Editing Ian Thorpe (section)

===Sexuality===
In a July 2014 televised interview with British talk show host [[Michael Parkinson]], Thorpe [[coming out|came out]] as gay, after years of denying his homosexuality publicly.<ref>Hunter, pp. 318–320.</ref><ref name="magnetic"/><ref>{{cite news |first = Jacquelin |last = Magnay |author-link = Jacquelin Magnay |title = Thorpe straight as the line on the bottom of the pool |url = http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/17/1037490052340.html |work =[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date = 18 November 2002 |access-date = 10 November 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025052133/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/17/1037490052340.html |archive-date = 25 October 2007 |url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/sports/ian-thorpe-star-for-australia-in-olympics-says-hes-gay.html |title=Ian Thorpe, Swimming Star for Australia in Olympics, Says He Is Gay |date=12 July 2014 |access-date=12 July 2014 |work=The New York Times |first=Karen |last=Crouse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713030929/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/sports/ian-thorpe-star-for-australia-in-olympics-says-hes-gay.html |archive-date=13 July 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/10261690/Aussie-swimmer-Ian-Thorpe-reveals-he-is-gay |title= Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay |work= [[Stuff.co.nz]] |date= 13 July 2014 |access-date= 13 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140712190554/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/10261690/Aussie-swimmer-Ian-Thorpe-reveals-he-is-gay |archive-date= 12 July 2014 |url-status= live}}</ref> He stated "I'm comfortable saying I'm a gay man. And I don't want people to feel the same way I did. You can grow up, you can be comfortable and you can be gay." He added "I am telling the world that I am gay… and I hope this makes it easier for others now, and even if you've held it in for years, it feels easier to get it out."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-13/ian-thorpe-to-reveal-he-is-gay-in-michael-parkinson-interview/5592626|title=Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay, describes struggle with depression in tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson|date=13 July 2014|access-date=13 July 2014|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713020027/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-13/ian-thorpe-to-reveal-he-is-gay-in-michael-parkinson-interview/5592626|archive-date=13 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/former-olympic-swimming-champion-ian-thorpe-reveals-hes-gay-to-michael-parkinson-in-channel-10-interview/story-e6frfmyi-1226987436818|title=Former Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe reveals he's gay to Michael Parkinson in Channel 10 interview|author=Charlotte Willis|date=13 July 2014|access-date=13 July 2014|publisher=[[News.com.au]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714055704/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/former-olympic-swimming-champion-ian-thorpe-reveals-hes-gay-to-michael-parkinson-in-channel-10-interview/story-e6frfmyi-1226987436818|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016 he began dating model Ryan Channing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/perth-model-ryan-channing-and-olympian-ian-thorpe-set-for-paris-move/news-story/aab106075a86189557a283b161335365 |title=Perth model Ryan Channing and Olympian Ian Thorpe set for Paris move |access-date=23 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221225114/http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/perth-model-ryan-channing-and-olympian-ian-thorpe-set-for-paris-move/news-story/aab106075a86189557a283b161335365 |archive-date=21 February 2017 |author=Parri, Linda | date=20 November 2016 | website=PerthNow}}</ref> In December 2017, he said he did not plan to marry his boyfriend "any time soon".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ian-thorpe-has-no-intentions-to-get-married-anytime-soon-after-samesex-marriage-was-legalised/news-story/d3783d6b6048b72d744660a19f4e9dbf |title=Ian Thorpe has no intentions to get married anytime soon after same-sex marriage was legalised |author=Harris, Chris|work=Daily Telegraph|date= 9 December 2017|access-date=9 December 2017 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He would like to become a father.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.pressreader.com/australia/womans-day-australia/20171204/281758449614642|title= Thorpie's baby joy!|work= Womans Day|date= 4 December 2017|access-date= 9 December 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171209203835/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/womans-day-australia/20171204/281758449614642|archive-date= 9 December 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> In June 2019, Thorpe split with Channing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 June 2019|title=Ian Thorpe and Ryan Channing confirm their relationship has ended|url=https://www.outinperth.com/ian-thorpe-and-ryan-channing-confirm-their-relationship-has-ended/|access-date=3 July 2020|website=OUTInPerth – LGBTIQ News and Culture}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-29 |title=Thorpe 'splits' from Perth beau |url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-gossip/ian-thorpe-splits-from-perths-ryan-channing-ng-b881245382z |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=PerthNow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The real reason behind Ian Thorpe and Ryan Channing's shock split |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/ian-thorpe-ryan-channing-break-up-56881 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Now To Love |date=7 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Channing later died in [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]] in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2022|title=Ian Thorpe's former partner Ryan Channing dies in Bali|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/ian-thorpe-s-former-partner-ryan-channing-dies-in-bali-20220511-p5akgv.html|access-date=28 January 2023|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-11 |title=Aussie sporting legend's ex-partner dies in Bali |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ian-thorpes-ex-partner-ryan-channing-dies-in-bali/3KNTWW5R2RFRLZDRVK7TPV6MGQ/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

In September 2020, the [[International Olympic Committee]] published a question and answer format interview with Thorpe, which touched on his [[sexual orientation]] and some of the challenges he faced due to his [[homosexuality]] in competitive [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]].<ref name="Tulloch30Sep2020">Tulloch, Ash (30 September 2020). [https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/ian-thorpe-sydney-2000-ceremony-swimming-future "Exclusive Q&A: Ian Thorpe on Sydney 2000, coming out, and who to look out for at Tokyo Olympics"]. ''[[International Olympic Committee]]''. Retrieved 18 July 2021.</ref>