Jakub Jankto, the Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay.
The 27-year-old is the highest-profile current male footballer to publicly come out. In a video published on Twitter, Jankto said:
'like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself'
‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay
The 27-year-old is the highest-profile current male footballer to publicly come out. In a video published on Twitter, Jankto said:
'like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love. I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself'
‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay
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