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Male athletes still afraid to come out of closet?
(From Nottingham Evening Post)
Byline: Gregory Woods
OF the 20 openly gay athletes competing at London 2012, only three are men.
Sleeping accommodation in the Olympic village is segregated by gender.
Given that several nations agreed only reluctantly to send women athletes to the games at all, you would not expect otherwise. The rule of segregation is enforced with no exceptions.
So spare a crocodile tear for Russell and Lauryn Mark, members of Australia's shooting team, who are not allowed to share a room, despite being husband and wife.
Of course, while gender segregation does not wipe out opportunities for heterosexual …
