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With a generally welcoming attitude toward glbtq participants, equestrianism is the exception in sports culture, which is all too often homophobic.

Robert Dover expressed the hope that athletes in other sports will someday feel free to identify themselves publicly as gay—and he knows that there are many who could. "I wish that all gay athletes would come out in all disciplines—football, baseball, the Olympics, whatever," he said. "After six Olympics, I know they're in every sport. You just have to spend one day in the housing, the gyms, or at dinner to realize we're all over."

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		Author:	Rapp, Linda
		Entry Title:	Olympic Equestrians
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