Belgian tennis player Alison Van Uytvanck kissed her girlfriend at Wimbledon this weekend, and it was aired on the BBC.
Visibility matters. Coincidentally, it's also #Pride weekend in London, isn't it? #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/hJIra8FfDg
— René Denfeld (@Renestance) July 7, 2018
Van Uytvanck, 24, came out earlier this year in a TV interview after she won the Hungarian Ladies Open in Budapest. She also said that she is in a relationship with professional tennis player Greet Minnen.
After qualifying for octafinals at Wimbledon, Van Uytvanck celebrated with a kiss, and Twitter loved it.
#Wimbledon | Alyson Van Uytvanck se mete en octavos de final y así lo celebra. Con su pareja, con normalidad, de manera natural. Y que digan lo que quieran 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/yx1GXAIyRG
— Fernando Murciego (@fermurciego) July 7, 2018
Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium kissed her girlfriend after she won her match. Beautiful. As @Renestance said, visibility matters. #Wimbledon #Pride https://t.co/comvoGLGz0
— Quinn Sutherland (@ReelQuinn) July 8, 2018
Love is love❤️ https://t.co/TqIegAcLti
— Zuhal Demir (@Zu_Demir) July 7, 2018
Van Uytvanck said that she doesn’t think that coming out affected her game, but that she just needed to come out because she had no reason not to.
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“I’m not sick. I don’t have a disease,” she said at a press conference.
