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Greg Louganis opens up about his history of abuse, & when he found salvation

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lengthy Q&A with The Guardian, just a couple of weeks ahead of the Paris Olympics. He’s going to attend a portion of the Games, where he’ll watch an expected total of nearly 200 out athletes competing for gold.

Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.It’s safe to say Louganis, who’s now 64, never thought he would experience this moment. “If you were diagnosed HIV positive then, you had maybe two years to live.

That was my thought,” he said. “I knew that my career was essentially over and I didn’t know what the future held for me.”A post shared by Greg Louganis (@greglouganis)Adopted at nine months, Louganis has been resilient since he came out of the womb.

His childhood was difficult: Louganis struggled academically and socially. His saving graces were gymnastics and acrobatics, two activities commonly associated with gay men.

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