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Pride Parade: 10 athletes who came out of the closet in the past year Israel today

2022-06-10T07:48:45.666Z


Tel Aviv is celebrating today with thousands of people one of the largest pride parades in the world • In honor of the big happening, we have gathered for you the people who decided to come out of the darkness into the light and give hope to thousands


The city of Tel Aviv is celebrating today (Friday) the 45th Pride Parade in its history.

The parade that has become the largest in Israel over the years brings hundreds of thousands of people to it.

In honor of the celebration in the first Hebrew city, we decided to do an alternative parade for you with ten athletes who came out of the closet in the last year and showed us again that there is nothing better than coming out of the darkness into the light

Jack Daniels, 17, Blackpool footballer, England

This exit from the closet is perhaps the most significant in light of the actor's young age, as he faces another long career in which he will have to deal with homophobia that is still unfortunate.

A Blackpool player playing in the Championship announced through the club's official website his tendency and published a letter.

"Last season was great for me on the pitch," wrote the 17-year-old striker. That I really am. I have known all my life that I am gay and I feel like I am now ready to go out and show it to the world. I have received support and advice from my family, club and agent. "And I feel like I have to fit in with something I do not. I want to be a model."

Daniels.

Received tremendous support in England, Photo: EPI

Josh Caballo, 22, footballer Adelaide United, Australia

Australian Adelaide United midfielder Josh Caballo came out of the closet last October and caused the football world to publicly support him in an unprecedented way.

"My name is Josh Kabalo, I'm a footballer and I'm gay," the contact revealed in an exciting video on social media.

"As a child, I always felt the need to hide myself. I was ashamed that I would never be able to do what I love and be gay, that I could fulfill the dream I always wanted to fulfill as a child. All I want to do is play football and be treated equally. I'm tired of trying to star, being At the peak of my ability and living a double life. It's exhausting, it's something I do not want anyone to experience. I want to inspire and show people that it's okay to be you and play football, it's okay to be gay and play football. I want to show everyone else who's having a hard time - Do not be someone else. "

Kabalo.

Became an icon in Australia without meaning to, Photo: Getty Images

Craig Napier, 32, football referee

, Scotland

The senior Scottish judge came out of the closet in mid-May and was interviewed about it openly in the media in Scotland.

"It's something I obviously lived with for a long time. It was a difficult journey. It's really important that people like me be willing to sit here and do it," Napier said in a video released by the Scottish Football Association. "It really happens. We need to see climate change, so that people feel they can be their true selves. This is not a conversation about me. Do not waste time you can spend with other people. Live your life because it is not something you can change."

By the way, following Napier's announcement, Scotland's lower league referee Lloyd Wilson also announced his exit from the closet.

Napier.

Wants to change the climate, Photo: IPI

Carl Nasive, 29, football player in Las Vegas Raiders, USA

Last summer, Nasib became the first active football player to come out of the closet.

He revealed this in a video he uploaded and next to it he wrote: "What do people sound like? I wanted to announce that I'm gay. I was going to do this for a while, and I finally feel comfortable enough to take it from the heart. I really have a wonderful life, amazing family, good friends and work - "Everything a person can ask for. I do not do it to gain attention. Representing the community is very important. I hope one day we will not need such videos and the whole process of coming out of the closet will not be necessary."

Nasib was moved when he revealed that he had donated $ 100,000 to an organization called "Trevor", which provides support to young people in the community in suicide prevention and other crisis situations. "This is an amazing organization that does great things, I am very excited to take it and help it," : "His contribution will help us continue the struggle and reach more than 1.8 million young people in the community who are considering suicide each year."

Candace Parker, 36, basketball player Chicago Sky, USA

The WNBA star and Chicago Sky and the sister of the Maccabi Tel Aviv legend - Anthony - surprised her fans last December when she revealed that after she divorced her partner Sheldan Williams, she fell in love and married her partner Anya Petrokov. "Two years ago I got married to my best friend in front of the family And our close friends, "Parker wrote in an Instagram post," my heart could have exploded.

I cried like a baby.

