Ian Thorpe’s push to eliminate bigotry from the world

Former Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe has opened up on the bigotry he has faced in his life in a raw and emotional interview with Neil Mitchell, who claims he’s “never heard Ian Thorpe like this before”.

Thorpe is currently in Poland with educational program on the Holocaust called March of the Living and spoke on his experiences with homophobia and bigotry as an openly gay man.

“If it happens to me, it can happen to anyone else,” Thorpe said.

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