Super Bowl MVP Winner Aaron Rodgers Allegedly Outed By Rumored Boyfriend
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The thing that is so ultimately homophobic is the fact that the media absolutely knows all of this and yet they still keep hiding it as if it is something shameful.
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Wow, much different story than I was expecting. Kevin sounds like an honorable guy who just wants to be in a real, OUT relationship. The celebrity bf would be a fool if he’s too chicken to go through with it.
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I hope there is a noose around Lanfece’s (sic) neck real soon. If he had wanted an open relationship he should have moved on! Not much respect for Aaron or the relationship. What a loser Lafeces (sic) is
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the other Greg, why are we so quick to judge others just because they’re not ready to come out? I don’t know about Rodgers but if he is and he wants to keep it private, it’s his business.
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I feel his pain, but he needs to realize that threatening to spill his guts is not the way to go. The NFL will close ranks against him, and he will be just another embittered loser.
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@ppp111: Thank you! My thoughts exactly. If Lansfeces had any respect or caring for Rogers, he would have quietly exited the scene.
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@Dakotahgeo: You seem to have imagined a different article than is actually here.
Rodgers HAD been agreeable to the idea of coming out this summer (in a mass NFL outing), but “his backing out at the last minute infuriated Lanflisi, shattering their relationship.”
Sounds like Rodgers is the a-hole.
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Dear God, Please let this story be false. If Aaron Rodgers is gay, he sure as hell can find a better looking BF. That guy looks awful!
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@the other Greg: Same article. Rogers is an asshole if he changes his mind? Lansfeces doesn’t look like the sharpest saw in the toolbox nor does he use common sense. Good riddance to him!
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Gee, another queerty “article” full of inuendo. Hard to imagine.
No need to bother with something messy like say facts is there?
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@ppp111: Yes, it is his business if he doesn’t want to come out. But he told his bf he was willing to do it. Then he chickened out. (Typical “tough” NFL guy, I guess!)
It doesn’t make sense to me to blame the non-famous bf here when the celebrity bf is such a weasel.
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@Dakotahgeo: “Common sense”? Wanting an out relationship is common sense. And Lanflisi is certainly willing to “move on” if he doesn’t get it (as promised). Why is it up to Lanflisi to go away “quietly” as you put it? F U – who made you the Emily Post of gay relationship etiquette?
Any non-famous person might feel the same way, unless maybe they had a lot of internalized self-hating homophobia, like you do, that you don’t even recognize as such.
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Note how it’s mainly the liberal mainstream media which refuses to publish this story. Yep, the liberals.
Liberals are the ones who are most afraid of male-male sexuality. They don’t cover it unless there’s a political tack to it.
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Most of us would just move on after a break up. I’m not trying to excuse either one, especially Rodgers but most people just move on with their lives. Life is too short to become bitter over one person. But I digress.
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The Packers play the Bears tomorrow for the NFC Central
Championship. Could this have been “discovered” by a Bear fan?
The timing is very suspect.
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If you read the Twitter stream of the “roommate,” it’s obvious that he’s been dealing with some sort of breakup for months.
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@ppp111: I see your point, but – unless they’re leaving stuff out of the story – KL seems to regard it as a matter of principle. The planned “mass NFL outing” and all that. It’s not as if Rodgers is expected to come out this summer, solo, as the first & only out NFL player. He’d be one of several or many.
I hope Rodgers re-changes his mind and goes ahead with it. After all, with all the rumors he’s outed for all practical purposes anyway, whatever KL does or doesn’t do. He already has all the disadvantages without the advantages.
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Jim, if it’s liberals who are afraid of male-male sexuality, why is EVERY single anti-gay initiative put forth by Conservatives? If Conservatives are so open an tolerant of gay men, why do they forbid gay conservative orgs form attending Republican conventions? How many liberal homes disown their gay children?
You hate liberals, gay men and women. That’s your M.O. That’s the gist of every single comment you ever post on this site or Towleroad under your numerous aliases.
You’re a tedious troll and not even particularly talented at your craft. And you’ll never know the kind of love this football player and his boyfriend shared. So troll on, you wimp.
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To be honest when I first heard of that ‘mass outing’ earlier this year I had an inkling one of them would be Rodgers or some other high profile player. If I remember correctly one reason they didn’t do that was one of the players had a contract that had to be renegotiated or extended and money was one factor. Still, it would have been interesting to say the least.
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Some people here seem to think it was up to the “roommate” to remain super-closeted. And that he fucked it up.
Maybe he should have avoided having a Twitter account at all? Or talking about his relationship to anyone? Yeah, maybe that would have worked.
Gee, maybe some people here would be happier if he’d got a “girlfriend” as a beard!
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Liberals will avoid male homosexuality unless there’s a political tack to it. Only then can they use it to fight their culture war against conservatives.
If male homosexuality is not politically useful to liberals, they tend to avoid mentioning it. An example is when male homosexuality exists in men who are also attracted to women.
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There are still work environments where it’s wise just to remain quiet or discreet about your personal life. I don’t see the NFL, or any other pro team sporting environment, any different. As for the boyfriend, he knew what kind of atmosphere he was getting into. I imagine we all do. When all is said and done, it’s all about image. I guess for some people image is everything. Sad really.
