OTTAWA—World champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber is one of a handful of men in history who has jumped six metres. He’s also one of the few men to announce he is gay during the peak of his athletic career. But he’d much rather be talking about his plans to get back to…
Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has come under fire from LGBT activists after defending Russia’s controversial “gay propaganda” law. After some athletes branded her “homophobic,” she has rejected the accusation she is anti-gay. LGBT rights and sporting events have become closely linked in Russia after numerous calls from activists…
