Joao Lucas Reyes da Silva, The 24-year-old and 367 singles professional tennis players, he was The first professional tennis player to come out as gay. The Brazilian did not explicitly declare his sexual and emotional choice , but if he did it implicitly by Her last day Instagram page Where he congratulates his partner:” happy anniversary, happy life, I love you very much, ” he wrote next to a joint photo with the background of the Bay of Rio de Janeiro.
In the world of men’s tennis There are no precedents Who are tennis players Declare Gays behind the rumors and the case of the Baron Gottfried von Cramm In the 30-ies of the last century, Prison For this reason by the Third Reich although he himself did not publicly allude to the affair that led him to a concentration camp RollwaldOne of the satellites of Buchenwald.
Despite the fact that many tennis players have recently announced In favor of That the guys on the men’s circuit can Openly declare your sexual orientation If you wish-in Female The same-sex option is much more Normalization, Practically from the earliest times – at present, the statement along these lines is relevant for Entry of Saudi funds In professional tennis.
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In the state where State funds They are Sponsor To the same circles by world classification homosexuality is The crime Grandpa. And so, apart from the general legal situation there are from Women’s. World No. 1 Andy Roddick “Homosexuality is illegal, but we have female players,” he stated Openly gay What would happen if they went there to play?”.
Although in the world it is Western Tolerance is Major It also does not mean that it GeneralizationDirections : Governor From a strong religious influence in many cases, it was significantly cultivated in America-for example, in Brazil From Reese himself-they are also openly Unlike homosexuality. In the tennis world there is the case of American tennis Sandgren, Accused of racism and homophobia through social media posts defended himself by saying “I’m nothing like that, I just follow Christ.”
Joan Lucas is not yet ready to play the Saudi elite calendar although it appears in the ranking sponsored by the public investment fund, the Saudi Sovereign Investment Fund. 367 current and professional tennis players since 2016, His best ranking to date was 204th place It was reached in 2023. He has to reckon with his Three singles tournaments He recently reached the final Doubles From Bogota’s rival.
In the circle Female Homosexuality, as we say, has been more normalized since the early days , with characters like those of Billie Jean King, The creator of the circle, the number of many years of 1 Martina Navratilova Or more modern characters like Amelie Mauresmo.
