Pro tennis player João Lucas Reis casually confirms he’s gay by wishing his boyfriend a happy birthday
quite the athlete himself.“happy birthday. happy life. I love you very much,” Reis wrote.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.The corresponding photo carousal is a serve! (See what we did there?)A post shared by João Lucas Reis (@joaolreis)Reis is ranked No.
401 in the world, and No. 11 in Brazil. The 24-year-old has previously been ranked as high as No. 259. The publication Clay describes homosexuality as a “major taboo” in men’s tennis.
The only other ATP Top 100 player to publicly come out is Brian Vahaly, who discussed his orientation a decade after retiring. “I just didn’t feel safe or included in the sports field.
More specifically tennis, it was a very conservative environment,” he said in a 2021 interview.“So for me, when I stopped playing I very much disappeared from my friends, my tennis world and even my family a little bit.
