Daria Kasatkina about her move to Australia: no choice

Daria Kasatkina about her move to Australia: no choice

The Russia born tennis player daria kasatkina explained that "she didn't have much choice" to play for Australia what is related to her sexuality.

A new section in Daria Kasatkina's career

Kasatkina is preparing to play at the Charleston Open under a new flag for the first time after announcing last week that her application for a permanent residence permit in Australia was accepted. In recent years she has lived alternately in Spain and Dubai and started as a neutral athlete, while Russia continues to attack Ukraine .

open words about your decision

"With everything that happens in my former country, I didn't have much choice," said Kasatkina about her decision to change nationality, according to Reuters. "For me, as an open gay person, I have to take this step to be myself, and I did that." Kasatkina is currently in 12th place in the world rankings and in a relationship with the figure skater Natalia Zabiiako.

The situation of the LGBTQ community in Russia

Although same -sex relationships in Russia have been decriminalized since 1993, the situation has recently worsened. In 2013, the country passed a law against "gay propaganda" that is used against the LGBTQ community, so The Council for global equality . President

The Ilga Europe, an organization that is committed to the rights of LGBTQ people in Europe, rates as the worst country in Europe for LGBTQ person, still behind Turkey and Azerbaijan. Kasatkina announced on Instagram last week that she plans to live in Melbourne and added that Australia is "a place that I love, is incredibly inviting and where I feel totally at home."