We've always dreamed of raising our family, it's surreal that we now have a baby on the way! "Two months later, their common son Air was born. The Sparks in 2016 and also helped lead Chicago Sky to the title last season. She also won three Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team.

Parker.

Excited USA, Photo: EP

Luke Prokop, 20, hockey player in Edmonton, Canada

One of the great talents in the Canadian Hockey League came out of the closet in July and became the first active player in the league to do so.

Procop was selected in the third round of the NHL 2020 draft by the Nashville Predators, and was traded last October to Edmonton.

"I'm proud to tell everyone I'm gay," he wrote in a network post, "It was a really complex journey to get to this point in my life, but I could not be happier than my decision to leave. From a young age I dreamed of being an NHL player, and I believe if I live my authentic life it will It will allow me to bring myself to the field and improve my chances of fulfilling my dreams. "

Prokop was embraced by the league when Commissioner Gary Batman said he "hopes such announcements will become routine in our industry."

Prokop, Photo: From Twitter

Kathleen Weber, 33, skater

, Canada

The Canadian ice skating star came out in a heartfelt and powerful post to Instagram during Pride Month.

The Olympic skater (seventh at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Pyongyang Winter Games) said the isolation in the Corona period gave her the time and push she needed to embrace her sexual identity as a queer woman, something she admitted she had not been able to deal with until recently.

"I follow my heart and it always leads me to the right place. I am willing to move forward to live, love and be honest with all my identity. I am grateful for the support of Andrew (her partner - DL) throughout the period and it brings tears to my eyes to know that there is always I have my partner in it, and my best friend for life. "

Kathleen Weber, Photo: Twitter

Conor McDermott-Mostoy, 23, skater, USA

A member of the U.S. ice skating squad has never hidden being gay from his family, friends and other athletes with whom he spends many hours, but he was also not one to decorate his locker with pride flags. Out of the closet because of the negative stereotypes that gay men present as non-athletic people.But following his performance with both titles at the U.S. Championships this year in Utah, McDermott-Mostoy decided to break the silence.

"I think it's always been in my head. I do not want to talk about being gay, because there is a stereotype that gay guys are not athletes, and I do not want them to use it against me or it will be used to justify failures, but I feel at this point no one can say is nothing".

McDermott-Mustoy.

"It always sat in my head," Photo: AP

Corey Walsh, 27, BMX

rider

, Canada

The professional BMX rider has stated that he is gay in an exciting post on Instagram.

The Canadian became one of the first LGBTQ + riders in the industry.

"If you had told me a year ago that today is going to be the day I say 'hell' and I will never get into my personal life, I would tell you it will never happen," he wrote, "but thanks to the support of my family, friends and sponsors, I can finally accept The fact that I'm gay and be open about it. "

Walsh, who is funded by fashion company Vance, admitted he is "not the person who wants to get people into my personal life," but the professional rider said he knows there are a lot of people "struggling with the same situations" and that he wants to see them not alone.

Walsh.

"Want to show them they are not alone," Photo: From Twitter

Jack Dunn, 22, rugby player, Ireland

During an explanatory panel discussion called "Building an Alliance with Pride," the famous rugby player revealed that he is bisexual.

Dunn, who studied rugby and physics at university, said he came out of the closet in front of his teammates, but this is the first time he has spoken publicly about his bisexuality.

"I realized when I was maybe about sixteen years old about my inclinations, but when you're in a school full of teenage boys you're scared," he said in the LGBT sports podcast. Thinking about what they said, they would probably think 'I should not say that' ".

Then.

"When you're in a school full of teenage boys you're scared," Photo: Gettyimages

Brian Ruby, 25, baseball, USA

In a September interview with USA Today, Robbie became the only active professional baseball player to come out of the closet.

A Salem-Keizer Volcanoes player who is simultaneously developing a singing career, said in a tear-jerking interview: "I kept thinking about the 14-year-old boy who was afraid to be a baseball player who loves country music. These are worlds where people like me are told they can not belong. I want to help create A world where the future generations of baseball players will not have to sacrifice authenticity or who they really are to play the game they love. "

Ruby.

History in baseball, Photo: USA TODAY sports

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