Magic Johnson on Learng to Accept His Gay Son EJ: 'He Changed Me' - Variety

Contents:

• 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 EJ: ‘HE CHANGED ME’
• MAGIC JOHNSON ON LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON: 'HE CHANGED ME'
• MAGIC JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT G TO LOVE HIS GAY SON
• “MAGIC JOHNSON IS GAY”: DEVASTATED FOLLOWG HIV DIAGNOSIS, LAKERS LEGEND FELT BETRAYED WHEN ISIAH THOMAS QUTNED HIS S*XUALY
• MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT LEARNG TO ACCEPT HIS GAY SON

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

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

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. A few years after that, Magic acced Isiah Thomas, a player wh the Detro Pistons, of spreadg mors about Magic beg gay or bisexual. At the time, AIDS was known as ‘the gay disease’ bee of the toll took on the gay muny.

Many people thought Johnson was gay bee he ntracted the disease. A lot of people started to wonr if Johnson was gay bee up to this pot had only been queer celebri who had been diagnosed wh the disease.

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

Not only did the HIV diagnosis e many to speculate that Magic Johnson was gay, but also had a huge impact on his reer the NBA. 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.

So, is Magic Johnson gay? He is que the name the sports Magic Johnson Gay?

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

However, that didn’t stop the mors of Magic Johnson beg gay. Well, that led to the speculatn about Magic beg gay or bisexual. It was believed that HIV n be only transmted by gays.

And of urse, Magic Johnson is not gay as all of that was jt a Travolta Gay: The Unanswered Qutns of His S*xualyMalia Obama Gay: What Is Her S*xual Orientatn? Is Drew Barrymore a Gay? The Common Misnceptns About Her S*xualyMagic Johnson’s Son Is GayJohnson had a hard time learng about the fact that his son is gay.

In 2010, EJ clared himself to be gay and the world got to know about his inty 2013. But wh time, he unrstood his son’s feelgs and accepted him for who he Magic Johnson’s son gay?

MAGIC JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT G TO LOVE HIS GAY SON

So, Magic is not gay but he has someone his fay, his own son who is gay and he is proud of tuned and vis our homepage for more tertg articl, Lee Daily. Durg the nversatn, EJ, who me out as gay 2013, told hostJt Sylvter, "I like myself the way that I am. He acced Isiah Thomas of spreadg gay mors.

“MAGIC JOHNSON IS GAY”: DEVASTATED FOLLOWG HIV DIAGNOSIS, LAKERS LEGEND FELT BETRAYED WHEN ISIAH THOMAS QUTNED HIS S*XUALY

That all end 2009 when Johnson acced Thomas his memoir When the Game Was Ours of spreadg mors he'd ntracted HIV through gay and bisexual activy, acrdg to ESPN.

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.

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

MAGIC JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT LEARNG TO ACCEPT 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.