Magic Johnson on learng to accept his gay son: 'He changed me'

Contents:

• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'
• WHEN ISIAH THOMAS QUTNG MAGIC JOHNSON'S SEXUALY VASTATED HIM: “I KEEP HEARG MAGIC IS GAY"
• IS MAGIC JOHNSON GAY? THE STUPID LI HE TOLD ABOUT HIS S*XUALY EXPOSED

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

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

WHEN ISIAH THOMAS QUTNG MAGIC JOHNSON'S SEXUALY VASTATED HIM: “I KEEP HEARG MAGIC IS GAY"

I’m gay, but I didn’t want to tell my parents.

It wasn't until his sophomore year of high school that he beme magil.

IS MAGIC JOHNSON GAY? THE STUPID LI HE TOLD ABOUT HIS S*XUALY EXPOSED

In terms of public opn cir 1991, Magic Johnson's HIV announcement meant only one thg; Magic was gay. HIV/AIDS was still thought of as a so-lled "gay disease" (per Avert), spe the existence of high-profile s that didn't volve homosexualy, like like the Ryan Whe story. He nied any homosexual enunters.

When the two faced off the 1989 NBA fals, they famoly kissed prr to tip-off, which possibly fueled the mors years later that Johnson was secretly gay.

The mor was that was Thomas who then told anyone that asked about his good iend Magic that he was ed gay or at least bisexual — and regardls of if Isiah did spread those or not, there were repercsns.