Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya parties with the gays in Vegas
told Variety. “I felt like life wasn’t worth living anymore because I could not have my passion, which was inside the ring. So, I wanted to tell the truth.
I wanted to tell my story in my words, from my heart, about what I’ve been through my whole career. It’s been quite a rollercoaster.”He says he took solace in opening up about his life, including the aforementioned lingerie incident (the photos were leaked against his will).“I’ve faced the toughest individuals inside the ring throughout my whole life, but to be honest, to literally expose my feelings and my emotions was petrifying,” he said. “I can see how people in my position or of my stature would shy away from doing something like this.
But I had to because it was a way for me to escape from the reality that I’ve been living for the last 45 years.”Free of burden, De La Hoya now wants to be a standard-bearer for the boxing community.“Standing up for people who are underrepresented is never easy.
There are ignorant people everywhere who will judge people on race, gender, or sexual orientation,” he said. “As a leader in a community, our job is to educate people to accept all people, regardless of these factors.
