Puerto Rican volleyball player Dennis Del Valle has come out as gay. Dennis is currently playing for the Swiss international volleyball team and came out in an interview with 24 Heures.
Speaking to the publication, he said: “Now is the time to speak up. There must be lots of young athletes who live in secret, in Switzerland and elsewhere.
On my level, I’ve had a successful career being gay. “I hope they will say to themselves: ‘Why not me?’ Maybe I could change someone’s life.