Dr. Brad Schaeffer out gay an exclive terview wh the TODAY Show. The TLC star of "My Feet Are Killg Me" opens up about his partner and ex-wife.
Contents:
- BASEBALL PLAYED VAL ROLE FOR GAY JOCK TURNED DOC HIS G OUT
- 565: DR. BRAD SCHAEFFER – HE’S A BRO, ATHLETE, DOCTOR WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY!
- FRANK SCHAEFFER ON GAYS, EX-GAYS & THE RELIG RIGHT
BASEBALL PLAYED VAL ROLE FOR GAY JOCK TURNED DOC HIS G OUT
This Philly kid wanted to throw right, bat right, be a Christian, play for the Philli and never ever be gay.
At the same time that I was a hard-chargg jock, I was fightg my ternal battl of fulfillg that last le of my imagary baseball rd: Don’t ever, ever be gay. Beg gay fely was not ol when I was growg up and seemed every other word out of a kid’s mouth was “that’s gay. ” The nnotatn of gay was always negative, lame and stupid.
565: DR. BRAD SCHAEFFER – HE’S A BRO, ATHLETE, DOCTOR WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY!
If you would trip when nng to first base, you’re gay.
If you stck out, you’re gay.
If you gave another guy a pliment, make sure you say “no homo, ” bee God forbid we would pliment each other.
FRANK SCHAEFFER ON GAYS, EX-GAYS & THE RELIG RIGHT
To this day, I never e gay slurs and rrect anyone who them my prence. The world of beg a Christian athlete allowed me to keep my ternal battl where they belonged and was able to “pray the gay away. While studyg to bee a doctor and tryg to be the bt hband I uld be, I was tormented by thoughts such as “Was I gay?