Pro volleyball player Dennis Del Valle gears up for yet another playoff run after an amazing 13th season
A post shared by Dennis (@delvalle427)Dennis Del Valle is still going strong. The out gay pro volleyball player is ending his 13th season with a trip to the playoffs, capping off a promising campaign that began with a Swiss Super Cup win.
The Puerto Rican native has spent the bulk of his career playing in Europe, with stints in Switzerland, Portugal and Finland.His current club, Chênois Genève, is based in Switzerland.
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.Del Valle is ready for the challenge!A post shared by Dennis (@delvalle427)The Penn State alumnus publicly came out as gay in 2020, while he was a member of the Puerto Rican national team.
He said he came out in the hope of inspiring other LGBTQ+ athletes to follow in his footsteps. “Now is the time to speak,” he said in an interview with the Swiss website 24 hours. “There are lots of young athletes who live in secret, in Switzerland and elsewhere. … I hope they will say to themselves: ‘Why not me?’ Maybe I could change someone’s life.
