The wrtler looked back on his past Out ver while sharg a story about some unwanted advice he got about playg a gay role.
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- THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
- DWYANE WA GIV POWERFUL SPEECH ON PARENTG GAY SON
- GABRIELLE UNN CHEERS ON DWYANE WA'S SON AT GAY PRI PARA
THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
Dwayne Johnson was urged by some "fluential people" not to take a gay role when he was startg out as an actor. He told those people to "f*** off." * dwayne gay son *
Dwyane Wa has spoken ndidly about the genr journey of his son Zn, 12, who ma the cisn to intify as female and now go by the name Dogg claims he "didn’t threaten" Gayle Kg while fendg Kobe Bryant durg angry rantThe basketball star, 38, opened up durg an terview wh Ellen DeGener about parentg Zaya, who he shar wh his ex-wife Shvghn explaed that he and his wife Gabrielle Unn, 47, are "proud alli" of the LGBTQ+ muny and tailed how the uple are tg themselv on the suatn. Johnson's character Be Cool was Elt, an openly gay Samoan man who worked as a bodyguard the mic dtry and had dreams of beg a star himself.
While a lot of the humor surroundg Elt volved the kd of mid-00s gay jok that probably wouldn't fly now, Johnson don't play him as a joke, mtg to the character fully. )However, Johnson has jt revealed that those early stag of his actg reer, he was advised by some "fluential" dtry people to avoid playg gay, as uld "" his chanc of gettg bigger movie rol. I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would “ my reer”I said “hold my tequila and f*ck off”Nicely of urse ? Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 31, 2022Philip Ellis is News Edor at Men's Health, verg fns, pop culture, sex and relatnships, and LGBTQ+ issu.
On Parentg Gay Son. Matt Barn asked Dwyane Wa straight-up what 's like raisg a gay son g om a hyper-mascule NBA background...
DWYANE WA GIV POWERFUL SPEECH ON PARENTG GAY SON
Matt Barn asked Dwyane Wa straight-up what 's like raisg a gay son g om a hyper-mascule NBA background .. and what D-Wa says is powerful stuff. * dwayne gay son *
Even takg him to a Gay Pri Ftival Miami Beach last April. Matt asked Dwyane about his approach to parentg a gay son. "And, I had to look myself the mirror and say, 'What if your son e home and tell you he's gay?
GABRIELLE UNN CHEERS ON DWYANE WA'S SON AT GAY PRI PARA
"Zaya knew two thgs: she knew straight and she knew gay. She was the one who sat down wh as a fay and said, 'Hey, I don't thk I'm gay. Dwayne Johnson wasn't aaid to play gay the early days of his reer -- and he's still proud to let everyone know about !
The film was one of the earlier projects Johnson took on his transn om profsnal WWE wrtler to workg actor, and , he plays a character named Elt Wilhelm, a gay bodyguard who (like Johnson IRL) had dreams of makg a name for himself the film dtry. Though the movie was one of the steppg ston that helped Johnson bee one of the most sought-after box office stars Hollywood today, there were some folks the dtry who advised him not to take on, pecially sce the climate was so much different (and homophobic) for LGBTQ+ people back those days.