Astrid
I have never been scared to lose sponsors. I thought it was a strength of my personality to show them who I really am.
I have never been scared to lose sponsors. I thought it was a strength of my personality to show them who I really am.
As a coach, you often touch your gymnasts to help to execute their exercises. So when I asked if they didn’t think it was weird that I touched them, they told me they had never even thought about this.
There are a lot of other athletes in the trampoline and tumbling world who are gay. Seeing how they were accepted made it easier for me to come out.
I’ve always played with older girls, so I always had examples. I’ve always perceived lesbian girls as something normal.
I’ve had times when I felt I had to pretend I was straight. Actually that was just to avoid negative reactions, because after a while you get sick of being targeted all the time.
In the end, I think there are much more people who respect you for what you dare to do, than people who disrespect you for who you are.