After Coming Out
http://www.towleroad.com/2013/12/tom-daley-endures-homophobic-abuse-on-twitter-after-coming-out.html
'There are three sides to every story. My side, your side, and the truth. And no one is lying. Memories shared serve each one differently'
-Robert Evans-
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#11Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 12:51pmA big happy congrats to him! I always assumed that he might be.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#12Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 1:44pm
I have never heard of him before, but congratulations to him!!
Too bad there are some terrible, terrible peole who like to show how ignorant they are...
"TheatreDiva90016 - another good reason to frequent these boards less."<<>>
“I hesitate to give this line of discussion the validation it so desperately craves by perpetuating it, but the light from logic is getting further and further away with your every successive post.” <<>>
-whatever2
#13Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 2:11pm
I see no value whatsoever in reprinting Tweets from idiots. They shed no light on anything.
I don't care that @NoamiCampbell Tweeted "You just lost a fan, go to hell!!! faggot"
Just because someone has a Twitter account doesn't mean his or her Tweets are worth notice.
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#14Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 2:20pmEven though the hate speech that comes after this sort of announcement was a given, I am still always shocked at just how disgusting and hateful people can be.
#15Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 2:44pmI didn't watch the whole video, but he seems awkward and uncomfortable. I feel bad for him to be in this postition where he feels he owes people an explanation.
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
#16Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 3:20pmIt is rather reminiscent of Frank Ocean, both of whom in one way or another stated they were bi (though Ocean just states fluid sexuality) but were specific enough to note they had same-sex attraction or in Daley's case, a relationship.
#17Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 7:46pm
A lovely open letter to Tom from Olympian Greg Louganis:
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Open Letter: Greg Louganis Congratulates Tom Daley For Coming Out
12.2.2013
BY GREG LOUGANIS
Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images
Tom Daley is a brave young man for taking the courageous step to come out today. He already has "rock star" athlete status (and was a ratings star on the reality show Splash! in the UK), but then he decided to come forward and admit he's in a relationship with a man. We've come a long way! But we still have much further to go.
I met this diving phenom three or four years ago at the World Junior Championships in Tucson, AZ. Kind and polite, Tom always had a smile; he's a very gentle soul. He happened to be injured then, so I didn't have the opportunity to see him dive Platform, his best event at that time. I was impressed with his diving, but I must say, I was even more taken with the gentle kindness he showed everyone— friends and fans alike. Having been named "Athlete Mentor" by Steve Foley, high performance director for USA Diving, of course I followed Tom and the other divers preparing for the London Olympics.
I haven't forgotten another young man who "came out" prior to an Olympic Games, Australia's Matthew Mitcham, and how it made me think, How brave! For me, this doesn't call into question whether I should have come out before I competed, since it was a different political climate, but I was struck by Matthew's story and how he felt that, in order to be all he could be, he first had to be honest.
That is the one thing that rings true in Tom's YouTube message: to be honest, to not live life behind a veil of secrecy, and to have the courage to be just who God made you to be.
Being gay is not a choice, and I believe it was very smart of Tom to "share" his story before his travel to Houston for a training camp. He certainly didn't have to do it, but now he can focus on his passion, diving. This also couldn't come at a more poignant time because of what is happening in Russia and the country's "anti gay propaganda laws" and persecution of LGBT people in that country. And they aren't the only ones.
I am not a world leader; Matthew is not a world leader; Tom is not a world leader; we were and are world-class divers. In our own small way, we've tried to make this world a better, more understanding, and accepting place.
Tom Daley, I love you as my little brother and always will. Actually, I just realized I'm old enough that I could be your father! But no one can take that place. You may have broken some young ladies' hearts, but time mends all wounds, and if your journey mirrors mine in at all, those broken hearts will become you greatest allies!
Now my advice as a "mentor": Time to focus on your diving and stay healthy; remaining in world-class shape, always on that edge of health and injury, is difficult. Listen to your body.
What more can I say but that you are loved.
Namaste,
Greg
#18Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/2/13 at 8:10pmI'm happy for him. I don't really care if he was misquoted in the past or even if he lied. I'm glad that he found the courage to come out and be himself and I wish him and his new bf the best of luck.
#19Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/3/13 at 7:51am
As far as the tweets are concerned:
These tweets serve as reminder that this is no time to be complacent with our victories and that there is still a huge amount of work left to do.
#20Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/3/13 at 9:04am
Nah, those people who tweeted those horribly hateful things grew up with their beliefs and deserve our empathy. Tolerance is a two-way street. Right, dented?
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#21Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/3/13 at 2:31pm
Michelangelo Signorile points out that Tom--and actress Maria Bello, as well--didn't exactly "come out."
What they both did was something more nuanced--and more 2013--than saying "I am gay" or "I am bi": They came out "as being in same-sex relationships right now, and as having attractions to, or having been involved with, people of the opposite gender."
Michelangelo Signorile, Huff Post: Tom Daley and Maria Bello: Coming Out as None of the Above
#22Tom Daley (UK diver) - Comes Out
Posted: 12/3/13 at 2:37pm
Yeah, I've been bristling at the use of "coming out" since this became a news item.
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