Louganis is a gay rights activist, [34][35][36] as well as an HIV awareness advocate. He has worked frequently with the Human Rights Campaign to defend the civil liberties of the LGBT community and people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.
While it might have been Louganis’ official public coming out, his being gay was long rumored in the sports world. It did not make his statement at the Gay Games any less powerful.
Six years later, Louganis publicly came out at the Gay Games, and revealed he was HIV positive in his autobiography. Over the ensuing three decades, the Olympic icon has become a.
But what had initially appeared to be a straightforward comeback story became more complicated when Louganis revealed seven years later that he was gay and that he had been diagnosed with HIV.