Gay couple to compete on same Olympic team in Tokyo

July 8, 2021 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEROES, HEROES & HISTORY, SPORTS Comments Off on Gay couple to compete on same Olympic team in Tokyo
Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud pose with silver medals they won together at the 2013 European Championships. (Photo: HENNING BAGGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Edward Gal and Hans Peter Minderhoud are gay partners who will compete together in equestrian for the Netherlands at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Marlies van Balen will round out the Dutch team with the couple.

The two have…