Country’s fastest sprinter praised for courage, but family and locals say they cannot accept a gay relationship
Supporters of India‘s first openly gay athlete fear for her safety after her decision to come out prompted a backlash in her home village.
Local reaction was hostile in Chaka Gopalpur, a village of weavers in Odisha, after Dutee Chand, the country’s fastest sprinter, told reporters on 19 May that her gay partner was her soulmate.
Source: ‘It’s humiliating for us’: village disowns Dutee Chand, India’s first openly gay athlete
Category: India, LGBT rights, Athletics, South and Central Asia, Sport, World news
