Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes
Olympic Games, she said her coach told her she needed to stay in the closet for the future of her career. «It was a moment when I didn't feel like myself,» the 33-year-old retired Belgian Olympian said. «He said, Charline, you have to fit in the box. Everyone is looking at you and you have to be straight.… I understood that it's not a place to be yourself, it's not a place to be LGBTQ+.»
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While the Olympic Games have made giant strides in the years since — the Paris 2024 Olympics set a record for the most athletes who are openly LGBTQ+ — advocates and athletes say international athletics have a long way to go in opening up to the queer community.
In the Olympic opening ceremonies, Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, sent a message in his speech to the world: «In our Olympic world, we all belong.»
Parisian officials continued their push for inclusion Monday night with the opening of the Olympic Pride House, located on a boat floating on the city's famous Seine River. Amelie Oudea-Castera, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, told The Associated Press they were «sending a message of inclusion» in these Games.
«It's important to Paris, to keep fighting against all types of discrimination,» Oudea-Castera said. «We need to drive this progress in society and the reason I am here today is
