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Rice: "It's difficult for me to be the only gay in the circuit, I can't be the only one"

Raquel Bermúde… - 26 Apr 2025
Athlete: "It's hard for me to be the only gay in the circuit, I can't be the only one." Photo: Getty

Today, April 26, an important day for the LGBTQ+ community (Lesbian Visibility Day), is a good time to talk about sexuality in the circuit. Joao Lucas Reis da Silva spoke about this in an interview with Clay: "I believe I'm not so special, so I can't be the only one, I can't be so unique. I don't know anything about anyone, but I think it's hard for me to be the only gay on the circuit. A long time ago, I was a person who didn't want to talk to anyone about it, and when I started talking, when I felt more comfortable with myself and started talking with my friends, with everyone, and saw that the reaction was one of protection, of support, I felt calmer."

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Reis: "Es difícil que yo sea el único gay en el circuito, no puedo ser el único"