Gay tennis

She came out as gay in her teens and has been in a relationship with Carmen Kuijer since 2020. 

Schurrs told the WTA: “I remember the feelings I had when I came out, so I want to help younger people understand that they should be how they want to be, and show what they want to show.” 

Nadia Podoroska 

French Open semi-finalist Podoroska came out in 2022, revealing her relationship with Argentinian player Guillermina Naya through an Instagram post which showed them kissing and hugging. 

Billie Jean King congratulated her on coming out by posting on Twitter: “Living authentically takes such courage, but is always worth it.”

Tara Moore

Moore was both a romantic partner and doubles partner to Emina Bektas.The couple met for the first time at a tennis match.

“Unfortunately, what was a great tennis asset was not a great personal-life asset. While his announcement was met with some support — multiple top players, including Roger Federer, said an openly queer player would be “totally accepted” in the men’s locker room — Vahaly recalled receiving thousands of hateful messages about his young family.

“There was a lot of feedback I received about raising kids into this world, having kids without a mother,” Vahaly said.

I don’t know who makes the final decision on that but I don’t think her values are what tennis stands for. He believes that the tour “should definitely be doing a better job of celebrating Pride and that it’s far from where we should be.” When asked about whether Margaret Court Arena in Australia should be renamed over her invidious comments on LGBT people, Murray said, “Yes, it’s something the sport should consider.

In December last year, he shared photos on social media for his boyfriend’s birthday on social media. 

Despite this lack of gay representation in men’s tennis, many publicly queer women participate in the women’s game, dating back to Billie Jean King. 

The tennis star is a 20th century lesbian icon.

Evert, however, wanted nothing to do with what Martina Navratilova labeled as the “gay witchhunt on the tour,” perhaps becoming tennis’s first gay ally.

She was outed when she was sued by her former partner Marilyn Barnett in 1981, making her the first openly gay female athlete of her celebrity. They are proud of me.” 

Kasatkina makes vlogs on YouTube with her fiancée, Olympic figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. “When I came on, I was very guarded. “I was disappointed to receive all of that, but I was very well-prepared.”

Reaching that place of self-acceptance was a lengthy process for Vahaly, who had developed a knack for compartmentalization as a pro athlete.

He was forced to apologize, but made it clear: he remained opposed to the name of Margaret Court Arena. Part of that emotional work included unpacking his experience of undergoing so-called conversion therapy at a church, where he was told repeatedly that his attraction to men was a kind of “horrible defect” that could be cured by God. In retrospect, Vahaly said, he wasted years trying to change an immutable part of himself.

In his second act, Vahaly has held senior executive positions at Washington, D.C.-based venture capital and investment management firms.

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