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Meet openly gay canoeing champ Matt Lister
Matt Lister came out as gay in 2012, and he considers that was his duty as an athlete.
“I would never shame someone for not coming out because it’s a personal choice and it’s a difficult thing to go through, but I feel as if it’s a necessity for the LGBT community because you’re in the public eye”, Matt says.
“People are watching you, even people who aren’t involved in sport that maybe want to get into it, but they don’t...