CZECH REPUBLIC international Jakub Jankto has become the highest profile current male footballer to announce he is gay. Jankto, who plays for Sparta Prague ...
With a regular donation to our monthly Fighting Fund, we can continue to thumb our noses at the fat cats and tell truth to power. The Morning Star is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of corporate media. The purpose of this video is to encourage others.” The Professional Footballers’ Association said: “Well said, Jakub. I’m homosexual and I no longer want to hide myself.” Like everybody else, I have my strengths, I have my weaknesses.
Jon Holmes, an LGBT+ advocate, said the message by the Sparta Prague midfielder 'has broken the mould he created'
“I think it says a lot about the state of your industry and the environments people have created if you have people who feel confident and comfortable enough to share their truth. But there’s lots of different aspects to this, including how those in the media talk about this topic. Holmes is keen to stress however, that expecting the actions of individual players to change an entrenched culture is not helpful and unlikely to succeed. Whether or not some people are able to be themselves in the dressing-room space we don’t know, but obviously in the public space they obviously haven’t yet felt confident enough to share that. Jankto is a Czech international footballer who has played in La Liga and Serie A and is in the peak years of his career. “[Jankto’s statement] is quite significant in the fact he’s 27 years old, he’s already built an image of himself in the mind of the public, in the mind of fans,” Holmes says.
The Sparta Prague midfielder announces his sexuality in a social media video, following in the footsteps of Australia's Josh Cavallo and England's Jake ...
The purpose of this video is to encourage others." [the A-Leagues' recently-announced Pride Celebration round](/news/2023-02-08/a-leagues-to-launch-first-pride-celebration-coincide-mardi-gras/101940462), which will run concurrently with Sydney Mardi Gras later this month. Nothing else matters." Nothing in life is to be feared. "Everything else concerns his personal life. "Very proud of you my friend.
Czech international midfielder Jakub Jankto said on Tuesday (AEDT) that he was gay in an emotional video on his Twitter account.
Nothing else matters.” Getafe also offered their support. “You have our support. No more questions. No further comments. Justin Fashanu came out in 1990. “Jakub Jankto spoke openly about his sexual orientation with the club’s management, coach and teammates some time ago,” said the club on Twitter.
Twenty-seven-year-old Czech Republic soccer player Jakub Jankto has come out as gay, saying that he “no longer wants to hide” himself.
“To then break that mould and go against the image that had been created around him is a really significant thing to do. I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself,” he stated. Football is for everyone”. [starobserver.com.au](http://www.starobserver.com.au) daily. “ Like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without prejudice, and without violence.
Czech soccer star Jakub Jankto declares he wants to live his life "without fears" in a new video announcing he was gay.
Jankto was previously in a relationship with a woman until 2021 and has a 3-year-old son with his former partner Marketa. Czech soccer star Jakub Jankto declares he wants to live his life "without fears" in a new video announcing he was gay. Sparta Prague star Jakub Jankto has come out as gay in a new video mere months after the FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Czech Republic midfielder Jakub Jankto posted a video on social media on Monday saying he is gay, making him one of the most ...
The 27-year-old Jankto is playing for Sparta Prague this season on loan from Spanish club Getafe. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://apnews.com/hub/soccer) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) [posted a video on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jakubjanktojr/status/1625117590182928384) saying: “I’m homosexual.
Czech international joins small but growing contingent of male footballers living openly.
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