World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete is a new documentary special on CNN International (DStv 401) which will be shown on Saturday and Sunday on the 24-hour TV news channel, talking to gay sports stars and pulling back the curtain on sport's last taboo.
Gay sports stars such as Robbie Rogers (soccer player), Blake Skjellerup (Olympic speed skater) and Brittney Griner (women's baskerball player) are profiled in the hour long documentary, looking at homosexuality in sport and homophobia.
World Sport Presents: Journey of the Gay Athlete will be on CNN International on Saturday 11 January at 11:00 (all South Arican times), 22:00; and on Sunday 12 January at 05:00 and 13:00.
