Oll Beckham Jr. gay mors show the problem wh black masculy.

Contents:

• OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS
• OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS
• OLL BECKHAM JR. NOT BOTHERED BY PEOPLE SPECULATG HE IS GAY
• OLL BECKHAM JR RPONDS TO GAY MOURS: “LOVE IS LOVE”
• NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL STAR OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDRS GAY MORS HEAD ON
• OLL BECKHAM JR. GETS REAL WHILE ADDRSG RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY
• OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDG FUEL TO GAY RUMORS AFTER CGHT ON CAMERA SPANKG MALE COP
• OLL BECKHAM JR OPENS UP TO GQ MAGAZE OVER RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY
• OLL BECKHAM, JR. ADDRS GAY RUMORS ‘I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE GAY’ & BACKLASH FOR DATG WHE WOMEN
• EXCLUSIVE: OLL BECKHAM TARGET OF GAY TNTS ALL SEASON LONG, MICHAEL IRV SAYS

OLL BECKHAM JR. RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS

While he wasn’t explicly asked if he’s gay, the terviewer brought up the mors ma mostly by social media ers. I have iends who are gay. That beme apparent after the 26-year-old posted a picture of himself wearg nothg but CK unrwear on Instagram, and homophobic trolls took upon themselv to qutn whether or not he is gay.

In his ver story for the Augt 2019 issue of GQ, OBJ shared his thoughts about all those persistent gay mors. "I have iends who are gay. At least, acrdg to his sometim dance partner and former LSU teammate Kavahra a number of vios showg off Beckham's dance mov — some featurg Holm — fueled speculatn that the New York Giants player is gay, his pal felt the need to speak out and clarify.

"It's crazy how we been brothers for so long and if anybody really knows know anywhere we go they see beg clowns and dancg but of urse 's ma as 'we gay, '" wrote Holm on Instagram. He ntued, "Strictly brotherhood and jt cuz we dancg havg fun don't make gay.. I dance wh our [sic] whout him and vice versa so the 'gay' ments really funny..

OLL BECKHAM JR.'S DANCE PARTNER RPONDS TO GAY RUMORS

Beckham, who was the subject of homophobic slurs by Carola Panthers Josh Norman earlier this month, is also clearly a new breed of NFL player, refg to be typest as a mascule jock.

OLL BECKHAM JR. NOT BOTHERED BY PEOPLE SPECULATG HE IS GAY

Says he was not offend by people speculatg that he is gay, a mor that got turbocharged 2015 when var Carola Panthers ed gay slurs agast him a game when he was wh the New York Giants. They’d ll you “exced” a hot-tub photo wh your teammat or simply jt say you’re gay. GQ: I feel like posts like that only ntribute to homophobia the black muny.

OLL BECKHAM JR RPONDS TO GAY MOURS: “LOVE IS LOVE”

The ia that someone mt be gay — or that beg gay is any way shameful — bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md. Beckham never f what his sexual orientatn is, though I assume he is sayg he is not gay, pecially sce he says earlier the terview: “You never hear about the woman I’m datg or anythg like that. After the game, members of the Giants anizatn and the media said Beckham was the target of homophobic slurs on the field before the game.

I asked Norman at the 2016 Super Bowl about the cint and he nied g gay slurs agast Beckham. It is much better than actg as if beg gay is somethg that has to be strenuoly nied or referred to as “silly” and “crazy mors” like another NFL star did. The Amerin football star, who currently plays as the wi receiver for the Cleveland Browns, vered GQ for their latt issue and said the gay mours started after an altertn wh Jason Norman of the Carola Panthers.

Norman reportedly threatened Beckham wh a baseball bat and shouted anti-gay slurs at him, which led to the star beg spend for one game. When the terviewer observed that “the ia that someone mt be gay – or that beg gay is any shameful – bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md, ” Beckham rpond: “Or bee they’re ‘close wh other men’. Beckham also revealed that he’s often cricised by fans for beg wh whe women, and said the homophobic remarks feel worse when om the black muny, specifilly black media s.

NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL STAR OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDRS GAY MORS HEAD ON

At one pot, Green chim to ope that people probably feed the mors due to “the ia that someone mt be gay — or that beg gay is any way shameful — bee they’re dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md. 's not homophobic! In a new terview wh GQpublished Monday, the magaze's Augt ver star sat down wh special projects edor Mark Anthony Green to talk about everythg om bounce mic and racist double standards to how he feels about his NFL reer now that he's about five years of the highlights of the Q&A when Green asks the Cleveland Browns wi receiver how he feels about those tabloid mors that he's secretly gay or closeted.

"While he don't really re if people thk he's gay, the wi receiver do take issue wh why he's been lled gay the past, whether 's beg close wh other men or dog somethg, heavy quote, "feme" like dancg. Wants the world to know he don’t re about gay mors surroundg his personal life. The altertn culmated wh Norman threateng Beckham wh a baseball bat and shoutg homophobic slurs at him.

OLL BECKHAM JR. GETS REAL WHILE ADDRSG RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY

When asked about homophobia wh the black muny, and how any viatn om a supposed norm or sign of affectn between men n fuel mors, Beckham also gave a ndid rponse. Actually, I hope the New York Giants wi receiver isn’t even gay.

(Well, the same people llg his vio “spect” already said he was gay due to siar vios, but now I gus he’s even gayer.

Whe men are allowed a greater range of exprsn before they are tomatilly nsired gay.

OLL BECKHAM JR. ADDG FUEL TO GAY RUMORS AFTER CGHT ON CAMERA SPANKG MALE COP

In my own experience, a lot of my gay whe iends are damn near distrght when someone lls them a “faggot. ” I’m not good at nsolg them sce I hear at least once a month—as a black man, if a whe guy and I are gog out the same exact outf, strangers will read him as “artistic” while I’m jt “gay.

And that’s why I don’t want Beckham to be gay. We need more gay visibily profsnal sports, pecially hypermascule on like football.

Sce we live a society where beg gay is the ultimate exprsn of beg weak, anythg associated wh gay men mt be avoid at all sts. Don’t put whipped cream on your drk, bee that’s gay. Don’t dye your hair, bee that’s gay.

OLL BECKHAM JR OPENS UP TO GQ MAGAZE OVER RUMORS THAT HE'S GAY

Don’t put your arm around your iend, bee y’all are gay. Don’t have fun general, bee that’s fely gay. Perhaps more important, gay black men have to leave unnventnal straight guys alone.

It’s not jt the homophob on msage boards llg for Beckham to e out—’s , too. We’re sayg that someone mt be gay bee he’s not adherg to the standards of black masculy we’ve ascribed to heterosexual men. If he’s gay, y’all aren’t dog a good job nvcg him to ever e out.

OLL BECKHAM, JR. ADDRS GAY RUMORS ‘I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE GAY’ & BACKLASH FOR DATG WHE WOMEN

Is not a man threatened by toxic masculy, so when var Carola Panthers ed gay slurs agast him a 2015 game while he was part of the New York Giants, he was unbothered. In the 26-year-old's new terview wh GQ, the Cleveland Browns wi receiver opened up about the cint and all the whispers that he might be gay. GQ wrer Mark Anthony Green went on to pot out that the fs around his sexualy, particularly on black gossip s directly ntribute to homophobia the black muny or "the ia that someone mt be gay bee they're dancg or have blond hair.

They'd ll you “exced” a hot-tub photo wh your teammat or simply jt say you're gay.

GQ: "I feel like posts like that only ntribute to homophobia the black muny. The ia that someone mt be gay—or that beg gay is any way shameful—bee they're dancg or have blond hair seems so small-md.

EXCLUSIVE: OLL BECKHAM TARGET OF GAY TNTS ALL SEASON LONG, MICHAEL IRV SAYS

Beckham is a fashn in sports’ circl and his flamboyant attir and close iendships wh other male players have always drove story-starved celebry gossip webs to offer groundls theori on why they believe Beckham is gay.

Controversy even arose 2015 after Beckham’s famo battle wh former Carola Panthers rnerback Josh Norman, where Panthers players were allegedly g gay slurs on the field agast Beckham (Panthers players ny the claims).

Beckham told GQ that he’s not offend by the mors regardg his sexualy and says he would make jok about wh his gay iends. Is aga alg wh basels speculatn that he’s gay.