Canadian goaltender and four-time Olympic gold winner Charline Labonté has announced to French-language sports media outlet RDS that she is a lesbian.
The 31-year-old said in her exclusive interview that the announcements of St. Louis Rams draft pick Michael Sam and actress Ellen Page emboldened her to come out herself, though she waited until after the Sochi Olympics to do so due to the political atmosphere surrounding the Games.
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