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I see you never answered my questions. What about conservatives and their anti-homosexuality agenda that’s still so viable in society? Why have conservative orgs sought to create a political wedge between African American and GLBT populations? Why have Conservatives been at the forefront of decimating LGBT rights in America? And how can you criticize a political population that has fought for us?
Why do you hate women, gay men and liberals so much? Who and/or what made you so bitter and nasty? And why are you still in the closet?
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@jimbryant: Whereas, conservatives only mention male homosexuality to condemn it.
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I can’t stand Green Bay. I was raised to dislike that team with a passion. That said, no one, NO ONE, has a right to out another person. (ok, folks working against gays are fair game) I wish Aaron that best. If you don’t want to date men in the closet(I won’t) then don’t, but don’t go around outing them because you can’t have your way. It just makes you look sad.
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If anyone thinks being an out athlete is easy I suggest reading the book ‘Fontana’ by Joshua Martino. It’s about a gay baseball player who is outed by a journalist with good intentions. Unfortunately, it has a backlash to the poor young man that the writer never intended.
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@Scribe38:
Couldn’t agree with you more. Well, except the part about the Packers! I love them!!!!
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the other Greg,
What you’ve got to understand is that, while conservatives are anti-gay, it’s more of a studied opposition than a phobia. It’s an opposition based on doctrine – ie the doctrine of the Bible.
I’m not saying that this makes it acceptable, I’m simply saying there’s a certain “logic” (warped as it is) in conservative opposition to homosexuality.
On the other hand, liberals are notoriously homophobic, especially to male homosexuality. They prefer female homosexuality to male homosexuality. They think female bisexuals are “hot” but male bisexuals are “gross”. They avoid male homosexuality.
Aversion is the symptom of phobia. Liberals might support our rights but they do not support the substance of what we do. They will often go “ewww” at the sight of two men kissing.
In fact, in liberal enclaves like Greenwich Village, it’s rare to see two men holding hands. The reason is liberal homophobia.
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I hate to say this but jimbryant does bring up some interesting points. In my experience in college, most of the ‘ews’ were against male homosexuality. And all this was from progressive, liberal students, particularly male. Mind you, they are probably one of the most ardent supporters of gay rights but they make it clear they don’t understand male homosexuality. At least with the Right, their opposition tends to be equal opportunity. Ah well.
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Everyone has the right to come out or not on their own terms, but if the football guy made a promise to his boyfriend and then broke the promise then the boyfriend has a right to be upset. Stop calling the boyfriend “feces”. He’s a human being with feelings. This is coming from someone who’s supposed to be a pastor?
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Oh. My. Cher. It’s 2013…for the love of Harvey Milk….come out, come out, wherever you are….already.
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ppp111,
You have hit the nail on the head. You are spot-on.
Liberal homophobia is the main reason why you don’t see two men walking down the street holding hands in America today unless, of course, it’s an enclave with a very high concentration of gay men, like Castro Street.
I would add that it isn’t just liberal males who go “ewww” at the sight of two men kissing. Liberal women are just as bad but are better at hiding it.
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Also remember that just because most of the opposition is against male homosexuality, doesn’t mean they embrace or accept lesbianism. I guess I like to equate it with the white supramacists. Their hatred toward Jews and blacks is legendary but does that mean they accept Asians? I think not. We’re just not on their radar as much.
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Please, folks. Let’s stop the bickering and finger-pointing about who or what should be at fault for someone not coming out. We have all been there before and make our own decisions about how to live openly and honestly and that choice is our own to make. I, like many of you, would LOVE for Aaron to come forward with his sexuality but at the same time I can empathize with him and can only imagine what it must be like to choose between the person you love and your public image, which is tied to MILLIONS in endorsement deals. Overall, I hope that Aaron can find love and be happy. If he comes out, that would be wonderful! If not, then it is HIS choice. Not the media’s or even his lover’s, but his and his alone.
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ppp111,
It’s true that liberals won’t always accept lesbianism, especially if it threatens male heterosexual privilege. However, if lesbianism agrees with male heterosexual privilege – such as when it’s prostituted out to men for reasons of titillation – it most certainly is accepted.
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When an aspect of one’s life is prostituted to straights just for their enjoyment I would hardly call that acceptance. I think I know where you’re coming from but it’s usually lipstick lesbians who are the objects of desire for straight men. I hardly think someone like Ellen or Rosie would be any straight man’s fantasy. Just my opinio mind you and no jibe to those two ladies.
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@jimbryant: Oh please. The people bashing or intimidating gays in Greenwich Village are not liberals, and they don’t live there. It’s easy for idiots to come in on the PATH train from Jersey and have a laugh gawking at the gays.
Sure, male homosexuality gets an “eww” from many quarters, but the idea that liberals, male or female, are disproportiately responsible for homophobia lives only in jimbryant’s (and his many other aliases’) bizarre little mind.
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OUT THE BITCH!!!
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DonW,
Well, Greenwich Village is a liberal enclave. How many times have you seen two men holding hands as they walk down a street in the Village? It’s extremely rare.
Face it – liberals are homophobic towards male homosexuality.
