Jason Collins receiving death threats after coming out

By Nicholas Robinson
May 02, 2013
8:59 am

Greg Louganis

Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis was met with harsh criticism from fans for coming out as gay in 1994 and for being HIV-positive.

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