Instastud Anthony Bowens is foregoing his clothes in the February edition of Gay Times.
In a new interview with the magazine, the 28-year-old pro wrestler talks about coming out as gay, after previously coming out as bisexual.
“I truly believe that sexuality does exist on a spectrum,” he says. “There are so many different people with so many different descriptions of how they identify.”
He continues: “I’m friends with a lot of people who identify as bisexual, and some are 50/50, others lean towards guys, and others lean towards girls. That’s why I don’t like labels in general, because everybody’s so unique. You can’t really pinpoint one specific thing to a person.”
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Bowens made headlines in March 2017 when he came out as bisexual. He made headlines again this month when he came out as gay, saying “As you get older, your viewpoints change. The way you look at the world changes. The way you look at yourself changes.”
Prior to coming out as gay, Bowens says that biphobia directed at him from other members of the LGBTQ community was perhaps the “biggest” issues he had coming out the first time around.
“We get judged by so many people in this world,” he says, “so to take that judgement and turn it around on somebody within the community who’s already struggling with other issues, when they’re looking for support, I think that’s horrible.”
Interestingly, Bowens says he received an outpouring of support from the wrestling community.
“If anything, it’s made my relationships with a lot of my co-workers and the other wrestlers a lot stronger,” he explains, “because I’m not hiding anymore. They like the fact that I can openly be myself.’
Bowens believes most of the homophobia in sports boils down to the same thing: the false idea that LGBTQ athletes are at least partially there to creep around the locker room, a claim he calls “ridiculous”.
Scroll down for pics from Bowen’s Gay Times photo shoot…
Related: Pro wrestler Anthony Bowens comes out… again, says: “I prefer to be labeled now as gay”
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Billy Budd
He has such tiny nipples. Can I bite?
Hussain-TheCanadian
Stand in line queen I get here first.
bowlingbutch
What a gorgeous smile. would love to just sit down and talk with him. If he was naked while we talked, great, but not necessary
Ashke113
Only a matter of time before he too starts flashing his dick, he’s already gone they typical route of men these days. Accused of being gay>deny>claims straight>pics pop up with him & a man>just friends>deny again>comes out as Bi>the gays start douching & stretching>comes out as gay>the gays lose their shit and start their Bend & Snap>he starts posing with less n less clothes>sale of lube increases>dick pics are “leaked”>gays criticize the pics all to hell……
TobyTaz744
Wow. This is a fantasy for you, huh?
Curtispsf
I picture you masturbating as you wrote your post. Try nonfiction next time.
Bruce Garner
Hmmm…..I can’t think of any better way to project such a negative attitude than to have been one of the people who did everything you list. Maybe you should look into what internalized homophobia is and what it can do to us.
nm4047
you’ve really put some thought into this! Or was that just straight off the top of you head!
CanadianGuy62
It’s fewer and fewer clothes, or less and less clothing…just in case you wanted to sound learned (which is pronounced Learn-Ed, FYI).
Ashke113
Internalized homophobia……right sure let’s go with that one. Also this is Queerty I didn’t show up to comment to sound or appear learned, nor do I care what quip you come up with next. None of you affect my life in any way shape or form, as you’re all just homos with attitudes like myself. So keep on typing as I laugh
rodzilla
see: KINSEY SCALE
Donston
The Kinsey scale is a rather dated way to look at orientation. The nuances of sexuality alone (the degrees, dimensions and fluidity of attractions, arousals, passions, enjoyment, desire) can’t really be mapped out by such a one dimensional scale. Never mind the romantic, emotional, affection and relationship contentment sides of orientation. The scale also doesn’t include trans people. The Kinsey Scale was cute for its day, but now it looks very narrow and basic.
What he’s saying has a lot of truth. There’s so much focus on identity, on claiming people and on telling people what they are. When the gist of the focus should be on honesty, self-comfort, self-respect, self-pride, and loving and being with who you truly want to love and be with. Everyone identifies as whatever they identify as for a ton of various reasons. There are guys who claim “straight” merely because they love pvssy and titties and some dudes who claim “gay” because they love dick and/or man ass, but their passions and affections and emotional connections and relationship contentment towards that type of person doesn’t run much deeper than a few body parts. There’s seemingly no two bi identifying people whose orientations are exactly the same. There are some bi-identifying people who are extremely hetero or homo leaning in every way. There’s some gay-identifying people who are probably sexually hetero-leaning but have more substantial and sustained same-sex romantic and emotional contentment and prefer persistent same-sex affections and only really want to be with someone of their sex. Therefore, they claim “gay”. Some people don’t equate “gay” to homosexual or “straight” to heterosexual. For some people that’s all “gay” and “straight” mean. Everyone is driven by different stuff, have their own ideas about what all these different identities mean, have their own specific sense of self and their own struggles. That’s why the hyper obsession with identity and trying to define everyone’s personal sense of self doesn’t do very many people any favors. However, I do feel it’s important for a guy who is in love with a guy and who knows that he only truly wants to be with a guy and who prefers persistent same-sex affections and connection to not be scared of connecting himself to “gay” and to not constantly try to detach himself from the “gay community”, even if he doesn’t really embrace a gay identity.
People can complain about the “younger generation” all they want. And there’s definitely some new problems that have evolved in recent years when it comes to the “queer community”. However, less younger people are falling into the type of ego and sociological traps of yesteryear.
Apolodorus
@donston is that an upgrade to your usual rant against “identity politics”? We’ll done!
Donston
Yep. I’ve pretty much perfected it now. So, only the most bitchy, bitter, controlling and ignorant of folks could possibly get offended.
Bob LaBlah
Ok. Now lets have a Davey Wavey video.
Hussain-TheCanadian
Oh hell nah, Queerty thankfully have not featured him in awhile, dont give them ideas.
Billy Budd
Please, don’t. Davey Wavey is the most obnoxious queen on the planet. I can’t stand him. I can’t watch more than 2 seconds of any of his videos.
Daniel Lachowski
He’s such a cutie
Strong guns and BIG soul 😉
whitakerk861
He’s looking juiced. I hope not. He’s just 29. Don’t juice kids.
Kangol
A beautiful man. ESPN Body Issue people, you need to book this paragon!
Donston
The dude has gained a bit of fan base since coming out. But he’s still not that well known of an athlete from a large media and mainstream perspective. If he to be asked it would be mainly out of agenda. However, this is not an agenda ESPN is that focused on. I still feel some type of way about how they used Michael Sam solely for the sake of sensationalism and drama, though yes, he was a part of digging his own grave.
Billy Budd
He is really cute, with a cute smile. Seems like a nice guy. I would totally DO him, and expect to find a BBC…..the stereotypes might be true.
RilkeRainer
Wooo…
My2Cents
I feel so conflicted.
It is weird, that I had never heard of this guy before he came out the first time, and the only thing I’ve heard about him since is his subsequent coming-outs. I am happy for his self-discovery but I wish he could discover a different way to bring attention to himself.
On the other hand, any excuse you can come up with to give us more shirtless pics of this hunk will be most welcome by me.
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stephen driscoll
I have my qualms about this guy. He seems quite content to work for straight wrestling promotions but not at all interested in working for gay wrestling promotions. I’m a wrestling promoter as well as a long-time LGBT activist who headed an LGBT political organization for 10 years and continues to have a lead role in one. This guy didn’t have the courtesy to even reply to an invitation to appear on a wrestling card we are promoting as a fundraiser for a Pride Center – a paid gig for those who choose not to donate their services. Is it really so difficult to say, ‘no thanks’? He hardly seems enlightened to me. He may be out but he doesn’t seem very courteous – or liberated.