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As one who grew up in a conservative Christian tradition, I’m aware of the loneliness and hell of the closet, and would wish that on no one. I also know the end of relationship, and would wish that on no one. I trust that if this story is true, both Kevin and Aaron will know the peace and hope that come from authenticity.
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@jimbryant: How much time have you spent in Greenwich Village? Nowadays it’s overrun with hedge-fund managers and other one-percenters, not exactly a “liberal enclave.”
So you’re saying that conservative neighborhoods are more hospitable to male couples? Please cite your evidence.
I don’t have to “face” any of your loopy obsessions about liberals, women, or non-“straight-acting” gay men. You are flat-out nuts.
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Jim, please make up your mind. First it was women who were the most afraid of male/male sexuality and their fault that men couldn’t walk down the street holding hands. Then it was African Americans, then the white gay community and now it’s supposedly liberals who are the most afraid and it’s their fault.
Funny how whomever is most at fault according to you changes to whomever you need to attack at that moment.
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Why is every god damn thread on Queerty a fight between jimbryant and (insert several names here)?
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@Cam: So, you would be okay with the media going around outing people?
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Are we pretending not to see this tweet from Sept? https://twitter.com/KevinLanflisi/status/382745558160388096
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@ppp111: Lions fan here. They f*cked up so bad last wk. We should be in the playoffs. Anyway I don’t know if Rogers is gay. He has dated a few women. There was a Detroit QB named Joey Harrington who everyone in Detroit swore was a gay because he had a male roommate and played the piano. Dude is married now. The NFL always has these stupid rumors. And it really shouldn’t matter.
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@laboy1987: Queerty didn’t post it because it doesn’t fit with their narrative
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queerty shouldn’t be doing stories like this site http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=49799&page=3
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Scribe,
Maybe they are men who are into both men and women. Just because a man has a relationships with a man, it doesn’t mean he is exclusively into men.
When will the gay community realize that homosexuality does not always trump heterosexuality in terms of the lifestyle choices these men make?
There are tons of men out there who chose to follow the heterosexual path even though they are also attracted to men. Tons.
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Awesome! Congrats to he … Better out then living in a state of parinoia.
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Aaron Rodgers lives with Kevin Lanflisi, takes him solo to award ceremonies dressed in color coordinated clothes, lets it be known that their friendship goes a lot deeper than what they do, claims they hit it off right away when they first met. Maybe Aaron just hasn’t come out to the general public yet with an ” I am a gay man” declaration.
Kevin Lanflisi is seeking some type of revenge or his time in the spotlight, and doing it in such an immature way… with bitter subliminal tweets. I wonder if Aaron Rodgers tweeted back in response?
Hopefully they will work through this if these rumors are true and if they are in love. Best wishes to them both!
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“Touchdown”? Very trashy and mean, Queerty. I’ve always suspected you were that guy. Now I know. Clean it up.
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Both of these guys are awful. Please let them be straight. Don’t want them on the gay team. Let women have to deal with these freaks.
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I can tell ya a story. Old as time sweet as honey sour as a pickle…Thayt’s what my people do. From the beginin of time when all we had was fire and song. Ain’t many left now who can make it up off the cuff. The wee folk will not weep for ya, cause ya left no honey.
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If it is true I hope people are not mean and start hating like they did with that diving guy who just came out. Aaron Rogers is kind of cute anyway.
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Even if they are gay I have a huge problem with Queerty basically participating in outing them. What the hell guys? You may call them cowards and say they are a slap in the face of LGBT community, but coming out is one of the most significant things in a person’s life. This medium especially should be aware of that. I’m 25 and it took me years to realize I was gay and many more after to accept it and even more to finally tell my friends (like 6 months ago actually). Please Queerty, you guys do great work, but don’t turn into a publication that values gossip and getting to say “first” over the hard work you have done.
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@ppp111: I don’t know what school you went too but progressive liberals which Seattle where I live is teeming with are supportive and always have been. Not 100% of them but that is the case with any group. It’s the rednecks and bible thumpers who take issue with gays here and express their opinions like Phil Robertson did. So I think you might be mistaking who you thought were liberals because I am liberal and being anti gay would not be tolerated within the liberal community.
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@jimbryant: That is a bunch of BS. Has Fox News aired anything about it. Sounds like you watch them allot with how you use that term liberal media so derisively, just like the Republican’s do. Are you a log cabin member?? lol.
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@laboy1987: Could have been a tweet to help keep the lid on their relationship? They do seem to have been awfully buddy buddy for the matcho world of the NFL.
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@seaguy:
I never claimed that the people that I mentioned were antigay; my god, far from it. They were very supportive of equality, not just of gays and lesbians but for ethnic groups and women. But just because they supportive doesn’t necessarily mean they understand where we’re coming from. Usually, though not always, the guys made it clear they couldn’t understand why anybody wouldn’t want to have sex with a woman. I guess I can’t be too judgmental because I can’t understand their dating inclinations so I guess we’re even. My point was that young straight male liberals tend to view male homosexuality as something so alien. BTW, jimbryant, most of the young women viewed gay sexuality, especially gay men, with more a sense of incredulity rather than disgust. One young woman I was great friends with admitted she couldn’t understand why someone would be attracted to someone who was like them. But she added since she’s attracted to the same kind of guys I was she was totally cool with it!!
