Olympian Victor Gutiérrez speaks up for gay rights in the pool & as a newly elected legislator
A post shared by Víctor Gutiérrez (@victor_g91)Victor Gutiérrez publicly came out as gay eight years ago, before the 2016 Rio Games.
At the time, the Olympic water polo player said he felt it was his “responsibility” as a gay athlete to talk about his sexuality.
His feelings haven’t changed. In a recent interview with the Spanish LGBTQ+ outlet Shangay, Gutiérrez, 32, says it’s still vital for LGBTQ+ athletes to speak their truth.
Despite widespread progress, sports can remain an exclusionary place for LGBTQ+ folx, who still lack visible role models–especially on the men’s side.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“It is absolutely necessary for LGTBI people to be visible in all spaces, especially in sport, because it is one of the areas in which there is the most discrimination and the most invisibility,” he said.
