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Do openly gay<\/a> public figures like Ian Thorpe matter? They sure do<\/b>
\nIn his unassuming way, Ian Thorpe is probably quite accustomed to making history. His swag of Olympic medals and world records makes him Australia’s most successful swimmer. Last night, when he told interviewer… Shirleene Robinson receives funding from …<\/p>\n

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Do openly gay<\/a> public figures like Ian Thorpe matter? They sure do In his unassuming way, Ian Thorpe is probably quite accustomed to making history. His swag of Olympic medals and world records makes him Australia’s most successful swimmer. Last night, when he told interviewer… Shirleene Robinson receives funding from … www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=534d100a8e5f4a078e48934c86209786&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fdo-openly-<\/a>gay<\/a>-public-figures-like-ian-thorpe-matter-they-sure-do-29149&c=5Jtz0LKKLYikRO8HfWxyi4RCFUqx-_XalTLXmRZ21Q0&mkt=en-us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nDo openly gay public figures like Ian Thorpe matter? 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