(Dagbladet): Thursday published the website Daily Beast an article that could identify several gays athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Rio.
Several readers responded that some of the athletes who were named but could be identified on the basis of details in the article, come from countries with strict anti gay laws. It writes British BBC.
– I did not lie
The article said that the athletes use their datingapper as Bumble, Grindr, Jack’d and tinder to get in touch with others practitioners in Rio. The journalist used the same method to acquire rendezvous with athletes.
In the article he drew a picture of athletes. He described how their profiles were on apps, which country they come from and how high they are.
According to the magazine Attitude has reporter even said that he felt he was doing something wrong.
– I did not lie and I published myself not to be someone other than who I am, unless you assume that I was on Grindr basically when I am heterosexual and has a wife and children, he said.
Danger
the article has set minds ablaze with many. One of those who have taken speak out and slaughtered both journalist and Daily Beast is the open gays swimmer Amini Fonua from Tonga.
On Twitter, he writes that Daily Beast should be ashamed, and they by publishing this article has put the lives of the affected athletes in danger.
– He puts their own lives at risk. Imagine that this is the only place you can feel safe, the only place where you can be yourself. So this will be destroyed by a heterosexual person who thinks the whole thing is a joke ?, he writes.
He also posted a photo on photo-sharing service Instagram in protest against the article and the journalist.
Lie flat
the Daily Beast chose first to make extensive changes to the article, but has now decided to delete article in its entirety.
They have published a note from editors who settles toad surface after the case that “violate the values they stand for.”
– we were wrong and we apologize. We promise to do better in the future.
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