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@seaguy: Funny…You have a twin in Oklahoma. On adam4adam Same pic…
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@seaguy:
I believe you mean Tom Daley. Yeah he received a lot of flak. I imagine he’ll probably see more of it in the years to come. As for Rodgers, if it’s true, and that’s a BIG IF, you can bet opposing fans will make hell for him. I’m afraid that’s just part of the culture of the NFL. Look at the Jets fans. I saw a special about harassment women face in sports and there is a section in Jets stadium where male fans hoot and make cat calls to women. I don’t know if that’s still there but I can certainly understand the women and the harassment they must have had to put up with just to go to a game.
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@charwegl: I am smellin what you’re sellin buddy…Course I came out at 15 and never looked back. Now I am old looking back all the time…Enjoy your youth, find a lover and keep him always…Don’t become a bitter old queer with cats that only show you love for the food you give them….Get the hell off this blog or you may become jimbryant.
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How do we know this is true if they can’t even get the year we won the Super Bowl right. Aaron Rodgers, I believe, is not gay. He’s a Christian and a very good person. This Kevin guy is probably just jealous and wants to get back at Rodgers for something.
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@mackclutter: Phil Robertson is also a christian.So by your comment christian = good……NOT…!!!
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I find it strange how ready some posters are to judge either guy based on completely unsubstantiated rumors.
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Auntie,
Maybe you have egg breath as a result of inhaling chicken testicles.
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@jimbryant: Coming from a capon like you I take that as a compliment…Thankee Mr.Hankie aka jimbryant :-0
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The thing I find most offensive is that Kevin was completely willing to stay silent while he and Aaron were in a relationship, but now that it is over, he’s getting all righteous. If these rumors are true, it’s no one’s business to out a former lover.
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They need to work this out in private., people need to s t f u about it. All gay people should come out, oh I forgot you can be fired or killed just for being gay in the USA, never mind.
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Gee, I guess it’s a good thing that none of you who want to out this guy have ever desired privacy in your—ahem—private lives. That would just make you a hypocrite, wouldn’t it?
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Who really cares if Aaron rodgers is gay. No matter which way you cut the cake Aaron is a supper man !!
Look at how many thousands and thousands of kids that he has helped !!! I’m sure that he is a good dad to his own kids, so who cares what happens behind his closed doors !! What happens is his business no one else’s !!! As for his friend goes he should be hung up for trying to destroy Aaron’s good name. After all if he had any feelings for Aaron he should just wish him luck and move on, but nooooo, mr. greed is showing his true colors !!!
Next I suppose your going to tell us that mr.greed went kicking and screaming to Hawaii, and to all those other front row events with Aaron!!!
Please give me a fricken break here!!!
Mr. Greed is nothing but a user and he used Aaron now he wants his two minute fame!!!!
If you are gay Aaron , more power to you, just please keep up what you are doing !!!
You are a good man Aaron !!!!
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@BJ McFrisky: said…
“Gee, I guess it’s a good thing that none of you who want to out this guy have ever desired privacy in your—ahem—private lives. That would just make you a hypocrite, wouldn’t it?
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What a shocker, the person who ALWAYS takes the sides of the bigot compares a simple announcement of being gay with exposing the intimate details of their private lives. That is ALWAYS the line of the bigots. Comparing a simple act of being who a person is, to putting a camera in somebody’s bedroom.
Funny how every OTHER sports figure gets their dating life written about, yet this guy was bring his boyfriend to events and nothing was every written. If they want to stay hidden, showing up at events with your boyfriend probably isn’t the way to go about it. Or apparently it is, since the press seems to be determined to keep the closet in existence.
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Wow, what a strange and disturbing comment thread.
I’m over 50 and even I think about two-thirds of you people should just go back in the closet and stop bothering the world.
(And if the anonymous jimbryant & BJ McFrisky disagree with me, that’s a pretty good sign that I’m right.)
There is not even any indication that Kevin L has done anything in particular, YET.
Certain tweets were deleted. Well they weren’t magically deleted. KL deleted them.
The “rumors” of gayness were not created by KL. The rumors were created by a gay couple going about living their ordinary gay life.
One bf promised, apparently for several months (& maybe years), to come out more prominently, then he reneged on the promise.
Any self-respecting gay guy might be pissed off about a boyfriend doing that, unless he were a self-hating closet case like most of you pitiful pathetic people here.
And, again, KL hasn’t even done anything yet.
Maybe you guys would be happier if they both got married to women and covered up the whole homo thing?
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@the other Greg: No idea why you singled me out for derision, since I was defending Aaron Rodgers’ privacy. Did I say something untoward? Was my statement disagreeing with yours? Or did you just automatically type out a knee-jerk reaction when you saw my name?
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Even if one assumes that this story has any truth to it. (shame on you Queerty) Why does Aaron’s right to stay closeted trump Kevin’s right to live openly and honestly? This is a private matter that the two of them need to work out. The rest of us should just butt out.
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@BJ McFrisky: I didn’t single you out for derision. I “coupled” you out for derision with the inimitable “jimbryant.”
