Brad Neumann and Justin Rabon both attend University of Minnesota. They both run on the school’s track team. They both love Beyoncé. They’re both gay. And they’re both in love… with each other!
Their love story began two years ago over Thanksgiving break. Both guys were struggling with their sexualities at the time, and neither one was out.
“One night I was texting [Brad] that I was going through some things,” Justin tells OutSports. “I sat on my bed having written a text that I was gay or bi and had the idea that I might like men. I stared at my phone, my finger hovering over the send button.”
He hit send. Moments later, Brad replied: “Oh, that’s cool,”
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What Justin didn’t know was that Brad was going through a similar struggle. Having grown up in a small rural town where being gay was something people laughed at, he had been keeping his sexuality a secret for his entire life.
Justin’s text came to him as a relief. “Finally, I had someone I could relate to,” Brad recalls.
From there a deeper friendship blossomed.
“At first we were just friends, talking freely and getting to know each other,” Brad recalls, “but I started to care more and more for this man every day. He made it possible for me to be happy again. He gave me a reason to smile.”
“We’ve been dating now for about two-and-a-half years,” Justin adds.
Not only that, but they’ve been keeping active Instragram accounts documenting their romance.
Check out some of the adorable pics…
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h/t: OutSports
Critifur
They are ridiculously cute. Mazel boys!
Maxine
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your story that brought both of you together. You are both adorable and we wish you all the best. Max and Alan.
metta
Handsome couple! Wishing them happiness!
Shadeaux
They are too cute!
Xzamilloh
Wouldn’t mind seeing a sextape pop up in the future starring these two.
DarkZephyr
Right? Lol
SportGuy
Very cute couple!
Neonegro
Track team and Beyounce lovers……..of course they are gay.
But it won’t last once they start meeting other people.
dinard38
Oh dear!!! So cynical!!!!
Rustie
I had the same experience – we met in Concert Choir our first year in college…that was 1975, AND WE’RE STILL TOGETHER!
Bryguyf69
@rustie
You texted in 1975? Wow. 🙂
Dakotahgeo
Absolutely the best, most beautiful news I’ve read in a long while! Blessings and peace Justin and Brad!
George M Melby, Pastor/Hospital-Hospice Chaplain (Ret.)
batesmotel
The love for Beyonce is the tip off for most people. This is a great story of how they both connected and then fell in love. I wish them a long lasting love relationship that transcends.
judysdad
Nice!
Donston
Cute, grounded, “regular” seeming guys. And it’s refreshing to see a social media friendly gay couple where the gist of their pics don’t involve being shirtless, having a ton of tats, making out and/or grabbing each other’s crotches.
Rangerboy
No haters yet? I think this is great, also given that mix race couples are hard to find in the US. Thats why I was wondering where the haters were, who would condemn this great mixed race relationship! The world needs much more of this!
Greeva
I have to disagree. I’ve lived in NYC and now Chicago and I have to tell you, mixed gay couples are very common in both of these Cities.
Donston
I’ve lived in Chicago and Cleveland. Almost half of the gay couples I’ve known have been interracial. I’m in an interracial marriage. So is my heterosexual brother. Pretty common stuff, especially in big cities and the “gay community”.
Tête Carrée
@Rangerboy
Maybe not hate, but I see some comments that were annoying and broke the mood.
Kangol
I’m not sure where you’re located, but you can find mixed race couples all over the US, and “mixed” doesn’t just mean “Black” and “White,” either!
BriBri
Look like Brad is more hung!
luichiede
A white guy is lucky to get that bbc and that black guy is lucky to get that white man…ugh true love ??
Donston
Who says the black guy tops or has a bbc?
Mykey
They both look versatile/bottom in my opinion and soon they’ll be inviting a well-endowed top into their bed! Well, good luck boys…
Donston
Yeah, cause you can totally tell they’re both bottoms by some pics and that they have an open relationship.
Orgoglio Masch
LOL @Mykey: I was thinking the same. Looks like two raging bottoms. They also look more like good “girlfriends” than a couple in a lot of those pics. Fact: A lot of gay Instagram couples aren’t couples at all IRL, just two gay buds that love internet adulation and all its “awww’s” and hundreds of likes. In any case, hopefully these two have a good, durable double dong for if/when sex actually happens.
JaredMacBride
Props to both of these good looking guys for wearing the gayest tank tops ever.
Kangol
Congrats to them, and what a cute couple!
Bryguyf69
Those are the least revealing running tights ever. In fact, their crotches look more like vaginal “camel toes” or tiny anal cracks than male packages. Seriously, what kind of underwear, jockstrap or dancer belt are they wearing to flatten their bulges so much???
Bryguyf69
Hate to be cynical but it’s rarely a good idea to date a teammate (or officemate). All kinds of complications can arise, even in a semi-individual sport like track and field.