El golfista Tadd Fujikawa se declara gay y espera causar inspiración

El golfista japonés-norteamericano Tadd Fujikawa es el primer profesional del deporte en declararse abiertamente gay, después de discutir su sexualidad en un post en Instagram.

Fujikawa, de 27 años, dijo que espera inspirar amor y entendimiento tras la revelación de su sexualidad y también habló sobre la prevención de la salud mental en el Día Mundial de la Prevención del Suicidio.

El tenista nacido en Hawaii escribió:

"Así que soy gay. Muchos de ustedes ya lo sabían. No espero que todo el mundo lo entienda o me acepte. Mi deseo es que este post inspire a cada uno y todos ustedes a ser más empáticos y afectuosos unos con otros".

Añadió: "Lo pensé por un tiempo antes de hablar abiertamiente sobre mi sexualidad. Pensé que no necesitaba decirlo porque no importa si nadie lo sabe.

"Pero recuerdo cómo otros historias me han ayudado en mis momentos más oscuros a tener esperanza. Pasé mucho tiempo fingiendo, escondiendo y odiando quién era.

"Ahora, me apoyo a mí mismo y al resto de la comunidad LGBTQ con el deseo de ser una inspiración y de marcar una diferencia en la vida de alguien".

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*PLEASE READ* Coincidentally, today is world suicide prevention day. However, I was going to share this regardless. So...I'm gay. Many of you may have already known that.😅 I don't expect everyone to understand or accept me. But please be gracious enough to not push your beliefs on me or anyone in the LGBTQ community. My hope is this post will inspire each and every one of you to be more empathetic and loving towards one another. I've been back and forth for a while about opening up about my sexuality. I thought that I didn't need to come out because it doesn't matter if anyone knows. But I remember how much other's stories have helped me in my darkest times to have hope. I spent way too long pretending, hiding, and hating who I was. I was always afraid of what others would think/say. I've struggled with my mental health for many years because of that and it put me in a really bad place. Now I'm standing up for myself and the rest of the LGBTQ community in hopes of being an inspiration and making a difference in someone's life. Although it's a lot more accepted in our society today, we still see children, teens, and adults being ridiculed and discriminated against for being the way we are. Some have even taken their lives because of it. As long as those things are still happening, I will continue to do my best to bring more awareness to this issue and to fight for equality. Whether the LGBTQ is what you support or not, we must liberate and encourage each other to be our best selves, whatever that may be. It's the only way we can make this world a better place for future generations. I don't want this to be focused on me. I just want to spread love and acceptance to others who are in a similar situation. If anyone out there is struggling, please don't hesitate to reach out to me. YOU ARE LOVED AND YOU ARE ENOUGH...AS IS, EXACTLY AS YOU ARE!❤️ I can't wait for the day we all can live without feeling like we're different and excluded. A time where we don't have to come out, we can love the way we want to love and not be ashamed. We are all human and equal after all. So I dare you...spread love. Let's do our part to make this world a better place.🏳️‍🌈❤️💛💚💙💜

Una publicación compartida de Tadd Fujikawa (@taddy808) el 10 Sep, 2018 a las 7:50 PDT

Fujikawa se convirtió en el jugador más joven en calificar al US Open, cuando lo hizo con sólo 15 años, en 2006.

Desde entonces ha competido en 15 eventos de la PGA y actualmente es el número 2042 del mundo.

Después de ganar el Hawaii State Open en 2017, describió la ansiedad y depresión como algo "muy real", al tiempo que agradeció a "todos quienes me ayudaron y apoyaron para seguir adelante cuando estaba en mi peor momento".