The Tokyo Olympics demonstrated there is an increasing willingness among LGBT athletes to openly discuss issues around sexuality, gender identity and equality in the most public of international forums.More and more Japanese athletes are joining the wave of openness, listing reasons like greater consciousness around the issues, as well as more nuanced discussion on social media for their willingness to "come out" from their presumed heterosexual identities.Such issues attracted an unprecedented level of interest at the just-ended Tokyo Olympics. At least 185 members of the lesbian, gay, bis…READ FULL ARTICLE
