After the Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina said she was gay, the tennis world was full of love for her.
During a long video interview, a famous athlete broke down in tears when she said she was dating someone of the same gender.
Daria Kasatkina is getting a lot of love from the tennis world after she came out as gay on Tuesday morning (AEST).
Kasatkina, who is ranked No. 1 in Russia and No. 12 in the world, said this in a long interview with Russian vlogger Vitya Kravchenko on YouTube. She also put up a photo on Instagram that proved she was dating Russian figure skater Natalia Zabiiako.
Kasatkina said, “You can’t live in the closet.”
“No, not for the long haul. It’s too difficult. It’s pointless because you’ll only think about that until you decide to stop. Of course, how you do it and how much you tell is up to you.
“The only thing that matters is living in peace with yourself, and f*** everyone else.”
Kasatkina, who made it to the semi-finals of this year’s French Open, talked about her personal life, even though same-sex relationships are frowned upon and considered “taboo” in Russia. She said she was sad that in this day and age, Russians should be afraid to be themselves.
The Russian parliament recently met to change a law that makes all “gay propaganda” illegal. This is in addition to laws that already make it illegal to “promote” same-sex relationships in Russia.
“It’s not surprising that Russia has so many forbidden topics, some of which are more important than ours. It’s crazy to think that someone would want to be gay or become one. “I think being straight is the easiest thing in the world,” Kasatkina said.
“Seriously, no one would choose to be gay if they had a choice. Why make things harder for yourself, especially in Russia? “What’s the use? These things need to be talked about. It helps young people who are having trouble in society and need help.
“I think it’s important that important people in sports, or really any other field, talk about it. It’s useful.”
Kasatkina said “never” when asked if she could hold hands with her girlfriend in Russia.
“If things keep going the way they are, it will never be OK,” she said.
Kasatkina said that Russian soccer player Nadya Karpova, who came out as gay earlier this year, was an inspiration.
“I’m sorry for Nadya Karpova. Kasatkina said, “I was happy for her, but also for other people, especially girls who needed to know that.”
“It has definitely given them power and helped them.”
By coming out and getting this off her chest, Nadya not only helped herself, but she also helped other people.”
Kasatkina got upset and started crying when she said that she might not be able to go back to Russia now that she was out in public.
The world responds to Kasatkina’s news
Victoria Chiesa, a tennis commentator, tweeted, “Living her truth, even at such a high risk to herself. I wouldn’t be giving her enough credit if I said I respect her for this.
Tumaini Carayol, a journalist, wrote, “I have a lot of respect for Daria Kasatkina’s sincerity and honesty.”
Nick McCarvel, the host of the show, added, “We salute you, @DKasatkina, for being brave, honest, open, and frank.”
No one finds it easy to live their full truth, but some find it much, much harder. Dasha, don’t stop!”
Chris Oddo, a tennis writer, said, “This is a commendable level of openness from @DKasatkina.
On the Instagram post that Kasatkina and Zabiiako made together, there were a lot of positive comments. Rennae Stubbs, an Australian tennis star, wrote “QTs” with a love heart emoji, and Amanda Anisimova, an American tennis star, added a love heart and clapping hands.
Karpova also said something about the news. “I’m so PROUD! “@kasatkina you go girl!!!” the football player wrote on Instagram with a rainbow flag and love hearts.
