Curdin Orlik Is The First Swiss Athlete to Come Out As Gay
March 16, 2020In his coming out interview with the Magazine, Curdin Orlik has come out as gay and shared his process of understanding to love his sexuality.
“For far too long I have pushed out who I really am. I always knew that I was gay, for sure since I was 12. But I thought: this is wrong, it cannot be.
“I heard things on the school building square [like] ‘you gay pig,’ ‘you faggot.’ Or in soccer, ‘such a gay pass!’ Even when [wrestling]. Sure nobody really meant that, but if you’re like that yourself, you think, ‘Shit, that’s not a good thing.’
For a long time, Orlik tried to hide his sexuality and got married to a women in order to try hide the truth.
“I thought: I don’t want to be gay. But it’s me. Now it’s out.”
Magazine didn't publish his story until he felt comfortable according to Pride, the interview took a full year until Orlik was finally comfortable to share his sexuality.