Polish ski jumper Andrzej Stekala comes out as gay as he mourns partner

The 29-year-old’s partner of eight years died in November
‘For years I lived in the shadow of fear, in hiding’

The Polish world-class ski jumper Andrzej Stekala began the new year with a public coming out and a message mourning his partner whom he lost in November.

The 29-year-old Stekala wrote on his Facebook page that for years he was hiding the truth about being gay for fear it could be destructive for him. On Wednesday he wrote that he wanted his fans and the public to know “who I really am”.

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