Magic Johnson on Learng to Accept His Gay Son EJ: 'He Changed Me' - Variety

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'
MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'
MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY SON
MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY SON: ‘I’M BEHD HIM ONE MILLN PERCENT’
MAGIC JOHNSON ON GAY SON EJ: 'I WAS JT WAG ON HIM TO TELL ME' (VIDEO)
EARV JOHNSON III, MAGIC JOHNSON'S GAY SON, GO PUBLIC WH BOYIEND, PARENTS VERY PROUD (VIDEO)
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MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'

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“Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father. I’m gay, but I didn’t want to tell my parents. Earv “EJ” Johnson, the son of basketball superstar Magic Johnson, is talkg about what was like to e out as gay to his famo father back , who starred on the E!

MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'

Magic Johnson is loud and proud about his love for his son, EJ. The 20-year-old New York Universy stunt's sexual orientatn ma headl on Tuday after he was spotted holdg hands wh his boyiend Wt Hollywood … and now … <a href=" readg <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> * magic gay son *

While EJ, who is also the son of Magic’s wife Cookie Johnson, said he was out to all of his iends, but that his parents were “the last people” he spoke to about Johnson, the son of basketball legend Magic Johnson, spoke about what was like g out as gay to his father. "The former NBA player, who beme an activist for HIV/AIDS rearch after he publicly announced his HIV posive stat 1991, spoke to The New York Tim 2020 about how he ially thought might be hard for EJ given the stigma around gay men and HIV.

EJ was outed as gay by TMZ 2013 before starrg the E! Days after Magic Johnson publicly announced his support for his openly gay son, the basketball legend is openg up about when he learned his son was gay, the backlash sce the news broke and what he thks about athlet g out.

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The legendary NBA player appeared on The Ellen DeGener Show and spoke about his son g out as gay. * magic gay son *

Johnson said fay members were prepared for the negative reactn, but they are more foced on the good that may e out of this, cludg more lbians and gays g out to their parents as well as gay athlet steppg out of the closet.

Magic Johnson is loud and proud about his love for his son, 20-year-old New York Universy stunt's sexual orientatn ma headl on Tuday after he was spotted holdg hands wh his boyiend Wt Hollywood … and now the NBA legend says that he uld not be any a new s-down terview wh TMZ's Harvey Lev, Johnson reveals that he and his wife Cookie had "the talk" wh their elst child when he was around 12 or 13-years-old bee they believed he was gay and they wanted him to know that they pletely supported him. "It bothers me that they're discrimatg agast anybody who's gay, " he explaed.

"I've been the gay movement for a long time bee of HIV and AIDS.

MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY SON: ‘I’M BEHD HIM ONE MILLN PERCENT’

Dodgers baseball team, also exprsed his feelgs on homophobia sports and that he hop EJ's g out will spire others … and also spire tolerance. On "Oprah's Next Chapter, " Cookie and Magic open up about how they learned their son was gay and why their love is unndnal.

MAGIC JOHNSON ON GAY SON EJ: 'I WAS JT WAG ON HIM TO TELL ME' (VIDEO)

"I read a story where you went to him and said, 'Are you gay? " Cookie says she and Magic have known for a long time that their son was gay.

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Most recently, Mnota Vikgs punter Chris Kluwe told athlet who are ncerned about possibly sharg a locker room wh gay peers to "grow the f**k up. The sociale and TV personaly me out as gay 2013 when TMZ posted a vio of EJ wh his then-boyiend.

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EJ told the magaze that he was first out as gay to his iends before his parents. Magic Johnson’s offered nothg but love and support when he was first publicly asked about his gay son.

EJ says his parents were the last people to know he was gay. At that pot, the vis was still monly viewed as a gay problem. “Along the way Magic enuntered the same sort of prejudice and discrimatn that many gay men had to al wh, but not once do I rell Magic nouncg the gay muny orr to ‘clear his name, ’” wrote gay Los Angel sportswrer LZ Granrson 2008.

“Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father.