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Related: About this forum‘Proud, butch lesbian’ aims to make U.S. Olympic women’s boxing team
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/02/14/proud-butch-lesbian-aims-to-make-u-s-olympic-womens-boxing-team/Photo by Anthony White
Patricia Manuel of Long Beach, Calif., is competing this week in the first Olympic boxing trials for women. The 2012 Games in London will feature women boxers in three weight classes. Manuel (49-14) competes in the lightweight division (132 pounds).
She is part Irish, Mexican and black. And as the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports, she is also an out and proud lesbian.
Manuel takes pride in being a female athlete and a lesbian. She hopes to use the Olympic stage as a platform to encourage other gay and lesbian athletes.
I want to show people this is America, too: a butch, multiracial boxer, she said. I want people to know I am gay and can do great things.
Regardless of how she does at the Olympic trials, Manuel wants to help other gays and lesbians. I found this passage cool:
For now, she works valet security at Hamburger Marys in Long Beach and wants to teach self-defense and boxing to homeless gay youth. She also hopes to inspire them. I know there are people having difficulty with their sexuality, she said. If someone sees a proud butch lesbian and it helps them, thats great.
I will update this post once the Trials are over. If she survives this, she will compete in the world championships in May and needs to finish in the top eight to get to London. I will be rooting for her to make the team and have a bigger audience this summer.
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‘Proud, butch lesbian’ aims to make U.S. Olympic women’s boxing team (Original Post)
xchrom
Feb 2012
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I'm especially happy to hear she wants to teach self defense to other gays and lesbians.
Jamastiene
Feb 2012
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William769
(55,147 posts)1. I wished she was with me today.
Good for her!
Vanje
(9,766 posts)3. I wish she was with me TONIGHT!
Touche!
Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)2. I'm especially happy to hear she wants to teach self defense to other gays and lesbians.
That is a great idea. Recommended. Great article.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)5. she is sexy.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)6. uh ... I find myself slightly turned on. :)