“The courses come out as gay: ”I only Have one life””
“Melissa Reid, 31, has played the Solheim Cup and won several competitions on the tour – now comes to English, as the second golfer in a short time, out as gay in a sport that is considered very conservative.”
“”I have not been able to be open about who I am and as open as I wanted with my private life,” she says.”
“In september, told the american Tadd Fujikawa, 27, for the world’s press that he is gay. He then became the first professional golfer to officially come out.”
“He then told us that he hoped to be able to make a difference in someone else’s life.”
“– I spent far too much time pretending, hiding and hating who I was. I was always afraid of what others would think and say. I had mental problems for many years because of it. Now I stand up for myself and for the rest of the LGBT movement, he wrote on Instagram.”
“Welcoming environment on the tour.”
“Now, also, the English courses Melissa Reid out as openly gay – as the second active professional in a short time.”
“In a press release, tells the English – which, among other things, plays on the european Tour and has been featured in the Solheim Cup on their decision.”
” the pga Tour is a very welcoming environment and it is rare that someone has a problem with different sexual orientations. The only problem we encounter is that homosexuality is illegal or unpopular in some of the countries we play in, ” she says.”
“Be proud of who you are””
“She says she has long had not dared to tell the world about their sexual orientation due to a fear to not get any sponsors.”
“– There are also very many mansdominerande sponsors who are looking for a certain type of player, so therefore I feel that I have not been able to be open about who I am and as open as I wanted with my private life, ” she says, and continues:”
“– But then I started thinking about why companies should want to sponsor me if I can’t be myself. There is only one who is like you in the world and you only have one life. So be your best self and be proud of who you are. It is when you find the right people to be surrounded by for you in the end to be able to be happier.”
