Strong words from a famous jumper after coming out. “As if they were talking about us like animals.”
Andrzej Stękała admitted that “sometimes because of politics and situations like this, he feels ashamed” of his sexual orientation. He also mentioned that he was engaged to his partner. – What’s the point of getting a wedding ring if I can’t formalize it – he lamented.
On January 1, Andrzej Stękała announced on social media that he was gay. At the same time, he noted that in November 2024 his partner died, which had a very heavy impact on him. – I guess I will never come to terms with the fact that someone dies at a young age and there is no answer to the question why it happened, why it happened to me and why him. The first six months were the worst for me, the ski jumper said in an interview with Dzień Dobry TVN.
Stękała admitted that he “worked a lot with a psychologist and even a psychiatrist and had very bad thoughts, the worst thoughts a person can have.” – It is very sad, it hurts terribly – the athlete emphasized in response to a question about how he found out about his partner’s death. Tękała is afraid that he “never came to terms with it.” – I am alive, I smile and I know that he is with me and helps me. The worst moments are when you look at a photo in the evening and it all comes back to you, he added.
Andrzej Stękała a year after coming out. “I am homosexual, I am a believer and I am a highlander”
The jumper “did not hide the fact that sometimes, due to politics and situations like this, he feels ashamed” of his sexual orientation. – It’s as if they were talking about us like animals. That’s why people hide, because they are afraid of society’s reaction. I am homosexual, I am a believer and I am a highlander, said Stękała. The athlete also noted that thanks to his declaration, other people also stopped hiding.
– I had many situations where, thanks to me, someone told either their mother or father and opened up at the family table – revealed Stękała. The jumper also mentioned that he was engaged to his partner. – So what if I got a wedding ring, in the country I love and where I live, I can’t formalize it – he lamented. Stękała concluded that his partner “would definitely be proud” of coming out. – He didn’t want to live in the shadow, but he lived in mine for a long time – concluded the athlete.
