I don’t mention the word “gay”, not because I don’t want to, but because the moment is starting to get difficult

Fotis Sergolopoulos spoke about the day he came out, that is, he announced his sexual orientation on the Petros Kostopoulos program, in an interview he gave to Antivirus magazine and to Vassilis Thanopoulos.

“I’ll be honest with you. I was really bored doing this interview. Petros called me, and while I was avoiding it a few times, I thought ‘let’s make it happen’. We start and discuss some things and go for a break. When I got really bored I said to him ‘Pietro, I… I’m tired of saying the same things over and over again, can’t we say something more?’ He says, ‘You know what I want to ask.’ I say, ‘Hey, you’re not asking?’

I wasn’t prepared for this and when I start talking you can see I start to distance myself from everything and feel rushed. That is why I repeat the same phrase: “And let me tell you something…” I have to say that 15 times. I also didn’t mention the word “gay”. I don’t mention it, not because I don’t want to, but because the moment is starting to get difficult. I realize as I speak that there will be a whisper. And I try to balance it out during the conversation so it’s not too “subjective.” “Nothing has been prepared,” Fotis Sergolopoulos replied.

How did he feel after that? “I was so happy. And I was so happy the next day when I went to the theater, during the show, and my cell phone was ringing because of the messages I was getting. I don’t know if this was a historical moment, but even today the people I work with talk to me about it.” “For others to describe how they experienced this moment is a great gift I gave myself. Not because I was accepted or because I did something, but because I took another step forward. For me and for the community that has perhaps since begun to speak more openly. However, I don’t think That I said nothing new to me,” replied Fotis Sergolopoulos.