Controversy at The Olympics: How Rugby's Izzy Cerullo Accidentally Became a LGBTQ Advocate | Ep 10

When Brazilian rugby star Izzy Cerullo took the field at the 2016 Olympics, she had no idea she was about to become a queer icon. But after her then-girlfriend proposed on live television-mid-Games, mid-glory-Cerullo found herself at the center of a global moment that said everything about visibility, identity, and the politics of being queer on the world stage. In Episode 10 of The Gay Rugby Podcast , Jack Higgins and Ozzie Luna unravel how an impromptu proposal turned into a cultural flashpoint. Was it empowerment? Exploitation? Or just love in a very public place? We get into the messy, beautiful truth: how queer athletes often become symbols whether they like it or not, how the media spins a moment into a movement, and why Cerullo’s story still hits hard nearly a decade later. Expect candid talk about LGBTQ representation in sports , the unintentional politics of being visible, and what happens when your private life becomes Olympic history. New episodes drop weekly. This one? You won’t want to miss.