Gay bobsledder Simon Dunn blasts homophobic meme featuring his face



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Gay bobsledder Simon Dunn blasts homophobic meme featuring his face

Former Australian bobsledder and rugby player Simon Dunn is not having the homophobic meme featuring his likeness that’s been circulating on social media.

The meme, which began making the rounds last week, features Dunn’s face next to a list of qualities describing “gay people that I respect.”

The traits include: “acts like a normal human being; has a personality; doesn’t force upon you the fact that they’re gay; literally is a normal person that you can be friends with.”

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Below it are a list of contrasting gay stereotypes describing “gay people I do not respect.”

Dunn blasted the meme in a tweet over the weekend, writing: “Don’t use my image for your internalised homophobia, don’t make assumptions on the kind of gay man I am or the kind of gay men I associate myself with. I’ll always support those those who are true to themselves and be who they truly are. I will always be your biggest advocate!”

Don’t use my image for your internalised homophobia, don’t make assumptions on the kind of gay man I am or the kind of gay men I associate myself with. I’ll always support those those who are true to themselves and be who they truly are. I will always be your biggest advocate! t.co/n6eIf8Cd1h

— Simon Dunn (@BySimonDunn) July 26, 2019

Speaking to Gay Star News, he explains, “Clearly whoever created it doesn’t have any idea of the person I am and what I stand for.”

“I’ve spent the last several years being very public about my sexuality whilst I was an athlete and still continue to do so today. The gay community is notorious for not being our own allies. We need to learn to be more accepting of others within our community and stop idealizing a certain type whilst acting like anything else is lesser.”

The 31-year-old, who was the first openly gay male to represent his country in the sport of bobsled before retiring in 2016, concluded by saying, “If you think its ok to ‘not respect’ others, perhaps your respect isn’t something that people want anyway.”

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Quiet night in….

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Sydney Selfies!

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Throwing back to my first game with the @sydneyconvicts , my first game playing rugby for several years. At the time I was very lost and confused version of the man I am today, a man who had convinced himself gay men had no place in sport. If only I could tell him the impact this day would have on the next 7 years of his life. Now having represented Australia in bobsleigh, played rugby for several teams across the world. Sport has now given him the opportunity to live in, see and experience places he never thought possible. In what was a regular Saturday playing rugby, my journey began to not only convince myself, but the world that gay men are not only capable but exceptional athletes. If only he’d known this sooner #tbt

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Got wood?

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One week off and already back training!

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That time I got a rub down at Bingham Cup 2016 #tbt

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GET LOW!

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Sunday’s by the pool!

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Wanna ruck? ?: @snootyfoximages

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Related: Simon Dunn showed his stuff at the laundromat. Mad about it?

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