How This Tiny Swimsuit Helps An Olympian Promote LGBT Visibility

Openly gay Olympian Amini Fonua, 26, is passionate about promoting the visibility of LGBT people in sports and his swimsuit is helping. From Rio de Janeiro, where he is preparing to compete in his second Olympic Games, Fonua said "Having the words 'gay and lesbian' over my butt is my way of announcing my queerness for the swimming world to see."

He's not referencing the official swimsuit he'll wear when he competes for Tonga in the 100-yard breaststroke; he's talking about the one given to him by the Los Angeles LGBT Center three years ago when he helped raise tens of thousands of dollars as a participant in the Center's Beach Volleyball Classic fundraiser. The Center's former name, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, is on the back.

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