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THE RAINBOW ROAD
TO TOKYO
Listen to the stories of some of the LGBTQIA+ Olympian and Paralympian athletes taking part in the Tokyo 2021 Games...
At the next Olympic Games, there will be a record number of out-LGBT competitors - but barriers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans participation in sport continues to be hard to shake off. Prejudice remains rife all over the world, including in the U.K.
In celebrating the achievements of those who have beaten the stigma to get to the greatest sporting show on earth, we're bringing you the stories from some of the Tokyo games' LGBTQIA+ athletes, in their own words.
These features are produced by MIM with support from The Audio Content Fund
LISTEN
Moran Samuel

Ria Percival

Aoife Cooke

Markus Thormeyer

Julian Vernonsky

Kayla Miracle

Lauren Rowles

Georgia Simmerling

Chelsea Wolfe

Robyn Love

Natalie Powell

Stephanie Labbé

Laurie Williams

Hannah Wilkinson

Megan Jones
Tom Bosworth

Sanne Van Dijke

Celia Quansah
Jude Hamer

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