UK gby star Ben Cohen's mpaign to support gay chari and groups kicks off next month Atlanta
Contents:
- BEN COHEN OPENS UP ABOUT BEG A GAY IN: IT'S EXCG TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN GAY AND STRAIGHT PEOPLE
- BEN COHEN PROUD OF GAY IN STAT
- BEN COHEN, RUGBY STAR AND GAY RIGHTS ADVOTE, WANTED A MALE 'STRICTLY COME DANCG' PARTNER
- BEN COHEN'S GAY RIGHTS CAMPAIGN BEGS IN ATLANTA
BEN COHEN OPENS UP ABOUT BEG A GAY IN: IT'S EXCG TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN GAY AND STRAIGHT PEOPLE
The former England gby unn ternatnal player adms he was surprised by his "gay in" stat as he gears up to mark the ath of his father wh new anti-bullyg mpaign * ben cohen lgbt *
A popular LGBT speaker, Ben’s foundatn also has a specific foc on homophobia, an issue he often addrs at his speakg events. He was even one of the ial ducte to the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame.
Ben has sce bee a gay in, followg his retirement om the sport. An outspoken ally of the muny, he has been featured several LGBT+ magaz, like Out and Compete Magaze, and at all his speakg events as a platform to bat homophobia.
Wh homophobia rife sport, Ben his platform to te people on the issue the hope of eraditg om society altogether. The former England gby unn ternatnal player adms he was surprised by his "gay in" stat as he gears up to mark the ath of his father wh new anti-bullyg mpaignBen CohenHe was one of the world’s most fearsome gby players - a 6ft 3s powerhoe who helped England w the gby World Cup.
BEN COHEN PROUD OF GAY IN STAT
UK gby star Ben Cohen says he's proud of his stat as a gay in * ben cohen lgbt *
But today, as opposed to flyg down the wg at Twickenham, Ben Cohen is jt as at home at gay superstore Prowler London’s Soho. For spe beg straight, the former sportstar has bee an ternatnal gay in - helpg thoands of homosexuals and transgenr people break boundari both on and off the sports field.
BEN COHEN, RUGBY STAR AND GAY RIGHTS ADVOTE, WANTED A MALE 'STRICTLY COME DANCG' PARTNER
After his father’s ath, Ben set up The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundatn to bat bullyg of all typ cludg of people who might be lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.
BEN COHEN'S GAY RIGHTS CAMPAIGN BEGS IN ATLANTA
If we ntue the nversatn to the negative effects of bullyg, whether that’s homophobia or bullyg schools, eventually will bee socially unacceptable. ” Dcribg how he began his work, Ben add: “I was pletely unaware of any gay followg until one day about seven or eight years ago, I got a msage out of the blue om a French lad, Lrence, om Paris. Apparently I’d bee a gay in.
“I started to hear their stori and realised that we were sufferg the same sort of pa and anguish but at the hands of other people - me wh what happened to my dad and the knock on effect that had on my whole fay, and them wh pg que often wh homophobia, ” he said.