We Need to Talk, which aired over the weekend, also showcased six French athletes who have come out as queer. They include three current Olympians: fencer Astrid Guyart, judo competitor Amandine Buchard, and basketball player Céline Dumerc, according to the LGBTQ+ sports news outlet .Outsports that the 2020 Olympics was shaping up to be the queerest ever, with an estimate of more than 100 out athletes competing.
That’s nearly twice as many as the previous record of 56 out athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. From the looks of it, it seems that prediction is coming to fruition — just a year later than we originally anticipated.If current trends hold, the 2021 Olympics could be the queerest yet.This post was originally.