Heath Thorpe is gunning for a gymnastics championship but we keep getting distracted by his Instagram page
Code of Points on the men’s side. “Artistry in the eyes of men’s gymnastics equals femininity and for some reason we see that as a bad thing,” he told Inside Gymnastics last year.
A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)22-year-old Thorpe publicly came out when he was 18 years old.
He’s experienced a lot of success on the mat since then, winning gold in international competition last year. This weekend, he’ll be competing with Team Australia at the 2023 Oceanic Championships against New Zealand.
The winning team qualifies for the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which will be held later this year in Belgium. A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)A post shared by Heath Thorpe (@heaththorpe)In interviews, Thorpe often speaks about the surprising lack of out gay male gymnasts, and how the dearth impacted him growing up.
