Tom Daley
Tom Daley called out anti-gay countries at the Commonwealth Games
Gay diver Tom Daley has made a statement on LGBTQ+ rights in Commonwealth countries at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games are back in the UK this year, in host city Birmingham. Tom Daley took part in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this morning (local time). The 28-year-old carried the Queen’s …
Tom Daley wants countries with gay death penalty banned from Olympics
British diver Tom Daley has said he’s on a “mission” to prevent countries where being gay is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics. Daley won his first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in July. Speaking at UK LGBTIQ publication Attitude’s 2021 awards ceremony, Daley declared he’ll campaign for the Olympics to …
Tom Daley battled COVID months before winning Olympic gold
Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley battled COVID a few months before winning Olympic gold in Tokyo. Paramedics rushed the diver to hospital when he began to struggle to breathe. The British gold medalist spoke of his illness for the first time in an interview with The Times. He told the newspaper he needed months to …
Tom Daley reveals what he was knitting in that viral Olympics photo
British diver Tom Daley has shared what he has working on after he went viral for knitting while poolside at the Tokyo Olympics. The athlete went viral after cameras caught him sitting in the stands in Tokyo knitting as he watched men’s and women’s diving events. After the photos and footage did the rounds, many …
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black Share First Photos of Their Newborn Son
New dads Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black have shared the first photos of their newborn son. The couple revealed on Valentine’s Day earlier this year that they were expecting a child through a surrogate mother. The pair revealed the birth of their son, Robert Ray, in a notice printed in The Times …
Tom Daley Will Fight For Gay Rights In Russia Next Month
Diving great Tom Daley will campaign for gay rights when he competes at next month’s World Series in Russia. Daley, who combined with Dan Goodfellow to win gold at the Games on the Gold Coast, has called on the Commonwealth Games Federation to do more to pressure those nations where homosexuality remains illegal. Thirty-six of …
Dads-To-Be Tom Daley And Dustin Lance Black Host A Baby Shower
Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black have hosted a baby shower as they prepare to become first-time dads. Tom and his husband Dustin are preparing to welcome their first child via surrogate and both posted photos of the bash to Instagram to share their excitement. The couple both wore sashes emblazoned with the words “Daddy …
UK PM Theresa May Urges Repeal Of Anti-Gay Laws Across Commonwealth
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has called for Commonwealth nations to repeal “outdated” anti-gay laws and said the UK “deeply regrets” its legacy of discrimination against LGBTIQ people around the world. Homosexuality remains illegal in 36 of the 53 Commonwealth countries – including nine that have a maximum penalty of life imprisonment – because penal …
Dustin Lance Black Wrongly Accused Of Shoplifting At Gold Coast Supermarket
Tom Daley’s husband Dustin Lance Black has hit out at a Gold Coast supermarket he says wrongly accused him of shoplifting. The Oscar-winning screenwriter is in Australia to support his partner at the Commonwealth Games, and on Wednesday complained on Twitter that he’d been accused of stealing. “OMG! Was just stopped and accused of shoplifting …
Dustin Lance Black Had A Great Response To A Critic Of Same-Sex Parenting
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has defended diverse families after a radio caller criticised him and husband Tom Daley for having a baby via surrogacy. Black appeared on BBC Radio to discuss surrogacy when a caller said he disagreed with “two blokes” having a child, Pink News reported. “The only thing I don’t agree with is, …