Anyway, if Rodgers wants to be a celebrity but still have his privacy – kind of too late for that – maybe he shouldn’t bother with having a self-respecting boyfriend in the 21st century. When even his tough-guy employers (!) are urging him and other gay employees to come out more publicly, and assuring him their full support.
If only Rock Hudson, Liberace and Roy Cohn were still around to offer advice on this subject.
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Jesus Fucking H. Christ, what the fuck is wrong with you people?
I feel like I have traveled back in time to the depressing 1980 of my youth… only, mysteriously, with internet access available… and microwave popcorn (yuk).
But since we’re here, yes, let’s ask Rock Hudson, Liberace and Roy Cohn what their advice is!
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@the other Greg: Again: Why directed at me? Why “couple” me with jimbryant? What did I say that so offended your delicate sensibilities? My comment that the man should be afforded privacy? Please elaborate—this time without the unsuccessful attempts at cutesy humor.
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@BJ McFrisky: Gosh, I didn’t realize he wanted privacy!
Well if he wants privacy, maybe he can go back in time and LOSE the Super Bowl and not become MVP.
Which would piss off a lot of Packers fans but hey, he really wants his privacy, poor baby, and that’s what’s important. It’s not like he ever wanted to be, you know, famous or anything.
But this all should be easy to arrange, since apparently we’re all in 1980 and he’s not even born yet.
Anyway, while we’re back in the mostly loathsome past, please let’s do something to prevent the abomination of “microwave popcorn” from ever happening. Yuk!
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@the other Greg: @Cam: Double clapping. Agreed that there are some very strange comments here.
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@the other Greg: LOLOL… you’re funny. I’m out to everyone, as is my dear partner of 6+ years! Nothing to hide here. You’re not a very secure armchair psychologist, and really, I’ve lived without your opinions for years… I’ll survive. ;-)
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@the other Greg: And here I thought you wanted to maturely discuss a topic, and instead I get baby-talk from you. I should have known better.
Carry on.
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@the other Greg, how do you keep judging the supposedly closeted football player based on unsubstantiated rumors on the internet? We don’t even know if he is gay at all. Not everything is true because someone wrote it on the net, you know.
As for the supposedly self-respecting gay boyfriend, someone posted a link above where the guy tweeted about hoping to find his dream GIRL. What do you say about that? I guess nobody bothered to click on the link.
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@Dakotahgeo: Quelle horreur! – I make no pretensions to being a psychologist, armchair or otherwise. The VA insists that I see one. And I see her twice a year faithfully. :)
Yesterday before I went out I SUSPECTED, perhaps incorrectly, that you were jumping to the conclusion that Kevin L is some kind of a gold-digger or a blackmailer. That seemed to be what you were insinuating.
But there is not really any evidence of that. Kevin L hasn’t even particularly *done* anything yet. And may not necessarily, ever. In fact he has voluntarily deleted several tweets. They didn’t delete themselves.
Everything is merely gossip about their ALREADY-established relationship.
I don’t see that KL is doing anything wrong here – he seems to be quite an honorable, honest, sensible guy. As opposed to his dishonest weasel (so far) of a boyfriend, who may hopefully come around.
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@viveutvivas: I’ll grant your theoretical point. Yeah it’s theoretically possible that both Aaron Rodgers and Kevin Lanflisi are straight.
Again, KL is not the one who is upsetting that pleasant little apple cart. Notice that KL isn’t particularly doing anything. He has even deleted several *incriminating* tweets.
I don’t know what exactly you want to see happen here that isn’t already happening.
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@BJ McFrisky: eBay has these nice cheap little glue-on “nite lites” that you can put in your closet.
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Ahhhh, BJ’s M.O. If he isn’t defending anti-gay bigots, he is playing the victim anytime ANYBODY disagrees with him.
Nice to see that some things never change.
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@the other Greg: Personally I don’t have a horse in this race – but I have to say that I can’t figure out your posts at all.
You wrote a pretty good post about KL, and the assumptions that people have been making. Then it seems something made you spit the dummy (BJ asked a question and Goforit said something relatively nice about KL) and you started raving about Rock Hudson, Liberace, Roy Cohen and microwave popcorn. Now you seem to be raving about AR, while reinforcing assumptions about AR, when you were just condemning people for making them about KL.
Whatever your point is, I think it got lost in translation. Succinct recap, perhaps?
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These tweets are the demented ramblings of a delusional, wanna-be-boyfriend fan. Just watched an extended interview with Aaron Rodgers and unlike, Tim Tebow, there’s no way in Hell that Rodgers is gay. Far too masculine, far too straight, far too All-American. Flaming old queens with a thing for jocks like myself, might fervently wish that Rodgers were gay but that’s all it would ever be – wishful thinking.
Rodgers most probably, doesn’t like musicals, Barbra, Lady Gaga, Britney or Madonna. He gets a nice haircut and a nice suit once in awhile, but I’m sure he hates shopping, interior decorating, celebrity gossip, manscaping, reshaping his eyebrows, and going to the ballet.
Straight, straight, straight. I can just…tell.
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Wow, your post was so dry and sarcastic I almost took it seriously…at first. lol
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@redspyder: ???
I think it’s pretty clear (I realize humor confuses some people), but okay – recap –
I am not a football fan and even I have heard the rumors that one of the most famous, current NFL players, who even I have heard of, is in a gay relationship.
