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AUS: Out Olympic diver slams Rudd's views

Mon 21 Jul 2008 In: International News View at Wayback

"I'm not happy with Kevin Rudd," says openly gay Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham. "Rudd's opinion of marriage as something that's only between a man and a woman is quite narrow-minded." Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham In August, 20-year-old Mitcham will become the first openly gay Australian to compete in an Olympic Games. In an interview with Melbourne's MCV magazine, he spoke about coming out, training for the Olympics, and his dislike of Rudd's politics: "During the election campaign he was all about appearing young and cool, but his views on gay marriage make him look quite old-fashioned." The full interview with Matthew Mitcham – with more photos of him – is on the link below.    

Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff

First published: Monday, 21st July 2008 - 11:15am

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