Amazin LêThi on channeling Arnold Schwarzenegger, Olympics Pride House & becoming a competitive shooter
Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“If I hadn’t participated in sports, I wouldn’t have gone on the journey that I’ve been on.
I wouldn’t be speaking to you,” she said. Today, Amazin is an LGBTQ+ sports advocate, relying on her range of identities and experiences.
As a queer Vietnamese woman, she’s lived a different life than most elite out athletes on the international stage.“At the last Summer Olympics, we say we’ve never had so many out athletes, but we need to rephrase it: we’ve never had so many out white athletes,” she said. “As an Asian person, your journey is very different.
Even though they see people like Tom Daley, it’s hard for an Asian person to come out, because his journey is so different than an Asian LGBTQ+ athlete in swimming.”It’s true.
