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SPIEGEL Interview with Orlando Cruz ‘I Couldn’t Accept Being Gay Because I Was Too Afraid’
Study Details
- Authors
- Lucas Eberle
- Published
- 11/09/2012
- Citation
- Eberle, Lucas. 2012. SPIEGEL Interview with Orlando Cruz 'I couldn't accept being gay because I was too afraid.' Spiegel.de (November 9): http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-first-openly-gay-boxer-orlando-cruz-a-866052.html
Orlando Cruz is the world’s first professional boxer to come out as gay. In a SPIEGEL interview, he describes the relief he has since felt and his hopes that it would make him a better boxer. He also shows some sympathy for his female admirers.