Magic Johnson on Learng to Accept His Gay Son EJ: 'He Changed Me' - Variety

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• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'
• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’
• MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'
• MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS HE SUPPORTS GAY SON EJ 'A LN PERCENT': 'THIS IS REALLY WONRFUL FOR HIM'
• MAGIC JOHNSON: I LOVE MY ‘AMAZG’ GAY SON AND SUPPORT HIM NO MATTER WHAT
• DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME
• DWYANE WA AND GABRIELLE UNN SUPPORT 11-YEAR-OLD SON AT GAY PRI PARA
• HERE ARE THE 6 GAY MEN WHO HAVE BEEN OUT PUBLICLY WHILE PETG PRO BASKETBALL
• FORMER NBA, KENTUCKY PLAYER ISAAC HUMPHRI OUT AS ONLY ACTIVE GAY PLAYER TOP-TIER MEN'S BASKETBALL
• JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY
• JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY
• THIS GAY ATHLETE ME OUT TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL AT AN AWARDS BANQUET THE SOUTH
• GAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER OMTED FROM TEAM’S YEARBOOK PAGE

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'

“Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father.

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’

I’m gay, but I didn’t want to tell my parents. “Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father.

Durg the nversatn, EJ, who me out as gay 2013, told hostJt Sylvter, "I like myself the way that I am.

Earv “EJ” Johnson, the son of basketball superstar Magic Johnson, is talkg about what was like to e out as gay to his famo father back , who starred on the E! While EJ, who is also the son of Magic’s wife Cookie Johnson, said he was out to all of his iends, but that his parents were “the last people” he spoke to about Johnson, the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson, spoke about what was like g out as gay to his father.

MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'

"The former NBA player, who beme an activist for HIV/AIDS rearch after he publicly announced his HIV posive stat 1991, spoke to The New York Tim  2020 about how he ially thought might be hard for EJ given the stigma around gay men and HIV. Sports legend and AIDS activist Magic Johnson is beg herald by many for supportg his 20-year-old son, EJ, who is openly inic basketball star, 53, gave a lengthy terview to tailg the nversatn he had wh his son at "a young age" about beg gay and the stggl EJ has faced sce.

"We've known for a long time that my son EJ was gay, " Johnson explaed. "Johnson, a longtime ally of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny, explaed that his son's experience remd him of the plight of several young men he's enuntered through his "Magic" Johnson wh his son EJ (left); his wife, Cookie Johnson; and their dghter Elisa Johnson.

Magic Johnson, a longtime ally of the gay muny, said he is not ncerned how others might view his son. Basketball legend Magic Johnson has opened up about his son g out as gay.

MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS HE SUPPORTS GAY SON EJ 'A LN PERCENT': 'THIS IS REALLY WONRFUL FOR HIM'

The sportg legend spoke ndidly wh host Ellen DeGener about his 24-year-old son, EJ Johnson, who is openly gay and currently stars on the realy show Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. His announcement helped dispel the myth that HIV is a ‘gay disease’. “[I want to be] the voice for young gay people who need someone to be on TV or wherever else to talk to them and talk about all kds of issu that all of face and not jt homosexual issu but all kds of issu… I fely want to set a really good example.

You may not know about Magic's gay son E.

You might rell Rosevelt Colv is a lebacker and a two-time Super Bowl champn for the XXXVIII and XXXIX gam, but did you know his son Xavier is openly gay? He and his gay DJ son, Joshua, have posed for the NOH8 mpaign and showed their support towards same-sex marriage and equaly for all.

MAGIC JOHNSON: I LOVE MY ‘AMAZG’ GAY SON AND SUPPORT HIM NO MATTER WHAT

Ian also publicly me out as gay after years of nyg his sexualy. He told ABC News: "I'm fortable sayg I'm a gay man.

DWIGHT HOWARD SUED BY MAN CLAIMG NBA STAR FORCED HIM TO HAVE GAY THREOME

You n grow up, you n be fortable and you n be gay. There has been a lot of talk about gay baseball prospect David Denson, but did you know he's not the only athlete his fay?

In 2015, David beme the first active mor league player to publicly e out as gay. "I’m gay, ” Jim revealed.

DWYANE WA AND GABRIELLE UNN SUPPORT 11-YEAR-OLD SON AT GAY PRI PARA

“You're gay bee that's how God ma you. Wae has built up a followg of dited fans and has bee a highly rpected public figure the world of dance spe of his sexual orientatn (gay). He also me out as gay durg his succsful dance reer.

HERE ARE THE 6 GAY MEN WHO HAVE BEEN OUT PUBLICLY WHILE PETG PRO BASKETBALL

In addn, he publicly me out as gay 2012 and mentned the talyst behd his cisn was the suici ath of three gay iends. In one msage, Howard explas that he’s not gay, he’s “j alil nasty sometim.

FORMER NBA, KENTUCKY PLAYER ISAAC HUMPHRI OUT AS ONLY ACTIVE GAY PLAYER TOP-TIER MEN'S BASKETBALL

Harper and Howard, who has never intified as gay or bisexual, met on social media and arranged to have sex. Now I want you to know I’m not gay or anythg. At Gay Pri Para.

You thk there's no gay visibily sports?

JASON COLLS, FIRST OPENLY GAY ATHLETE TO PLAY NBA, MAK U.S. SPORTS HISTORY

Do you fd that the NBA is gay iendly? " He played wh gay players.

JASON COLLS SAYS HE'S GAY

He said, "Even high school, I knew there were gay athlet.

I me out 2008, my sophomore year at llege. My parents like to say they always knew I was gay.

THIS GAY ATHLETE ME OUT TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL AT AN AWARDS BANQUET THE SOUTH

Growg up, I had gay uncl, like every kid Ameri.

[lghs]Did any of the iends you were worried about turn out to be gay themselv? I had gay iends growg up, but I didn't let them all the way. [lghs]Have you enuntered any homophobia the bs?

GAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAYER OMTED FROM TEAM’S YEARBOOK PAGE

I had a manager who told me I uld never be a big DJ and be openly gay.