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13 WWE Wrestlers Who Identify As LGBTQ+
For decades, homosexuality was an uncomfortable subject in the WWE. For example, Dustin Rhodes' Goldust persona pretended to be lgbtq+, using homosexuality as a means to draw heat, while Chris Kanyon, who was legitimately queer , hid his sexuality to block it from causing him any professional turmoil.
26 Wrestlers Who Are LGBTQ+
More wrestlers than ever before are coming out as part of the Homosexual community, with these major names being great examples in and out of the ring.
Today, most fans accept that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexualities. Wrestling fans acquire become much more accepting of the LGBTQ community. This has, in turn, resulted in more LGBTQ representation in wrestling today than ever before. Here are 13 WWE wrestlers, past or present, who identify as LGBTQ.
UPDATE: /05/01 EST BY BENJAMIN VIEIRA
The LGBTQ+ community has come a long way in professional wrestling. In the past, the community was not given much respect when it came to the storylines that they were represented in. How
Pride Of The Ring: Notable LGBTQ+ Professional Wrestlers Throughout Mostly Recent History
It was a good time to take a look at the Pride of the ring-notable LGBTQ+ professional wrestlers throughout (mostly) recent history.
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Before we dive into my have list of notable LGBTQ performers, I need to put out this caveat. The names on this list are by no means every lesbian, same-sex attracted, transgender or queer actor ever. Some will not be on it. Actually, probably a lot won&#;t be on it, as I&#;d bet that some lived their entire careers in the closet, sadly. What this list will present is LGBTQ wrestlers who stood out to me. These individuals did something that impacted me, and that is why they are on this list. With that said, let&#;s talk about notable LGBTQ+ wrestlers throughout history.
1. Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson is here because he blazed a trail that many didn&#;t even know he was blazing. From all accounts I have browse or heard, a lot kind of guessed at Patterson&#;s personal life decisions. Yet, give
WWE Wrestler Announces He's Gay
Not a gimmick, not an angle (yet!), and done in the least showy way imaginable.
TMZ's cameras start Darren Young (real name: Fred Rosser) waiting for his bags at an airport, and asked him if he thought a same-sex attracted wrestler could be successful. Young laughed, realizing this was how the first publicly gay wrestler was going to come out.
“Absolutely. View at me. I’m a WWE Superstar and to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now I’m gay and I’m happy. Very happy.”
"Does it matter to you?" Young asked the photographer, and everyone. "Does it change what you think about me?"
There have been lgbtq+ wrestlers, of course, some of them out to their co-workers (from John Cena's comments, it seems like Young's orientation was no secret in the locker room). But the big-time promotions have never been particularly enlightened. More often, characters appreciate Gorgeous George and Goldust resort to stereotypes for some cheap gay panic heat. Mid-carders fond Chris Kanyon and Orlando Jordan acquire come out after leaving WWE, and b
WWE has officially signed its first out LGBTQ wrestler under the newly launched WWE ID recruitment initiative. Independent wrestler Aaron Rourke, known by his dial name Evil Gay, was announced as the latest signee during a extraordinary edition of Wrestling Uncover on IWTV, the independent pro wrestling streaming service. The signing marks a historic moment not only for Rourke but for WWE's commitment to diversity and inclusion in professional wrestling.
“I’ve been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid, and I have to recognize everyone who has gotten me here. To my doubters and the people who said this couldn’t be possible, thank you because your criticisms and your judgments made me the workhorse I am today. For anyone who has been told that their dreams are too big, let me be the example that you absolutely can," Rourke said in an emotional utterance after receiving the contract.
A Rising Star in LGBTQ Wrestling
Aaron Rourke’s journey to WWE has been anything but easy, but his success in the independent wrestling circuit proves his dedicatio