Olympics are gay-coded. We’ve spent the last couple of weeks lusting over snatched divers and gymnasts, salivating over ripped swimmers and obsessing over pole.
There are also at least 195 out queer athletes, who have won 24 medals, per Outsports. Previously in the closet, queer Olympians are now unbeatable, with scores of medals and endorsements to their names.
But even in this new era of acceptance, there is still work to accomplish. There is once again a dearth of out male athletes, with men accounting for just .06% of the total.
Right-wingers are also using the Games to spew transphobic hate, targeting Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, despite no evidence that she identifies as trans.