Boxing isn’t a sport I follow, but I’ve seen enough posters to know who Orlando Cruz is. As the World Boxing Association’s #4 featherweight, his is one of the few widely recognized names in boxing. And that makes yesterday’s press release an even bigger deal.

What press release? The one where he came out to the world as a gay man.

Here he is, a professional athlete at the height of his career, in a very “macho” sport, and he’s coming out to the world as gay.

Thank you, Orlando Cruz, for having the cojones to be true to yourself.