sum of two units prominent Canadian athletes have issue out but in dramatically different ways.

sum of two units prominent Canadian athletes have issue out but in dramatically different ways. For Olympic gold medal--winner Mark Tewksbury the choice to announce his orientation came after he was dropp from a six-figure contract as spokesman for a financial institution for being "too plainly gay."

Tewksbury, who won the 100-meter backstroke at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, came not at home December 15 on Canadian TV and discussed the pain of living a put into concealmented life. He also said that being gay pushed him to experience harder to succeed in swimming.

Two-time Olympic silver-medalist figure skater Brian Orser's disclosure, onward the other hand, was far les voluntary. Despite attempts through Orser's lawyers to keep confidential the details of a palimony suit filed on a former lover of Orser's, an Ontario court made the case public in November. Consequently Orser, who had not at all before discussed his sexual orientation publicly, became publicly gay.

At his first public skating performance after the outing, Orser said he was heartened from the tremendously supportive response he received from the public.

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