Brazillian Olympic Diving Hopeful Inspired By Tom Daley To Come Out

<p>Ian Matos has been inspired by Tom Daley’s coming out video to make the leap in telling the world that he is gay.</p> <p>by Newsdesk | 14th January 2014</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4604306421.jpg" width="460" height="613" alt="Ian Matos (Twitter)" title="Ian Matos (Twitter)"/></p> <p></p><p>• Ian Matos came out in a newspaper interview</p><p>• Diver was told by friends to stay in the closest until after Rio 2016</p><p>• Tom Daley’s coming out video inspired the diver to come out</p><p></p><p>An Olympic diving hopeful Ian Matos, 24, has been inspired to come out as gay after <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Tom-Daley-In-Gay-Relationship/7083896">watching Tom Daley’s emotional coming out video</a>, which he made in December.</p><p></p><p>Although friends had advised the diver to stay in the closet until after the Rio Olympic games in 2016, Matos changed his mind – and came out in a newspaper interview in his home country of Brazil.</p><p></p><p>Tom Daley’s coming out video has inspired other sports stars to come out of the closet including <a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Former-Aston-Villa-Football-Player-Comes-Out-As-Gay/7269118">Thomas Hitzlsperger who came out last week</a>. </p><p></p><p> </p>