Meet the only openly gay male 2008 Olympian...

We know that plenty of the 10,500 athletes participating in this year's Olympic Games are gay but only 10 of them - including just one man - are willing to say so publicly.

Outsports.com said Australian diver Matthew Mitcham is the only out man. He said he just wanted to be known as a successful Australian diver and argued that his homosexuality should not be an issue: "It's everybody else who thinks it's special when homosexuality and elite sport go together," he said.

The out lesbians are: Judith Arndt (Germany, cycling), Imke Duplitzer (Germany, fencing), Gro Hammerseng and Katja Nyberg (Norway, handball and a lesbian couple), Natasha Kai (U.S., soccer), Lauren Lappin (U.S., softball); Victoria "Vickan" Svensson (Sweden, soccer); Rennae Stubbs (Australia, tennis) and Linda Bresonik (Germany, soccer).