{"id":4452,"date":"2025-04-02T08:56:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queervibesmag.com\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:56:06","slug":"daria-kasatkina-changes-nationality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queervibesmag.com\/es\/daria-kasatkina-changes-nationality\/","title":{"rendered":"Daria Kasatkina Changes Nationality to Escape LGBT Repression in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daria Kasatkina Changes Nationality to Escape LGBT Repression in Russia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A decision forced by circumstances<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Tennis player Daria Kasatkina has recently made her change of sporting nationality official, explaining that she made this choice out of necessity. The former Russian No.1 revealed on Monday, March 31, that she felt threatened in her home country due to her sexual orientation. From now on, she will compete under the Australian flag\u2014a change she announced a few days earlier on her social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With everything happening in my home country, I didn\u2019t really have a choice. As an openly gay woman, if I want to be myself, I have to take this step. And I did,” said the player ahead of the Charleston tournament in the United States, where she will play her first matches as an Australian representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new personal and professional chapter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Currently ranked 12th in the WTA rankings, Kasatkina admitted feeling emotional about this major turning point in her career. \u201cIt\u2019s a different feeling. It\u2019s emotional for me,\u201d she repeated. Despite feeling nervous before her first match under a new flag, she stated, \u201cI\u2019m really happy to start this new chapter of my life by representing Australia on the biggest courts in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The athlete, who has already won eight titles on the WTA Tour, is now entering a new phase in her career\u2014one marked by a sense of freedom and acceptance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An announcement planned on social media<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


A few days before her public statement, Kasatkina had revealed on Instagram that her application for permanent residency in Australia had been approved. She expressed her affection for the country: \u201cAustralia is a place I love, incredibly welcoming, and where I truly feel at home.\u201d At that time, however, she had not gone into detail about her deeper motivations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Daria Kasatkina\ud83d\udc2c (@kasatkina)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n