"I had been living a lie for years, a life that didn't belong to me," Cruz told EL PAIS, highlighting his struggle before coming out."
"I decided that I had to share my story to become the role model I never had," Gutierrez explains, emphasizing the importance of representation in sports."
In 2012, Orlando Cruz made history by publicly coming out as gay while being an active athlete in boxing, challenging gender norms in a macho sport. Raised in poverty in Puerto Rico, he represented his country globally and later became a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community in Latin America. Similarly, in Spain, water polo player Victor Gutierrez came out in 2016 and is now involved in politics promoting LGBTQ+ rights. Both athletes faced significant internal struggles regarding their identities, reflecting broader societal pressures in sports that often emphasize masculinity.
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