He (Matthew Mitcham) said it was “really humbling and touching” to now be seen as a role model to younger gays and lesbians, particularly as he struggled to come to terms with his own sexuality as a teenager and used “to flick a rubber band on my wrist every time I thought about boys”.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,28383,25143109-5013560,00.html

This depresses me. I know how horrible I would feel if I were ashamed of my love for Bale or Arsenal or Lacroix. ):

I found this article while goofing off on Facebook (which I don't use for anything other than for stalking the Matthew Mitcham fan page) when I was supposed to be doing my NUS project. (Which, thankfully, is finally finished, I'm proud to report. All we have to do now is send the poster for printing.)