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- MEET THE ‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ UPLE ROB AND JOEY KEARNEY WHO N LIFT WEIGHTS AS HEAVY AS 5 ADULTS
- ‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ ROB KEARNEY REVEALS TTICULAR CANCER DIAGNOSIS, GETS SURGERY
- SECRETS OF “THE WORLD’S STRONGT GAY”
- ‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ ROB KEARNEY ON WHY TE STRENGTH LI ACCEPTG YOURSELF
- WORLD'S SEND STRONGT MAN, ROB KEARNEY, OUT AS GAY
- ‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’: STRONGMAN ROB KEARNEY BREAKS RERDS AND STEREOTYP
- OPENLY GAY PRO STRONGMAN ROB KEARNEY MARRI HIS BOYIEND
- EPISO 148 - WH ROB KEARNEY - THE WORLD'S STRONGT GAY
MEET THE ‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ UPLE ROB AND JOEY KEARNEY WHO N LIFT WEIGHTS AS HEAVY AS 5 ADULTS
A COUPLE who pet together strongman events - one half of whom is known as the "World's Strongt Gay" - has opened up about their journey t * the world's strongest gay *
A COUPLE who pet together strongman events - one half of whom is known as the "World's Strongt Gay" - has opened up about their journey the sport. 4Rob Kearney has been dubbed the "World's Strongt Gay"Cred: Instagram / Rob Kearney.
"Once I realized for myself and I uld nfintly look the mirror and say 'I'm a gay man' and be proud of that... After g out 2014, Rob quickly began to refer to himself as the "World's Strongt Gay, " and beme the first openly gay profsnal Strong Man the history of the sport.
"I thk all too often, gay men are seen as weak, " Rob said.
‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ ROB KEARNEY REVEALS TTICULAR CANCER DIAGNOSIS, GETS SURGERY
Rob Kearney, aka the World's Strongt Gay, told Joe Rogan he first ed his strength as a cheerlear high school before disverg powerliftg. * the world's strongest gay *
"Gay don't have to look a certa way. "Here I am as a gay man wh a mohawk and the mcl and petg at the hight level of this hyper-mascule sport of Strongman. Kearney me out 2014, and regularly posts gym photos wh his hband unr the Instagram handle World's Strongt Gay.
And while he is currently the only openly gay man at his level the field of strength sports, he told Rogan that none of his fellow strongmen have ever had an issue wh his sexualy. Rob Kearney is a self-proclaimed “not-so-athletic kid” who is also now known as the “World’s Strongt Gay.
“Once I realized for myself and I uld nfintly look the mirror and say ‘I’m a gay man’ and be proud of that … I realized if people didn’t like about me, I didn’t need them to accept , ” he said.
SECRETS OF “THE WORLD’S STRONGT GAY”
Rob Kearney is one of the bt strongmen the world. The "World's Strongt Gay" shared that he has been diagnosed wh tticular ncer. * the world's strongest gay *
That year, Rob beme the first openly gay profsnal Strongman petor, and soon started llg himself the “World’s Strongt Gay. “I thk all too often, gay men are seen as weak, ” Rob said. “Gay don’t have to look a certa way.
‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’ ROB KEARNEY ON WHY TE STRENGTH LI ACCEPTG YOURSELF
The Amerin athlete's announcement mak him the first openly gay petor a profsnal or ternatnal strong man petn * the world's strongest gay *
“Here I am as a gay man wh a mohawk and the mcl and petg at the hight level of this hyper-mascule sport of Strongman. Known for beg the first openly gay strongman history, Rob Kearney is a fan favore amongst people who watch the sport. To disver his secret inty, don’t bother lookg for a pe: Kearney is the one sportg a rabow mohawk hairstyle, to tell anyone who asks, “Gay don’t look one certa way.
Kearney has been reprentg ever sce 2014, when he me out as gay wh a social media post that ma headl.
WORLD'S SEND STRONGT MAN, ROB KEARNEY, OUT AS GAY
Rob Kearney is pound-for-pound the world’s strongt man, and proudly, openly gay. Also nomated: out wrtler Anthony Bowens. * the world's strongest gay *
So I gus this is me g out and sayg … I’m gay!! In the macho world of strongmen, this was the sports equivalent of Ellen clarg “Yep, I’m gay. ” Kearney was the first out gay man to be actively petg pro-level, ternatnal strongman petns.
And wasn’t simply jt bee, quote, unquote, ‘people were lookg at me bee I’m gay, ’ and that’s how I got popular. To embrace his newfound fame, Kearney adopted social media handl: @strongtgay on Twter and @worlds_strongt_gay on Instagram.
‘WORLD’S STRONGT GAY’: STRONGMAN ROB KEARNEY BREAKS RERDS AND STEREOTYP
In 2015, the USA fally got on board wh the majory of the wtern world by legalizg gay marriage, givg hope to a number of people across the untry. It had seemed that the world was begn * the world's strongest gay *
Aleixo chose @gaytstrongman and @worlds_gayt_strongman. A profsnal strongman known as the ‘World’s Strongt Gay’, he is an athlete wh a remarkable physique: bulgg biceps, thick thighs, and a broad torso. Joey had been out sce he was 17, had had the typil gay experienc, had been a relatnship before.
OPENLY GAY PRO STRONGMAN ROB KEARNEY MARRI HIS BOYIEND
Strongman Rob Kearney, known wily by the moniker "The World's Strongt Gay," shared his home trag plan as he preps for a rerd attempt. * the world's strongest gay *
I realized that not only was I fallg love wh this person, but I was also learng what meant to be a gay.
EPISO 148 - WH ROB KEARNEY - THE WORLD'S STRONGT GAY
Risg gay strength star Rob Kearney, a.k.a The World's Strongt Gay, has already smashed stereotyp, but he’s young enough and hungry enough to challenge and maybe even feat Hafthor Björnsson, a.k.a. The Mounta, at the 2019 World's Strongt Man Competn? * the world's strongest gay *
Rob was already petg as a strongman, but there had not yet been an out gay petor the Uned Stat.
“I thk every gay man experienc anxiety and fear about g out bee we want to be accepted for beg the same person we were before g out. Growg up, Rob didn’t see breadth the reprentatn of gay people sports and the media.
Rob Kearney knows he has a platform as an openly gay athlete and he tak every opportuny to e . * the world's strongest gay *
“There had never been a gay strength athlete before. I’ve been given this amazg platform to show everybody the world that beg gay don’t look a certa way. I thk as a gay man, the gym n be one of the most terrifyg plac you n go to.
Of urse, the ‘World’s Strongt Gay’ feels hopeful about the upg petn later this week and wants to do his bt, but ’s hard not to be spired by the fact that everythg he do, he do proudly as his thentic self, havg fun and sharg his passn wh his dience. For ee real time breakg news alerts sent straight to your box sign up to our breakg news emailsSign up to our ee breakg news emailsRob Kearney – the world’s send strongt man – has bee an spiratnal figure to many the macho weight liftg scene after he me out as gay for the first time. ”The Amerin athlete, who me send the World’s Strongt Man petn spe beg jt 25 years old, be the first ever openly homosexual petor to take part the sport at a profsnal or ternatnal level.
”He went on to scribe the Strongman petn as “like a fay” and sisted that homophobia the sport was not an Kearney posted a llage of him (right) and his boyiend Joey Aleixo on Facebook alongsi his announcement“It's one of the only sports where you will be petg agast someone and cheerg them on at the same time, ” he ntued. ”“I hope people realize that beg gay don't change the athlete/person I am, ” he nclud.