Earlier this week in Rio, LGBT Olympic analyst, Charley Walters sat down with Olympian and LGBT advocate, Greg Louganis to discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of coming out, his Wheaties box cover and posing for the ESPN body issue. The out Olympic legend dispenses his considerable wisdom on the coming-out process for athletes. Watch the…
Being on a Wheaties box has been an honor bestowed on dozens of Olympians through the years, yet despite winning gold and setting Olympic records diver Greg Louganis never made it onto the Wheaties box. Speculation was that the reason he wasn’t considered was the fact that he is a gay man. Now following a petition…
NEW YORK — More than 400 guests joined Olympians and stars of stage and screen to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students at the annual Point Honors gala the landmark New York Public Library Monday night. The evening celebrated the accomplishments of Point Foundation‘s (Point), higher education scholarship recipients….
NEW YORK, NY – Point Foundation will present five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis with the Point Legend Award, which recognizes an individual who has achieved greatness in their professional career and unapologetically supported the LGBTQ community. The award will be presented to Louganis at the landmark New York Public Library April 11. The event begins at…
LOS ANGELES – More than 400 guests attended the fourth annual Voices on Point gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night to support higher education opportunities for LGBTQ students. Caitlyn Jenner presented the Point Horizon Award to two Point Alumni, Rhys Ernst, Co-Producer for Amazon’s “Transparent,” and Zach Zyskowski, Producer on ABC Family and Ryan…
It’s never too late! A Change.org petition has appeared to help bring legendary diver Greg Louganis to the iconic Wheaties cereal box. Louganis set a diving record in the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles when he won two gold medals. He became the first man to reach 700 in platform diving. Louganis was diving’s…
In an interview for GLAAD’s video series, GLAAD: All Access, Olympic champion diver Greg Louganis talks with host Claire Pires about the homophobia he experienced, living with HIV, and how he has found a new passion working with Olympic hopefuls. Louganis has won four Olympic gold medals, and no one to date has ever beaten his diving…
Legendary Olympic diver and gold medalist Greg Louganis is bringing the global challenge of living with HIV to light. Teaming with the United Nations agency, the International Labour Organization (ILO) he introduces a series of video messages portraying discrimination and even deportation of HIV positive adults. Released today, World AIDS Day, the videos promote the…
NEW YORK— Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice has announced that Uprising of Love: A Benefit Concert for Global Equality will take place Monday, Sept. 15 at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre (222 West 51st Street). The inspiring concert will weave together stories and performances by activists and artists from around the world including the stories of resilience…
LOS ANGELES — Students making great strides to become the leaders of tomorrow were celebrated by stars of today and celebrity legends at the Voices On Point concert and dinner benefiting Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Performing at the Sept. 7 event at…
