“Very personal message this evening but I would like to tell you that I am gay”. In a long text published on his social networks Wednesday evening, professional “League of Legends” player Eika, whose real name is Jérémy Valdenaire, came out as gay.
“Being a professional player in an environment where you still hear homophobic remarks, it’s scary to dare to be the person you are and it’s not necessarily easy,” regrets the 27-year-old young man, while Homosexuality is still a taboo subject in the esports world.
“Advance mentalities in esports”
“It took me a really long time to accept myself as I am, and being able to tell you that is as if I were removing immeasurable weights that were pushing me down,” he continues to his thousands of followers. . In less than 24 hours, his ad was viewed more than 2.5 million times on X (formerly Twitter). With his message, Jérémy Valdenaire hopes to “advance mentalities in esports or in gaming in general”.
A four-time winner of the French League of Legends League, Eika has received messages of support from some of his colleagues. Among them, Clément Laparra, at the head of Karmine Corp, undoubtedly the most popular e-sports club in France. “I hope that the fact that you do it will open the way for those who do not dare and experience what you experienced. It’s important that we don’t become like traditional sport where it’s a taboo. Be happy,” he commented.
:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/HI37XVBTFFAGVHIS4YBTEX6U2U.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)