Louganis' naivete and convinced Greg to grant him power-of-attorney over his business and financial affairs. His lover, Tom Barrett, was not only abusive, but took advantage of Mr. Louganis was suffering more than self-doubt. From his parents to friends and even his lover. It’s sad how Greg was betrayed by so many people and even the ones he always looked up to for acceptance. You can tell Mario studied very hard to make you believe that he was Greg Louganis. "Why shouldn't young people who do happen to be gay, why shouldn't they have some positive images instead of such self-destructive ones? It's hard enough in the coming-to-terms, straight or gay, with your own sexuality."īehind the perfect form and elegant execution, Mr. Mario Lopez did a great job in becoming Greg Louganis. I was born this way, so when it came time to accept myself, I was always told that I was wrong, that I was defective, that there was something wrong with me," he says. "I never had those positive images that a man could love another man. Just as I was born dyslexic, just as I was born with brown eyes, I was born gay."įor him it was an arduous process learning to accept himself. And also getting people to understand, I was born this way. "I go around to colleges and universities and I talk about letting go of secrets," he says, "and accepting myself as a gay man.
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