The 27-year-old athlete, who hails from Liverpool, publicly spoke about his sexuality for the first time in an interview with the BBC for their LGBT Sport Podcast, where he admitted that he’s been open about his bisexuality for years, but never had a major coming out moment. “I’ve never hidden anything and I’m really open about the fact that I’m attracted to both sexes, male and female, but I’ve never been in a relationship with either of them so I don’t know,” he explained, before recalling a time a few years ago when his coach asked about his sexuality. “I remember just crying and I didn’t really know why,” he said. “That was the first person I really expressed my sexuality to.” In school, Strong was a victim of homophobic bullying due to