Aug 04 2021 11:08 AMWhen Nesthy Petecio won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, she did so not just for herself, for her family and for her country, but also for the LGBT community.
The 29-year-old Petecio has made no secret of her sexual orientation, and in a March 2020 appearance on the "" podcast, she expressed her gratitude that her family accepts her for who she is."Sobrang proud po ako bilang member po ng LGBT po.
Hindi ko po tinatanggi 'yun," Petecio told reporters on Tuesday after she became the Philippines' second medalist in the Tokyo Olympics.
Petecio lost via unanimous decision to Japan's Sena Irie in the finals of the women's featherweight division, but still made history as the first Filipina to win a boxing medal in the.