{"id":13229,"date":"2023-03-10T08:22:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13229"},"modified":"2023-03-10T08:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T08:22:08","slug":"i-no-longer-want-to-hide-czech-footballer-jakub-jankto-announces-he-is-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=13229","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I no longer want to hide:&#8221; Czech footballer Jakub Jankto announces he is gay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" data-ad=\"mpu-plus-native-top\" class=\"ad-mpu-plus-native-top ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"mpu-plus-native-top\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Czech soccer player Jakub Jankto announced on Monday that he is gay in a video posted to social media, becoming one of only a few openly out active international men&#8217;s players.<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='https:\/\/www.jerstores.com\/rugby-jerseys\/nrl-telstra-premiership\/melbourne-storm-jersey' title='melbourne storm jersey'>melbourne storm jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses, I have a family, I have my friends,&#8221; the 27-year-old midfielder said in the video, adding, &#8220;I have a job, which I have been doing it as best as I can for years with seriousness, professionalism, and passion. Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom &mdash; without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself,&#8221; the star said in what appears to be his first and only tweet.<\/p>\n<p>The video closes with on-screen text that clarifies the video is not &#8220;entertainment,&#8221; but rather that &#8220;the purpose of this video is to encourage others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The support immediately flowed in on Twitter, with FIFA writing, &#8220;We&#8217;re all with you, Jakub. Football is for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AC Sparta Prague, where Jankto is currently a player, expressed their support as well, by quote tweeting his video alongside lyrics from the Metallica song &#8220;Nothing Else Matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" data-ad=\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\" class=\"ad-leader-plus-outstream-middle ad-wrapper \" data-ad-unit='\"leader-plus-outstream-middle\"'>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Adelaide United player Josh Cavallo became the only openly gay player in a top-tier men&#8217;s professional league when he came out in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Jake Daniels, of English club Blackpool, became the first active male professional soccer player in Britain to come out publicly since 1990, according to Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper\">\n        Trending News<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"component__item-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-b5eb0702-5e98-4734-ac3c-a2702cd036c3\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                No charges for retired NBA star Shawn Kemp after drive-by shooting\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item\" id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-a5ab0bbc-7540-43ba-a89f-165a5e3f0f08\">\n<div class=\"item__title-wrapper\">\n                                                Face-slapping turns heads. 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