Polish ski jumper Andrzej Stekala comes out as gay as he mourns partner 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.
Stekala added he was mourning the loss of his partner of eight years who died in November.
“For a long time I wondered if I would ever find the strength to write these words,” Stekala wrote.
“For years I lived in the shadow of fear, in hiding, afraid that who I really was could destroy me.
