A post shared by Jake Williamson (@jake_williamsonpt)Jake Williamson often celebrates athletic accomplishments on social media. But the British fitness influencer recently commemorated another big milestone: his four-year anniversary!On Wednesday, Williamson shared a photo with his partner Paul, whom he calls his “rock.” More than 11,000 admirers (and counting) have “liked” the post.A post shared by Jake Williamson (@jake_williamsonpt)Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Williamson, a former semi-pro soccer player who publicly came out in 2021, isn’t shy about sharing his personal life. He often talks about how he was originally in denial of his attraction to men, due to the lack of out role models in male pro athletics.
“You push it so far to the back of your mind that you never act on any sort of urges, obviously, because you personally don’t think it’s OK,” he said in an interview with the BBC LGBT Sports Podcast. “It says a lot about role models and feeling accepted in a community when there isn’t really a community to be part of.”Though Williamson publicly came out in 2021, he started exploring his gay feelings for the first time right before COVID. That’s when he signed up for a Tinder account and matched with Paul.
Though they met once before lockdowns were enacted in the U.K., their relationship started slowly. It took about six months for Jake to realize he may have found his romantic partner.“About six months in was when I thought this was going to get more serious than I thought it was going to be,” he said. “That’s when I started to accept being gay, and that was a turning point.
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