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.
STRAIGHT BASKETBALL PLAYER POSTS GAY PRI MSAGE, GETS THANKED FOR G OUT
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. “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. Van Opstal was beg kissed on the cheek by his brother, Chris, who is gay, and the post was support of the SOGIE bill, which would prohib discrimatn based on sexual orientatn.
Van Opstal: My brother is ‘gay, ’ a lot of my good iends are ‘gay. I feel like athlet are not dog enough to addrs homophobia that is very apparent sports due to fear of judgement set by their peers and ach.