His supposed bf wasn’t doing anything dastardly by supposedly *promoting* this. This isn’t 1980, he has “social media” and unless he is in a sado-masochistic relationship (not that there’s anything wrong with that, necessarily), he’s occasionally going to discuss his everyday gay life with others. That is, IF he is actually gay, and not merely an extremely oddly *intimate* roommate etc.
The NFL is quite ACTIVELY asking for gay players to come out. They have made it very clear that any gay players will have the NFL’s full support.
That’s it.
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There doesn’t seem to be much to substantiate this rumor but sometimes Queerty does guess right–like when they posted that photo of Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley. Who knows. But I checked out this Kevin Lanflisi’s instagram and he doesn’t seem particularly bitter or angry with lots of posts of him happily going to concerts, poetry slams, sporting events & hanging out with family & friends. I kind of doubt he’s planning to out anyone. Also nothing particularly gay either as he mainly posts ‘bro’ style photos although also no pics of him with girlfriends either which is a little odd for an attractive single guy. Nothing to see yet though. Wasn’t this the same site that claimed Sean Avery and Andy Cohen were a couple? They may not be the most reliable.
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@xzall: Yeah, but Tom Daley is a competitive diver,which makes it a slam-dunk certainty that he’s unequivocally, patently, positively gay. No surprise there. But these two guys?! No way. And besides, if Aaron Rodgers were gay, he could have picked himself a far better looking boyfriend.
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@xzall: it was reported that the “bitter tweets” have since been deleted
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@the other Greg: Is it true that the NFL is quite actively asking gay players to come out?
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@xzall: In any case, Aaron Rodgers is so demonstrably STRAIGHT that he’d crash into a ditch at the first bend on the yellow brick road.
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@avesraggiana: ??? – What are you talking about?
I don’t always agree with Queerty writers’ attitudes on such things, but Kevin L is “super-cute”!
Please get your eyes examined.
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@the other Greg: Cheers – I just got lost for abit. FWIW – I agree with your sentiments.
@xzall: Their latest on Andy & Sean:
@avesraggiana: I had a boyfriend of 2 years who played water polo competitively, on the national level, who met all of your stated criteria. Just saying. People used to tell him (even while standing right in front of me) that he could have done much better… and who knows – maybe he has.
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@CCTR: Queerty and other gay media AND mainstream media have reported on it often.
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@the other Greg: I can’t find much to support nor disprove that claim but I’m not disagreeing. I just find it interesting that they would be “actively” doing that. It seems like some sort of “witch hunt”.
I don’t follow professional sports but I’m curious to know what is going on with NBA Jason Collins and NFL Kerry Rhodes professional careers after coming out and gay rumors became public. Of course Jason came out publicly and an ex-lover and suggestive photos fueled rumors about Kerry being gay (Kerry has denied being gay). I read on Queerty that the soccer player that came out was signed by a LA team after coming out. We should question what’s in it for the team and the player to make this public declaration based on being “actively” asked to come out to the general public.
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@CCTR: The NFL is trying to do it differently by easing a number of them (undetermined number, maybe a lot!) to do it at the same time.
Good for them, I think, since their fans seem to be generally speaking Neanderthals – and I’m sorry if I offend any Neanderthals reading Queerty.
Also, Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have the same career worries as someone like Jason Collins would. He’s already a Super Bowl MVP. There is literally no higher rung on that ladder, he’s there.
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@redspyder: I hate it when they do that! I’d get that too, standing right next to my very-handsome, “straight-acting” (uh-oh, here we go…), ex-college football player, ex-boyfriend. In this case my ex didn’t do better than me in my estimation, he’s now happily partnered with an older, uglier, shorter, more neurotic, more self-absorbed version of me. Go figure…
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Someone on another site pointed this out – See this, starting at the 1:40 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uIuSgOwCJI
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It’s Eric Szmanda/George Eads all over again. The similarities are striking.
Both pairs went to awards shows together without women. Both pairs lived together as “roommates.” Both pairs talked fondly of each other.
Let’s just hope Aaron doesn’t find and marry a beard like George did.
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@TomMc: Just watched it…EEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!! The evasive hemming and hawing said it all, and my heart went a pitter=patter, and my stomache tingled with butterflies, and my panties went wrigglng down to my ankles! EEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!! Could it be true?!?!?!
Anyway, no offence intended to homely-looking ex-boyfriends of hotties llike myself, if Aaron Rodgers is into guys, I still maintain he could do a lot better. Damn, he could have ANY guy he wants!
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EEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!
*Still emitting biggest, girliest fangirl scream*
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… and, this: http://insidejamarifox.com/the-baller-wolf-didnt-come-out-so-the-jackal-allegedly-outs-him/#jp-carousel-29362
Yet even after those three links (two here, one above) I’m not sure.
What I am certain of, though, is that Misters Rodgers and Lanflisi deserve respect.
In that spirit, to play ‘devils advocate’… Apparently, every time Super Bowl season has come round during the past half a decade, the Green Bay Packers QB has been ‘accused’ of being less than virile.
Could this all just be a “Bears” thing?
