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Thorpe 'outing' a blow for privacy
Ian de Stains, executive director of TELL [formerly the Tokyo English Lifeline], says that Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe's gay outing is important because "he can now serve as one of the very few role models for young gay men in Australia" ("Ian Thorpe's coming-out: Yes, it matters," Foreign Agenda, July 16). I cringed when I read that because "he can now serve" can also be read, "he can now be used."
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