NBC "SORTA" APOLOGIZES

AfterElton.com received an email from Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics about his report about Matthew Mitcham's win and not mention anything about his partner. Here is what he had to say:

"We regret that we missed the opportunity to tell Matthew Mitcham's story. We apologize for this unintentional omission." [SOURCE]

What do you guys think? Was this a very sincere Apology? Do you think people are making more out of it than they should be??

NBC SENDS OUT HOMOPHOBIC VIEWS ON OUT OLYMPIC WINNER MATTHEW MITCHAM

Wow. Looks like we have a Homophobic Network Station on our hands. After winning his gold medal, Matthew Mitcham had an interview with him thanking his mum and partner. NBC had a clip of him winning and showed him in an interview on TV but decided to remove any mention of his partner or show the pic of him hugging his mum and bf. How Rude eh? Here is the story:

After pulling off a last minute victory against the Chinese in the 10m dive, Mr Mitcham, while hugging his mother and his partner, he told reporters: "I want to thank absolutely everyone who helped; my partner Lachlan and my mum [Vivienne] here to support me and watch me get gold, because it was so important to have those two people here with me.

"I did not think I had a chance to get the gold and to actually get that was mind-blowing! I was crying thinking I had silver. And to get gold! I was a blubbering mess."

Despite intensive coverage by NBC of other Olympic athletes' families, Mr Mitcham's partner received virtually no attention during the network's coverage.

Cyd Zeigler of Outssports said: "It's a big story. The only openly gay male athlete in Beijing pulled off one of the great upsets at the Olympics in a spectacular fashion.

"If he had had cancer, or if his parents had been killed in a car crash when he was 2, or if he had just proposed to his girlfriend, they would have mentioned it. But they never showed him hugging his boyfriend, never mentioned it. They referred to 'personal problems,' but I'm afraid they decided Matthew’s sexuality was off limits. A real shame."

The following interview with Mr Mitcham in which he appears with his mother and partner, did not feature on NBC's Olympic coverage of his historic win. [SOURCE]

OUT GAY SWIMMER WINS OLYMPIC GOLD!

Openly Gay Australian Swimmer Matthew Mitcham had a near-perfect dive to win Olympic gold on Saturday in front of a crowd that included his partner Lachlan Fletcher, he made history. Mitcham will go down as the most significant out male Olympic athlete ever.

In a Post-Dive Interview:

“I want to thank absolutely everyone who helped; my partner Lachlan and my mom [Vivienne] here to support me and watch me get gold, because it was so important to have those two people here with me,” Mitcham said in a post-dive interview. “I didn’t think I had a chance to get the gold and to actually get that was mind-blowing. I was crying thinking I had silver and to get gold, I was a blubbering mess.” [SOURCE]

Good for him. Proud to say there is an openly gay athlete in the Olympics. To be gay is one thing but to show the world you're out and proud is another. Matthew is an inspiration for all athletes, in/out of the closet.

GAY AUSSIE OLYMPIC DIVER SLAMS PRIME MINISTER'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

I read this on Queerity.com. The "Out" Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham is defending the right to be able to marry someone of the same sex. The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd believes that the institution of marriage should be only between a man and a woman. Mitcham does not believe this at all:

"[Mitcham] certainly bears the markings of a good gay role model: he’s successful, attractive and he’s not shy about speaking up on queer issues. When asked for his view on same-sex marriage, for instance, he has no compunction slamming Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

“I’m not happy with Kevin Rudd,” he says, bluntly. “Kevin Rudd’s opinion of marriage as something that’s only between a man and a woman is quite narrow-minded. During the election campaign he was all about appearing young and cool, but his views on gay marriage make him look quite old-fashioned.”" [SOURCE]

I agree with Matthew.. I mean coming from Canada we see how it's really not a big deal at all to marry your partner, no matter what sex. It's about equality and we should be marry the person we love. That is what i believe in. You cannot help who you fall in love with..