(Okay, in all honesty, I really do hope that they *are* a couple… For some reason they seem right together, and I feel kinda gross, in hindsight, participating in gossip about the kinda other gay dudes I’d not mind having as pals.)
^ Please note that, despite that, I’m still gonna hit “Submit”…
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@avesraggiana: Meh… it was a long interview. A lotta other, more pertinent stuff, was covered.
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I saw that video…was Aaron BLUSHING when the interviewer mentioned Kevin?!
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@gay4liberty: That’s what I saw! Even behind those dark glassses.
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To all you doubters, I have a list of questions:
-How often do Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, or Joe Flacco talk about THEIR “personal male assistants”? (Assuming they have one)
-Do these men elevate their assistants to the level that Aaron did with Kevin?
-Would any of these men BLUSH at the slight MENTION of their assistants?
-Would any of these men go out to big public events with their assistants…sans a woman?
In all of these hypotheticals, let’s pretend that these men are not married.
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@jimbryant: You really missed my point. I don’t have any issue with bisexual people. I was pointing out that within the NFL people come up with gay rumors all the time and most of the time there is nothing to it. If you aren’t banging every woman or have at least 4 baby mothers you must be queer. Even the roommate in question doesn’t say he is a gay man. I just think this whole thing is a waste of time. Any hint of sensitivity in the NFL is viewed as gay.
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Most of you are closet cases. What right do you have to tell another person to come out of the closet?
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@gay4liberty: Joey Harrington moved his college roommate to Detroit when he was drafted. The roommate gave up a job to come here. Neither man is gay, Joey is married with a kid now. I have str8 male friends who I am very close with. As a group we get massages together and hug when we meet. None of them are gay, they are just comfortable with who they are. We shouldn’t be in the habit of defining how str8 men must act not to be gay.
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@Scribe38:
I’m not saying that Aaron and Kevin are de facto gay just because they’re roomies.
I’m saying there’s more evidence. Aaron mentions him in interviews. Aaron BLUSHED when that interviewer guy merely MENTIONED him. Aaron goes with him to black suit-and-tie events…sans women! Aaron treats him far better than most players would probably treat him. Kevin WORE HIS SUPERBOWL RING. Come on, now, if I was a bigshot NFL player, the only person allowed to wear that would be my child, my mom or dad, or my spouse. Not someone who is, in the public eye, merely an “assistant,” even if said “assistant” is a good friend.
And if they were never a thing…how come Kevin deleted the Tweets? If there was nothing diry in them, he has nothing to hide.
To me, there’s more incriminating evidence than there is exculpatory evidence.
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@jimbryant: That’s funny, jim / brian / jason, you can’t even make up your mind what your name is.
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@jimbryant: No, no jm. I wasn’t insinuating that anyone should *come out of the closet*. I posted those links because, for some obscene reason, I still believe in love.
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@Aries3dc:
Wow! That is so harsh. What’s important is on the inside. I hope you learn that or you will never love someone completely.
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Let me just repeat for the benefit of the hard-of-hearing: how can you tell others to come out of the closet if you, yourselves, aren’t out of the closet?
Going to a gay bar doesn’t mean that you are out of the closet, by the way.
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@Bjk: DITTO! Aaron Rodgers loved the guy (or maybe he still does deep down). If anything, this shows that Aaron has character. Assuming Aaron IS gay, he could have chosen a guy who looks like a hot 2(x)ist model. But he chose Kevin. Aaron obviously looks to the inside.
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This guy has not “outed” anybody.
Some gossipy fan has twitter-stalked them both and come to some not-unlikely but purely speculative conclusions.
True or false, it seems a bit rough to blame the assistant when the most support he’s lent to the story is a few very vague statements on his own Twitter that can be interpreted as referring to the end of a relationship.
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@jimbryant: I realize you’re too dumb to understand this, jim / brian / jason, but no one here is actually telling AR to come out. We are debating whether or not we agree with his supposed boyfriend KL supposedly urging him to come out. That’s a big difference.
@gay4liberty: That’s a nice sentiment but you guys really need your eyes examined! Aaron may be a stud but he’s kind of funny-looking. Kevin is super-cute!
No accounting for taste, I guess. As I’m reminded every time Queerty runs pix of Adam Levine with his hideous tattoos.
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Lol, check this:
“According to a very high traffic website, with a ton of credibility within the LGBT community…”
Poor FameDriven! All Queerty did was re-blog it.
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Don’t be making fun of my AARON!;-). Ha! Ha! Seriously, I think he’s cute and would prefer him to Tom Brady any day.
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@the other Greg: I am COMPLETELY with you on Adam Levine. I don’t mind if a guy has a tat or two, but when you look like a walking art gallery, it’s a MEGA turn-off.
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@ppp111: Seriously? I think Aaron’s kinda cute, but Tom Brady’s smokin’.
But then again, I’m a Bears fan, so I’ll undermine Rodgers and the Packers any way possible, haha.
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If the story was timed to fluster Aaron Rodgers in his first game back from an injury, it seems like it’s working but not working.
He’s been playing erratically today and the whole team seems off-balance, but the Packers are in the lead anyway.
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@DistingueTraces: The Bears just took the lead again.
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If Aaron does come out, I hope Seth MacFarlane is next.
