Well, you can’t fault the guy for not knowing his audience.
Days ahead of the eighteenth annual AIDS/LifeCycle, the June bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles that raises an impressive amount of money for HIV/AIDS services, Gus Kenworthy has made one final fundraising push.
And do you hear that? That’s the sound of nobody complaining about his tactics.
First, the out Olympian posted a photo that understandably grabbed gay Twitter’s attention:
just another headless torso for your grid pic.twitter.com/Y2v8Scxv7H
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) May 29, 2019
And shortly after:
k now that I’ve gotten your attention please donate to my AIDS/ Life Cycle campaign! ???? https://t.co/rw55Ophoc6
— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) May 29, 2019
As of this posting, Kenworthy has personally raised an incredible $210K for the cause, and we can’t imagine this last-minute photo push hurt his donation pacing.
The ride will kick off June 2 and arrive just in time for Los Angeles Pride. In 2018, the grand fundraising total was $16.6 million. Well OK!
Reaction to Gus’ photo was as to be expected:
Is there an only fans yet or what pic.twitter.com/zwFESBI8un
— Tyler Dårlig Ulv ? (@tylerthebadwolf) May 29, 2019
Subtle!
— Andy Mientus (@andymientus) May 29, 2019
I’ve never wanted something more in my life.
— Liam Riley (@liamrileycb) May 29, 2019
The thirst…the thirst is overwhelming… pic.twitter.com/c3CCs93QJj
— #FuckTheBlues (@BaronVonTrans) May 29, 2019
Head here for more info on the 2019 AIDS/LifeCycle ride.
prarie pup
Who is Gus Kenworthy?
Wicked Dickie
He’s a snowboarder who got lucky in the 2014 Olympics, but couldn’t repeat the feat at the 2018 Olympics. Oh, and he’s gay, so, you know…he’s to be fawned over.
dwes09
So you are saying you think we should not feel some sort of pride that he is out, gay and philanthropic? And you are saying that after training and competing in Olympic trials, making the US team and winning a silver in the olympics, 5 medals at the X-Games, world champion at the Professional Freestyle, winning the Halfpipe world championship twice, he jut “got lucky”?
I’m sure your skills put you in a position to opine on his skills as a freestyle skier, and you can list your accomplishments to prove it.
Good lord, but bitter dullards like you make me laugh!
Catholicslutbox
There’s a picture out there with the tip of his d showing
D_Bro
He is an Olympic medalist and openly out athlete who has dedicated his time in the limelight to highlight LGBT issues as well as animal rights throughout the world. So far he has raised over $210K for the AIDS Life Cycle.
And being an elite athlete is not getting lucky. It’s a lot of hard work.
Hussain-TheCanadian
@ Catholicslutbox
Why am I not surprised and impressed that you know this???????????????????????????
Rex Huskey
a has been, wanna be, no talent slug that hears the clock ticking in his head who fears and rightly so, he has no visible means of support. he’ll be doing porn soon…
jeffhill
Rex Huskey ‘No visible means of support’ yet he has endorsement deals with Samsung, Toyota, and Chobani. Seriously, Dude I can’t figure out if you’re jealous, bitter or just an ass.
Yakker77
How many Olympic medals do YOU have Rex?
RExxx59A
DAMN! People turn into complete assholes on this page!! Sorry Gus is not living up to your standards of how an elite, hot, gay, OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNING, X-Game winning athlete should act. Yeah, he can be a bit of a pompous dick every once in awhile. But, I bet he’s done MORE for his sport, LGBTQ issues/fundraising, fighting animal cruelty, etc., etc., than all of you envious wieners combined. Besides that, he’s hot, has a great smile, super body and a nice package; which is probably what REALLY gets your knickers in a twist. Oh and he’s also a paid model. SNAP!
iamru2
I wonder if his neck is always out of whack from the constant patting himself on the back?
Hdtex
Are you as ugly on the outside as you are on the inside?
LilMesican
Oh boy, he’s half naked… again. I have never used my imagination so little. Yawn.
Hdtex
Said the guy who ZERO people wants to see naked. LOLZ.
ShiningSex
Maybe he’d raise more money if he just took it all off.
That being said, NOT impressed.
