From kevyn@KSUVM.KSU.EDU Sat Apr 15 15:36:35 1995 Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 16:19:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Kansas Queer News [KQN]" Cc: GLB-NEWS Subject: KC COMM COLL ADVOCATE: LOUGANIS DISHONEST & DECEPTIVE FROM THE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVOCATE KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - KC, KANSAS MARCH 31, 1995 =============================================== OLYMPIC ATHELETE REVEALS HIS DEADLY DECEPTION BY KIM MCNEMEE Editorial Page Editor Earlier this month Olympic diving champion, Greg Louganis acknowledged his homosexuality and confessed to willfully withholding information regarding his positive HIV diagnosis from doctors at the 1988 games in Souel, South Korea. Though teammates had gr own suspicious about his sexual orientation the fact that Louganis had become infected with the Aids 'virus was a carefully guarded secret. While Louganis admits that neglecting to disclose such information was irresponsible, he claims he did so only Out of a desire to spare team doctors from having to conceal such a difficult secret. What a noble gesture. Louganis almost makes his deception seem admirable. Yet, louganis's feeble attempt to justify his actions is compounded by his revelation that coach, Ron O'Brien also knew of his HIV status and was reluctant in reporting it. Such subterfuge raises several questions. First, will HIV testing become mandatory for future Olympic athletes? Second, will athletes testing positive be barred from competition and if so how will Olympic officials explain such an act of open discriminati on? Last, how many other athletes have knowingly exposed other competitors to this virus? With the occurrence of such clandestine operations is it any wonder there are so many homophobic heterosexuals? ====================================== KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMM COLL ADVOCATE 7250 State Ave., Kansas City KS 66112 RM 3450 Bldg B (913) 334.1100 X 229