Magic Johnson Opens Up About Gay Son - ABC News

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• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'
• MAGIC JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT G TO LOVE HIS GAY SON
• WHEN ISIAH THOMAS QUTNG MAGIC JOHNSON'S SEXUALY VASTATED HIM: “I KEEP HEARG MAGIC IS GAY"
• "JT A HAPPILY FLAMBOYANT GAY MAN" - FANS SUPPORT MAGIC JOHNSON'S SON EJ AS PREGAME VIO GO VIRAL
• MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY SON
• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’
• MAGIC JOHNSON SAYS SON EJ G OUT AS GAY 'CHANGED' HIM: 'HE WAS JT SO PROUD'
• MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS SON G OUT AS GAY

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.

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

MAGIC JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT G TO LOVE HIS GAY SON

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.

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

He has also been a gut star on Real Hbands of Hollywood and lent his voice to the Disney animated seri The Proud Fay: Lour and by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Imag for “To Kill A Mockgbird”“When my son me out, I was so happy for him and happy for as parents”EJ reportedly me out as gay 2013, and Magic and his wife have been credibly supportive of his journey.

"JT A HAPPILY FLAMBOYANT GAY MAN" - FANS SUPPORT MAGIC JOHNSON'S SON EJ AS PREGAME VIO GO VIRAL

EJ was outed as gay by TMZ 2013 before starrg the E! This led to whispers that the LA legend was a closeted homosexual.

Acrdg to (Lon) Rosen, Thomas told him, 'I keep hearg Magic is gay.

Ten years ago, EJ me out as gay. Jt a happily flamboyant gay man.

MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT GAY SON

Magic Johnson had a tough time acceptg EJ Johnson, who me out as gay 2013 when he was 17.

MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’

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. 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.

“Very European, ” says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he rells when he me out as gay to his father. As NBA legend Magic Johnson gears up for the April 22 release of his new Apple TV+ doceri, They Call Me Magic, he opened up about his relatnship and acceptance of his gay son, Earv “EJ” Johnson III.

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

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!

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. Back 2010, Johnson's son me out as a gay man and 'Magic' stggled a lot to accept .

MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS SON G OUT AS GAY

Magic Johnson is not jt leadg a legacy on the urt, but also the hearts of Gabrielle Unn and Dwyane an April 21 terview wh Entertament Tonight, Gabrielle and Dwyane touched on how Cookie Johnson and Magic's actns as parents to their son EJ Johnson—who publicly me out as gay 2013—helped shape their journey wh Zaya Wa, 14, who publicly me out as transgenr 2020.