Vince
Good on him but how about the other riders? I’m sure they appreciate being completely ignored so Gus can show some more skin.
dwes09
Huh?
He is posting on his own twitter and instagram, and all riders get a page on the ALC website for self promotion. Do you somehow think money he raises does not help the same cause?
Never in my life have I seen an assemblage of bitter queens (and regressive bitter queens at that) then on Queerty’s comment board.
a. he is in a unique position to raise a lot of money
b. you have no idea how much he might have kicked in himself.
If you want to know how much has been raised by other riders, it is all on the ALC site as well as the platform to donate to any rider you choose.
D_Bro
Well said dwes09!!
OrchidIslander
I agree with you dwes09. A person who has raised over $200k for a cause that has affected most of us one way or another – HIV/AIDS vs a bunch of people who are coming across as resentful, unappreciative and representative of nothing positive. Go Gus!
Virpilosus
Snarky just seems to be “in” these days…doesn’t help the world get any better, IMO.
RExxx59A
MANY things have changed since November 2016! And, not for the better.
Aires the Ram
@RExxx59A: Yes, many things have changed since November of 2016, a few of them being:
1. Unemployment #’s across all groups better than they’ve been in over 50 years
2. Stock market at previously unheard of highs
3. Manufacturing jobs returning (remember Obama telling us they wouldn’t?)
4. Retail sales through the roof
5. Mortgage interest rates lower than ever
6. US Military stronger than ever
7. Bad trade deals and treaties being thrown in the trash heap, and new ones being written and enacted to favor the United States, not others, at our expense
8. Countries that are part of NATO beginning to pay their fair share of that expense, instead of us getting stuck with the lions share of the bill
9. Wages up across the board, most especially for blue-collar workers
10. Illegal immigration across the southern border now down 65% from what it was when Trump took office
11. Need I say more Dear?
kernowcraig
Jesus! how do some of you type with claws that sharp!
iamru2
And you sound like a real loving compassionate person! Big eye roll here!
Chrisk
Girl do you own a mirror? Kind of the pot calling the kettle black don’t you say.
Hussain-TheCanadian
@ iamru2
Queen wut? Are you being Ironic? Your comments got to be one of the worst attempts in trying to hide the fact that you would LOVE nothing more than a big juicy black c**k to slap you across the face – Queen who you lying to?
IWantAFullBeard
Hussain – Hahahaha great comment
RExxx59A
They have lots of practice and an endless supply of nail files. Then they migrate to this page to see who can post the meanest, nastiest, hateful, disgusting, vile, vicious and whaaaaaaaaa! (why not me); messages ever written.
Pharmguy55
To dwes09 – thank you for calling out these queens who obviously have no natural talent of their own. Are any of them riding? I did a few years ago and give Mr Kenworthy all the respect that is well deserved. This is not an easy ride. I don’t see any of your names on the website donating for this cause. So until you man up and start contributing to society and LGBTQ causes, why don’t you just crawl back in your holes and keep your mouths shut and whither away. No one really cares about hate speech.
iamru2
God you sound like a real nasty c*nt!
Chrisk
Wow hypocrite much? You insult people by calling them queens with no talent and then follow it up by accusing them of hate speech. That’s rich. Lol
IWantAFullBeard
No shade just an honest question – does he have a job? Riding in a charity race is not a job – it’s a hobby. Can you win silver in the olympics and support yourself based on the sponsorship alone?
badpappy
my sentiments, exactly, dwes09, thank you. And thank you Ken Gusworthy for the care you demonstrate.
IWantAFullBeard
Do his parents still support him? Mommy and daddy have quite a bit of money.
Chrisk
That’s an interesting question. I do know the parents have groomed him from day one to be an Olympic skier so the rest is probably right. That usually takes lots of money. My parents just kicked me out and told me to go get a job. Lol
D_Bro
He does have a lot of endorsements and he has some modeling and acting jobs.
Jimmyk321
Well, he was just a lead in American Horror Story. That’s a pretty big deal. Don’t know if that will lead to anything, but Ryan Murphy likes working with the same people over and over.
Aires the Ram
He gets lots & lots of $$ from endorsements. That boy ain’t hurtin’ for money.
