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He's Golden, Baby!

Filed under: Gay Gay Gay > Yummy Yummy Screw > Zportz

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Fuck yeah!!!!

Congratulations to Matthew Mitcham, the diver for Australia is the only male athlete in Beijing courageous enough to be openly gay.

And…

He just won gold!!!!

The 20 year old hottie ended host nation China's domination of the Olympic diving competition when Mitcham took home the top prize in the men's 10m platform this weekend.

Way to go Matthew!!!!



69 comments to “He's Golden, Baby!”

  1. 1

    ooh lala

  2. 2

    Very happy for him! :) Saw him dive and actually thought he was cute ^^

  3. 3

    cute

  4. 4

    now finally a hot athlete!

  5. 5

    ooh first!!

  6. 6

    he did amazing
    and he's good looking :)

  7. 7

    very cute

  8. 8

    He's hot… Too bad for me though, he's gay! =(

  9. 9

    …I'd go on a "Boat To Sail with him…plutonic-ly of course..

  10. 10

    I just watched him!!

    OMG HE WAS AMAZING!!!

    I'm going to meet him when he comes back, ’cause i'm from the same city! AH he's so adorable!

  11. 11

    SUPER YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    QUESTION: why are gay guys the hottest guy's????? i,e George Clooney :O

  12. 12

    is he gay?? how disappointing :(

  13. 13

    yeaaah!!!!! wow that is AWESOMMMME!!!!!!!!!!!! go matthew!!!!!!!

  14. 14

    I saw his performance last night and he's awesome! And a cutey patootey to boot!

  15. 15

    awh, outie belly buttons!

  16. 16

    Congrats Matthew! Nice bod!

  17. 17

    good for him! :)

  18. 18

    YAY!
    He's so cute!
    He was incredible. Very happy for him.
    :) :) :) :)

  19. 19

    Good for him! Hit up the clubs with his gold, and I'm sure he'll have gorgeous men all over him. And I'd really like to see that.
    In all honesty, it's great that the most defining thing about him isn't that he's gay anymore–it's that he has gold. This is actually a big step towards the rights of homosexuals in sports, so I'm really glad for him.

  20. 20

    I think those two other American Divers Boudia and Finchum need to come out of the closet also. They are so clearly gay

  21. 21

    dammit. why are all the hot ones gay. no fair! LOL.
    but perez, look up alexandre despatie from canadialand.
    i personally think he's also a hunky piece of meat!
    and he won silver in diving (:

  22. 22

    i thought he was gay,
    i saw it and he looked a lil camp

  23. meech says – reply to this
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    yuuummmmmmyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  24. 24

    cried my heart out (of joy of course) with him - he was so cute and handsome and amazing last round!
    congrats

  25. 25

    haha I hate to break it to you,YepISaidIt or whatever your name is… but boudias definitely straight.

  26. POSSE says – reply to this
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    yeah, well done and cute too !

  27. 27

    Re: macccattack – okay.. he is right. they are both sooo clearly gay. umm did u watch thier interviews???! that is proof enough for me!

  28. 28

    Re: YepIsaidit – thank u!!!!!!!!!!!!! especially Finchum. they are lovers i think

  29. 29

    okay.. I think that the majority of the male divers are GAY! just look at the way hey prance around like little ferries when they get done with thier performance. I aint hatin' just sayn

  30. 30

    Why are all male divers and figure skaters gay? It makes me sick to think I'm ogling some gay guy, LOL.

  31. 31

    Gold for the Gays! He deserved it so much! Not only for the diving…

  32. 32

    obviously you don't know shit. it may be hard to look manly in a speedo, but I'm sorry. the majority of the male diving population is straight. sorry to burst your bubbles.

  33. 33

    He looks just like a rent-boy i had the other afternoon whose butthole was so dirty tasty that I'm still tasting it on my lips.

  34. CesX says – reply to this
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    I'm so happy for him, he deserve it!!

  35. 35

    He's taken … he's been in a relationship with a guy named Lachlan for the last two years or so.

  36. CesX says – reply to this
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    Re: SaM said it!!! – I think so too

  37. 37

    I saw the dives and he was incredible - what a great role model for gay youths everywhere. Hope this is the start of much success for him!

  38. 38

    I'm gonna be the next openly gay to win gold :D
    unless another person comes out

  39. 39

    how is this hollywood juicy gossip?
    Just another gay guy for you wet dreams Perez? lol

  40. 40

    As an Aussie I'm pretty much cheering all our athletes but last night when Matty hit that dive, I was in tears for him. You have to feel for the Chinese guy who ballsed up his final dive, but Matt was sublime. What an unassuming nice kid who nailed his dives the way he'd been training them with so much pressure on his shoulders. All of Australia are so proud of him, as should be the whole gay community. :)

  41. 41

    WooHoo GAY GOLD!

  42. 42

    k he's so hot, even though he's gay.

  43. 43

    Congrats on just winning the gold. :)

  44. 44

    HE showed us what the real 'pride' means again~~
    be happy forver.matthew
    :)

  45. 45

    Just watched him tonight on NBC. Fantastic diving, really excellent! And I didn't know he was gay, but just watching him told me he was a bit "sweet".

    I like him better than Phelps. He seemed more geniune.

    Congrads to the Aussies!

  46. 46

    Re: habsfan890 – Perez only talks about gay guys.

  47. 47

    Re: Dill Pickle – ROTFLMAO-your photo!

  48. 48

    Perez you have no right to put down gays who are still in the closet. Stating that this guy is the only gay man in the olympics courageous enough to be openly gay is such bullshit! Not everyone has the luxury of an understanding family and community. I believe that you alone hold back the gay community from getting the respect and dignity it deserves. You prance around like a 4 year old girl saying the most stupid shit and 'outing' everyone in your path, and then have the nerve to justify your actions. Simply, you're an asshole. You should use whatever influence you have to break down the stigma surrounding gays with AIDs, or supporting gay marriage and adoption, not trying to humiliate innocent people infront of the world. All in all you disgust me!

  49. 49

    I thought I was alone. Totally agree with the Canadian diver being one one of the hottest athletes of 2008! Thanks. He is straight with a girlfriend. Wow, French-Canadians can be hot!

  50. Anonymous says – reply to this
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    DAMN QUEER COULD BE GETTING ALL THE PUSS IN THE WORLD AND HE'D RATHER PUFF SOME DUDES PETER. DISGUSTING AND SAD

  51. 51

    Congrats! He's a cutie-pie!! LOL.
    Homos are my homeboys!

  52. 52

    makes me proud!

  53. 53

    Re: Anonymous – Why are you on this site? Congrats Matt!

  54. SKB says – reply to this
    54

    Props!!

  55. DLR says – reply to this
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    Yay for Matthew! Is there a picture of Lachlan anywhere on the Internet? I'd like to see the lucky guy Matthew is with. Oh, hey Perez, I know you're thrilled and all there's an "openly gay" athlete at the Olympics, but you shouldn't go around trying to out everyone you think is gay. I won't be mean to you like MadonnaBritney was, but she did make a good point there that instead of pointing out Matthew is the "only male athlete in Beijing courageous enough to be openly gay," why not simply celebrate that he's a brill diver, and that his sexuality shouldn't even be a point of discussion, ya know? There's lots of reasons gays and lesbians (and other sexual identities) prefer to keep their sexuality private, especially in the Olympics. So yeah, maybe try and refocus y