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Airdate: Journey of the Gay Athlete

CNN looks at what it's like to be gay in the world of international sport.

2014-01-25_0047CNN looks at what it’s like to be gay in the world of international sport.

Character, camaraderie, integrity; attributes often touted in the world of sport. But in recent years, there’s one action that’s gradually being tested in sport: tolerance. The topic of homosexuality and homophobia in sport seems to have run rampant among the world’s leading sporting federations.

In ‘World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete’, a one-hour original documentary, CNN gets exclusive access to people on the frontlines fighting against homophobia in sport, to profile some of sport’s most courageous athletes and hear their stories of tackling sport’s last taboo.

The documentary features:

• LA Galaxy footballer, Robbie Rogers

Professional footballer for the LA Galaxy, Robbie Rogers shares what it was like growing up gay on the pitch and delves into his greatest fears about coming out in the international world of football. http://cnn.it/1lErqX8

• Phoenix Mercury basketball player, Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner, basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury, always knew she would be a professional athlete. But she didn’t always know how she to cope with being taunted and bullied as a teenager or how to navigate high school as a lesbian. 

• Speed skater, Blake Skjellerup

For years, speed skater Blake Skjellerup dreamed of representing New Zealand in the Olympics. To Blake, being gay meant his dream of competing on the international stage seemed almost impossible. He shares his thoughts on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and why he stands beside those opposing Russia’s gay propaganda laws. 

Saturday January 25 at 8pm AEDT
Sunday January 26 at 2pm & 10pm AEDT

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