{"id":113577,"date":"2021-02-24T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T18:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/?p=113577"},"modified":"2021-02-27T21:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T00:08:30","slug":"athlete-who-trained-to-act-like-a-straight-guy-punished-himself-by-feeling-attraction-to-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gay.blog.br\/en\/news\/athlete-who-trained-to-act-like-a-straight-guy-punished-himself-by-feeling-attraction-to-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete who \u201ctrained\u201d to act like a straight guy punished himself by feeling attraction to men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Diver <strong>Matthew Mitcham<\/strong> (32), known for being the first openly gay Olympic athlete to win the gold medal breaking a world record, gave an interview to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/sports\/2021\/2\/23\/gay-olympian-matthew-mitcham-tried-train-himself-be-straight\">BBC Sport<\/a> channel saying that his sexual orientation led to many moments of suffering and that he &#8220;trained&#8221; to be straight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>&#8220;I was so afraid [de ser gay] that I tied a rubber band around my wrist and every time I had a gay thought I pulled it to associate pain and suffering with gay thoughts. 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Eventually he entered the world of alcohol and drugs to look for &#8220;relief, an escape valve, and a way to shut down the brain for a few hours, but he keeps climbing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stopped swimming at age 18, but ended up returning at age 20 when he had an opportunity to compete in the <strong>Beijing<\/strong> Olympics. At that time he cut everything that was not good for health, not only alcohol and drugs, but also fast food and others. 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