As a gay cis man, Corey Johnson has his plate full as Speaker of the New York Cy Council. Here he reflects on 2019 and his time office.
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- COREY JOHNSON, GAY EX-HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PTA, WS PRIMARY FOR NEW YORK CY UNCIL
- THE MAN WHO ULD’VE BEEN NEW YORK CY’S FIRST GAY MAYOR DROPS OUT OF RACE WHILE NDIDLY REVEALG BATTLE WH PRSN
- GAY & HIV-POSIVE POLICIAN COREY JOHNSON CONSIRG RUN FOR NYC MAYOR
COREY JOHNSON, GAY EX-HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PTA, WS PRIMARY FOR NEW YORK CY UNCIL
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Today, we turn back to April 2000 and a high school football pta who me out as gay to his team New England. Outsports quickly picked up on the story as did others; Weeks later, on April 30, 2000, the New York Tim published a ont-page story by Robert Lipsyte entled, “In Rest: Support for a Gay Athlete. To mand equaly for gay people.
While the fact that a football player is gay was surprisg to many, was the support Johnson received om his team that shocked most. Durg the week leadg up to the game, s pta was g anti-gay rhetoric and ephets.
THE MAN WHO ULD’VE BEEN NEW YORK CY’S FIRST GAY MAYOR DROPS OUT OF RACE WHILE NDIDLY REVEALG BATTLE WH PRSN
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When Johnson walked on the field, the Wfield player across om him said, “Faggot, we’re gog to kill you, you fuckg homo. Johnson told Lipsyte at the time: ‘’Someday I want to get beyond beg that gay football pta, but for now I need to get out there and show the machismo athlet who n high schools that you don’t have to do drama or be a dm major to be gay.
He’s also been that gay football pta as an adult. He was one of the foundg members of the New York Gay Football League 2005 (and was the league missner after me), he won the Gay Gam gold medal football 2006, and he was the -pta of two New York Warrrs teams that won the Gay Superbowl 2006 and 2007. For gay activists tryg to shatter stereotyp, Corey Johnson was a rare fd, a bright, vivac quick study who also wrtled and played lacrosse and baseball as he won three varsy letters on a wng football team.
GAY & HIV-POSIVE POLICIAN COREY JOHNSON CONSIRG RUN FOR NYC MAYOR
Corey Johnson, whose g out as an openly gay high school football pta ma the ont page of the New York Tim 2000, won the Democratic primary his New York Cy uncil district on... * corey johnson gay *
I say there are no straights or gays, jt ‘strays. They didn’t want to hear about gay players.
Bgrafía Corey Johnson cluyendo fotos fancia/leg y grabacn la primera vez en la tv + históri etnia y hechos sobre ser gay/hetero. * corey johnson gay *
Pl, lnched Johnson’s important reer fightg for gay equaly.
The fact that he’s also gay is merely cintal.