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Pat Manuel

 Pat Manuel is a 34 years old.  He is a boxer  Pat is from California.  He the first trans person in the USA to become a professional boxer.  His first professional fight was against Hugo Aguilar.  Pat lives with his girlfriend Amita  Pat has a dog called Gingko.

Colin Jackson

 Colin Jackson used to be an athlete.  He ran in the 110m hurdles for and Great Britain.  He won Silver at the 1988 Olympics.  Colin also won 4 medals.  He used to be the world record holder for 110m hurdles.  He retired from athletics in 2003.  Colin is now a TV presenter since then.  Colin came out as gay in 2017.

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Keegan Hirst

 Keegan Hirst is 31 years old.  He is from Yorkshire.  Keegan plays rugby for Wakefield Trinity  He used to be the captain of Batley Bulldogs.  Keegan came out as gay in 2017  His friends, family and team mates were very supportive.

Tom Daley

 Tom Daley is 25 years old.  He has been diving internationally since the age of 12. He lives in London with his husband Dustin Lance Black and their son Robbie Ray.  Tom dove in the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he was 14 years old.  He has two Olympic bronze medals.

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Lianne Sanderson

 Lianne Sanderson plays football.  She is 31 years old.  The first team Lianne played for was Arsenal.  Lianne has scored 15 goals at an international level.  However, her girlfriend helped her through it and she was able to return to football.

Ryan Russell

 Ryan Russell is 27 years old.  He is an American Football player.  Ryan has played for Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  He is bi and has a boyfriend called Corey.  Ryan enjoys writing.

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Dutee Chand

 Dutee Chand is 23 years old.  She is a runner from India.  She is the Indian 100m women’s champion.  Dutee is the third Indian women to have ever qualified for the 100m women’s Olympic event.  In 2019 Dutee told people that she has a girlfriend.

Lizzie Williams

 Lizzie Williams is a wheelchair racer.  She wants to take part in the 2020 Paralympics.  Lizzie used to be a swimmer but she broke her back.  She tried wheelchair racing and was very good at it.

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Kate Richardson Walsh

 Kate Richardson Walsh used to play hockey for England.  She played 375 games  Kate won Olympic and Commonwealth Games medals.  Kate is married to Helen Richardson Walsh.  Kate and Helen played hockey together at the .

Helen Richardson Walsh

 Helen Richardson Walsh plays hockey for England.  She started playing when she was 7 years old.  Her first game for England was when she was 17 years old.  Helen has won two Olympic medals and three Commonwealth Games medals.  Helen married her wife Kate Richardson Walsh in 2013.