IWantAFullBeard
I lied. That was total shade on my part. But facts are facts.
paul dorian lord fredine
you call that ‘leaving little to the imagination’? i can imagine a whole lot better than that.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
TROLLS: please ALL of you go play in traffic and hopefully someone who spent a little too much time at happy hour will meet you!
IWantAFullBeard
Whoa
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Full beard: I no longer have any patience for these pathetic, loser, noxious, abhorrent, vile trolls who obviously have no life who spew vitriol and hatred towards Gay persons described in these threads.
Kenworth is a positive role model, he has a platform and is using it to benefit our community..
These pathetic losers who constantly spew hate here really need to attempt to get a life. Jealous morbidly obese unattractive losers! I have been posting here since the inception of this site. Never before have these loser smcubags infected and infested this site as they now do.
IWantAFullBeard
So they should get hit by a car?
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Ok I will requalify, odds are someone somewhere will be hit by a car, just hoping Karma makes it one of these vile trolls instead of a good person…
Chrisk
@PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS. Wow. Speaking of vile trolls what a shitty thing to say. Dou*hebag.
batesmotel
I wonder how you’re any different by making comment like that. That’s the irony.
trelin
It would’ve been nice for him to offer to get other riders in, since the fundraising threshold is high. If he’s going to show his dick print, the least he could’ve done was offer some entries into the ride for those who couldn’t raise enough.
TedV
Kenworthy’s an Olympic athlete, animal lover, philanthropist and GAY. What about any of that engenders such catty, mean-spirited comments? There really is nothing nastier than gay men talking about other gay men. Good lord, there’s a core group here that is very predictable and whose souls seem very unattractive.
Hdtex
None of these catty bitches have been laid (or had a friend) in the last 2 decades…
RExxx59A
And that’s only the BEGINNING, TedV. I love how so many tell him what he should be doing and that he’s this, and he’s that, and he blah, blah, blah. All because they aren’t him! They go to bed and shoot a teardrop of cum while fantasizing about having sex with him. (Boy, am I in trouble now! LOL Guess what-DON’T CARE.) HUGS!!!
D_Bro
Thank you!
Doctor Benway
So, everyone looses their head for some average guy in short? Seriously?
All the thirsty queens need to stop going on grindr, you definitely doing a lot of noise for nothing.
djmcgamester
Gay guy who shows off his body at every opportunity shows off his body. Nice to look at but not news.
DarkZephyr
This comment section though. lol
If this article was about somebody like Zac Efron people would be griping that its an article about a straight man. But when its an article about a gay man they gripe that its “fawning” over him just because he’s gay. LOL Its hard to take half these people seriously anymore. They don’t say these things because they believe what they’re saying. They say these things merely to be mean and heartless. Period.
james7
He’s a beautiful man, and a great representation of what an out and proud gay man can accomplish. I’m happy for him, and happy that in a small way he represents all of us unashamed gay men.
ElPillo
Nothing to the imagination? Sorry. I have a lot if it and this ain’t enuf
ShowMeGuy
I always brings snacks to the comment section. Between the random str8 hater-o-the-gays, the bitter queers, the vamped queens, and the supporters of anyone who is actually out there doing something substantial …….. Queerty is full-on summer stock, dinner theatre.
IAMSONICE
Me too gurl me too
Hole442
Wow!
A famous ripped dude uses what he has to do well for the community and so many of you go on the attack? WTF?
Seriously! You may not know who he is. You may not care who he is. But, it’s not like he is trying to make money for anything other than a valued organization, and even if he was, can folks who want to appreciate a hot body still be allowed to do so if you trolls, and you are trolls, are past that?
Remember who you too may have been once upon a time.
khan72
Who is Prarie Pup ?
Negativity
Save it Prarie Pup, being negative Is not new, cool, interesting or rare.
It’s just jaded.
Try being positive, for you it will be new, cool, interesting or rare.
padraicj
Am I missing something? On his page, which I just donated too, it says he’s only at $17,000 — not $210,000.
Den
This article is a New Year’s reprint of one from May. It gave his 2019 ride total.
What you see on the site now is probably the current state of his fundraising for the 2020 event.
Mike A
I Love him!
batesmotel
He does look good with no clothes on I’ll admit.