Professional snowboarder and skateboarder Jake Kuzyk just came out as gay in a new interview with Torment magazine.“Because it’s pride, and some of us are sharing our stories, I’m gay, and I’m talking about it,” 30-year-old Kyzyk says.He adds that he’s known he was gay “forever,” but he remained closeted for fear it would negatively impact his career.Kyzyk says:It seemed so difficult to be openly gay and have this career, these friends, and all the interests that came along with that.
I felt like if I started to show this part of myself—that becomes really scary because you just don’t know what’s gonna happen.