When asked if he was gay, Van Opstal ma a stand for the LGBTQ+ muny. "Preferenc are preferenc, love is love," he said.
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- PRI, NOT PREJUDICE: ARNOLD VAN OPSTAL SETS THGS STRAIGHT ON BEG A GAY ALLY
- STRAIGHT BASKETBALL PLAYER POSTS GAY PRI MSAGE, GETS THANKED FOR G OUT
PRI, NOT PREJUDICE: ARNOLD VAN OPSTAL SETS THGS STRAIGHT ON BEG A GAY ALLY
It ma many Filipo sports fans and izens ask of the former DLSU star and PBA player: "Is he gay? “The qutn I get asked the most is whether I am gay… probably bee we love labels. “Basketball has been a wonrful journey for me, but the male-domated field brgs up an tertg qutn about the rrelatn between toxic masculy and homophobia, ” he said.
Homophobic slurs and remarks om diehard sports fans aren’t new to him. But even off the urt, a rigid view of genr rol has ma many Filipo society quick to associate softns to beg gay.
STRAIGHT BASKETBALL PLAYER POSTS GAY PRI MSAGE, GETS THANKED FOR G OUT
“As an ally of the muny, my purpose has been more foced on challengg stereotypil notns of ‘ep’ masculy to then remove related tras of misogyny and homophobia, ” he explaed. AVO also revealed that his brother is gay, and he’s also got a uple of good iends who are gay.
Arnold van Opstal, a 26-year-old player the Philipp Basketball Associatn, posted a pro-gay msage on Instagram this week and many fans wrongly assumed he had e out.