Arts & Entertainment
Tom Daley reveals how he came out to his mom
diver says Dustin Lance Black is why he didn’t quit diving
Tom Daley (Photo by Jim Thurston; courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
Olympic diver Tom Daley shared how he came out to his mom at a family barbeque and how his partner Dustin Lance Black pushed him to continue diving in a recent interview with The Times.
Daley, 22, says he invited Black over to his house for a birthday barbeque. Black was making burgers when Daley asked his mom what she thought about him.
“I said to Mum, ‘What do you think of Lance?’ And she said, ‘Yeah, he’s great. He makes great burgers.’ So I told her I was in a relationship with him,” Daley recalls. “She said, ‘Like a gay relationship?’ And I said, ‘Yeah.’ And she said, ‘Oh…all right.’ She had no idea, despite the fact I’d brought this guy home for the weekend. I was lucky. It was so easy, and you hear some horror stories.”
Daley also credits Black, 42, with giving him the motivation to continue diving. The couple met at a dinner party in Los Angeles in 2013 and became engaged in 2015.
“In March 2013 I was at my all-time low and didn’t want to do it anymore. Then I met him and thought,’ This guy won’t want to be with me unless I’m successful at what I do,'” Daley says. “I felt happy all of a sudden. Nothing seemed confusing anymore. He is a massive, massive support for me.”
Daley came out publicly in a YouTube video in 2013.
The Capital Pride Alliance presented the 2026 Capital Pride Honors at “The Audacity Brunch: In Full Fuchsia” at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. on Sunday, June 7.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
Out & About
Congressional Cemetery hosts Gays & Graves
Daylong Pride celebration blends history, remembrance, art and community
Historic Congressional Cemetery will host the second annual “Gays & Graves: A Big Gay Festival” on Sunday, June 14 at 11 a.m.
The event will feature pioneering activist Randy Wicker, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, and new public art installations and programs celebrating LGBTQ+ history. Gays & Graves is an official partner event of Capital Pride 2026.
This event is a daylong Pride celebration blending history, remembrance, art and community. Visitors can shop from LGBTQ+ and allied artists and makers, experience performances and interactive installations, and engage with programs exploring LGBTQ+ history and lived experience.
For more details, visit the cemetery’s website.
Baltimore Pride is underway, taking place from June 8-14.
The Pride Parade will be on Saturday, June 13 at 12 p.m. at Charles Street & North Avenue, followed by the Pride Block Party at 1 p.m. at Druid Hill Park. And then the Pride Festival will be held on Sunday, June 14 at 12 p.m. at Druid Hill Park.
There will be an array of additional events including: a fashion show, a “Suits and Sneakers” reception and a 5k race, among many other events.
For more details, visit Baltimore Pride’s website.
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