Thorpe :: I'm not gay, ok?

Ian Thorpe opened up about his personal life and sexuality to the Australian Good Weekend magazine.
“I became a gay icon when I was 15, which was a little bit weird. When I was 17, everyone had started that speculation about me, though I didn’t hear about most of it." "I don’t have a problem with being a gay icon, it’s not a big deal to me. But I think the gay speculation, along with when I was accused of taking drugs in 2000, was an attempt to pull me down from the top. Some people think it’s an insult to say, ‘Oh I think he’s gay’, but I don’t take it that way. I’m not gay. I’m lucky that within myself I don’t care enough to get worried or upset over it."

When Janet Hawley, The Good Weekend journalist asked him the question: if he were gay, would he be comfortable coming out and saying so? “I have no idea, because I’m not gay,” he responded. “I don’t think anyone should have to be asked that question. You don’t have to come out and declare you’re straight. It shouldn’t be a big deal today, but people still get hang-ups over it.” [Source]

I'm just more in touch with my feminine side and interested in fashion. I'm just a little poof, I'm not gay, ok?