Pro volleyball player Facu Imhoff wins a championship 5 years after coming out
A post shared by Facu Imhoff (@facuimhoff)Facu Imhoff’s body wasn’t right. Despite only being in his 20s, the Argentinian pro volleyball player was breaking down.
Then he publicly came out as gay, and immediately felt better. Finally, Imhoff could live freely. “I was bad, I was very stuck.
My mind was on other things, and I had to solve it,” he said in a coming out interview, with answers translated from Spanish to English. “I couldn’t put maximum energy into sports and there came a time when my body began to take its toll.
By accepting myself, I let go of a very large backpack, which made my performance improve.”Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Five years later, Imhoff is at the top of his game.
