Amini Fonua, an openly gay athlete from Tonga, has spoken out against The Daily Beast’s article that outed gay Olympians using Grindr in Rio.
The 26-year-old swimmer said that he is strong enough to be out about his sexuality, despite his country making it illegal to be gay.
“It is still illegal to be gay in Tonga, and while I’m strong enough to be me in front of the world, not everybody else is. Respect that,” he wrote.
The article, written by Nico Hines, was heavily edited after the outlet received criticism for outing athletes and possibly endangering their lives. Eventually, the website took down the article altogether.
As an out gay athlete from a country that is still very homophobic, @thedailybeast ought to be ashamed #deplorable https://t.co/qzS9rDFJwx
— Amini Fonua (@AminiFonua) August 11, 2016
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