Does magic johnson have a gay son
Magic Johnson changed how we thought, and now he&#;s trying to do it again.
Sports transcends society, and few sports personas altered society&#;s perception more than when the Lakers luminary announced he had HIV back in A virus once previously deemed as &#;gay&#; had infected a sports star. And while it used to be that people would tell, &#;Well, no one in my life has that,&#; when Magic got it, almost everyone could utter that someone in their life had it, so to speak.
Now, Johnson is conquering a new stigma — raising a homosexual child. Yep, Magic&#;s son is gay. Ervin Johnson III, a year-old college kid who goes by E.J., was recently outed by TMZ cameras, which spotted E.J. holding hands with another man.
What happened next was pretty stylish. The Hall of Famer and part owner of the Dodgers sat down with TMZ. Johnson could have just sent out a news release saying he respects his son&#;s decision. Or, he could have said nothing, since it&#;s his personal family business.
But in a uncovering interview, Johnson not only supported his son, but talked about homophobia in sports, and w
Magic Johnson on Learning to Accept His Queer Son EJ: ‘He Changed Me’
The year was , and scarves were in. “Very European,&#; says EJ Johnson, the son of Magic Johnson, as he recalls when he came out as homosexual to his father. &#;Even in the summer, you had your linen scarves. That was the look. And of course I was rocking the scarves, because it was hot. And he just could not stand it. ”
In a new interview with Variety ahead of the April 22 release of “They Call Me Magic,” an Apple TV Plus docuseries that covers his life and career, Johnson revealed that he initially struggled to come to terms with his son&#;s sexual orientation.
&#;When you grow up in team sports, you’re thinking, ‘Is he gonna engage sports?’” Johnson says. “And then when I saw that he liked dolls and to act dress-up … ‘What are you doing?’”
“I was out to all my friends,&#; says EJ, who is now &#;[My parents] were the last people that I really had to talk to about it. It wasn&#;t new for me, but they had to really take tha
Magic Johnson Opens Up About Lgbtq+ Son
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Days after Magic Johnson publicly announced his support for his openly gay son, the basketball legend is opening up about when he learned his son was gay, the backlash since the news broke and what he thinks about athletes coming out.
"We've known for a prolonged, long time," Johnson told TMZ in a videotaped interview posted on the site today.
Johnson said when Earvin Johnson III, or let me know, are you or aren't you?"
"Finally he said, 'Yes I am,'" Johnson told TMZ in the interview.
"It's a hard conversation to have only because he was so young, and what do you tell him at that age and what perform you say to him but other than that … we are here to support you."
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The former L.A. Lakers celestial body told TMZ that as E.J. got older, he worried more about his father's reaction, given Johnson's stature in the business and sports communities.
"As period went on, I think he really wanted to be out but he was torn," Johnson said. "He really wanted to make s
Video: Magic Johnson's son talks about being gay: "My parents have always been super supportive."
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The year-old son of L.A. Lakers great Magic Johnson is surprised by the public interest in his being gay, something that he revealed to his supportive family several years ago.
Earvin Johnson III, known as E.J., says he feels like he's coming out of the closet a second time and that he's "reveling" in the experience – even though news of his sexual orientation broke publicly sooner than he had planned.
In an interview posted Tuesday on the communicate show "Gwissues," Johnson said that he didn't feel violated after TMZ recently revealed that he's gay.
"I always wanted to come into the spotlight," he said. "I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a tiny sooner than I thou