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GAH! I don’t even follow football, but this game is a nail-biter.
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Packers in the lead on a 48-yard pass!
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Give me a break. The truth is that most of you guys are validation-seekers. You lack the courage to walk down the street holding your partner’s hand so you direct your angst towards figures in the public eye who will walk the walk for you. You are pathetic.
I have never seen a more non-intellectual, disingenuous group of people than America’s gay community.
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Packers win! GO ALLEGEDLY CLOSETED QUARTERBACK AARON RODGERS GO!!!
Regardless of the truth of the gossip, it’s nice to see him play and prevail despite other factors.
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@jimbryant: You’ve “never seen a more non-intellectual, disingenuous group of people than America’s gay community”?
Really? Because you seem to enjoy having a go at Australia’s community so much… it seems like whoever is in front of you at that moment in time is your enemy. Its like you have the attention span of a goldfish.
You’re also mental if you think handholding in public is some badge of courage for being gay. I have no problem kissing my boyfriend/partner when we’re out in public. I wouldn’t hold hands, though, unless they needed a helping hand up from laying on the grass or by the pool. I personally find it both clingy and annoying. Not everyone sees things the way you do… and last I checked there’s no PDA requirement to be fulfilled to get your GAY membership card.
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redspyder,
Well, going to a gay bar late at night is certainly not a form of coming out. And neither is going to a gay sex club.
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Aw, Rodgers has a do-gooder Youtube channel.
http://www.youtube.com/user/itsaaroncom
And the roommate has some poetry.
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It’s a gossip site. Perez Hilton was outing innocent people for years and I’m not sure he ever stopped.
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Sure, but why blame the outing on the roommate who didn’t even say anything?
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@redspyder: did I miss something? Where did you mention gay bars and sex clubs that Jim replied with? What the hell has this got to do with the original story? Don’t feed the troll.
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This is interesting. Excellent record in high school … but not recruited.
Excellent record in college (once he finally got on a team) … but drafted 24th.
Why did that happen to him twice?
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@alanj: lol… after I saw his comments in the Robin Roberts story, I realised I’ve been attributing a certain amount of ‘normalcy’ to someone with unbalanced perspectives. I get it now.
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I hope he does the right thing. Definitely, he would become the country’s most known football player.
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I would love for Aaron Rodgers to say “I once had a relationship with a man that didn’t work out. Now I’m dating a woman by choice”.
It would throw such a curve ball to the gay community. It would thankfully offend the gays who insist that a man must come out as gay even if he’s had just one same-sex experience.
LOL, I couldn’t think of anything more funny. It would be a slap in the face to the Nazis in the gay community who think that having just one same-sex experience is grounds for compulsory membership of the friends of Dorothy.
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@jimbryant: Whatever you say, but do you REALLY think a red-blooded straight man would take ANOTHER man to a black suit-and-tie event as if the guy was his date? I mean, he supposedly has a girlfriend…why didn’t he take HER?!
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Awkwardly, Rodgers’ brother has spoken out in opposition to Vanderbilt University’s non-discrimination policy that protects LGBT athletes.
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Forgot the link:
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@avesraggiana, your attitude that so-called handsome guys could (and should) do better than whomever they are with just rubs me the wrong way. Lots of people made similar comments regarding Tom Daley’s choice of beau.
This is such a mean girl attitude, and the fact that it is mostly held by other self-professed “homely” guys means to me that it has more to do with jealousy and with self-hate than anything objective.
For the record, I don’t find this Aaron guy all that attractive, and the supposed boyfriend is quite quite. It is unclear to me if the football player could have done all that well as you claim he could if he weren’t famous.
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“quite cute” I meant
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@viveutvivas: Exactly. What matters is that he loves(ed) the guy.
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I scratched my head more than once when I first saw that interview and now the truth is coming out…he’s queer as a 3 dollar bill and those men didn’t want that kid to succeed.
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Why can’t the gay male community simply accept that men can have deep male friends? Perhaps, for instance, a friend that he seeks physical comfort in occasionally, such as hugs and nuzzles.
Your problem as gay men is that you want to extend everything to the sexual intercourse level. Is it because you want validation for the anal act between two men? Is it because you can’t stand the idea of men being able to choose NOT to engage in sodomy?
The problem with many gay men in America and Britain is that you have this clubby, zealous attitude to gay rights. Everybody has to abide by your definitions and terms. Everybody has to be what you want them to be. There can be no deviation from the rules.
Well, I’m sick of it. I’m here to tell you that the strait-jackets you impose through your zealotry will no longer stand undisturbed. True male-male liberation will come from the mouths and arms of those who are not committed to your political gay rights causes. Yep, NOT committed.
So there.
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@jimbryant: wtf is wrong with you? You’re spouting off all this crazy stuff about gay guys; it’s obvious you don’t know anything about them. You need to go out and actually experience real life.
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The other thing you’ve got to remember is that you can be anti-sodomy but not necessarily anti men-who-love-men.
Men who love men can be in love for very pure reasons, such as spiritual nourishment, physical back-up, and overall psychological balance. This sort of love is often found amongst men who identify as straight. Often, these men hold each other physically, slap each other on the behind during a sports match, and maybe even kiss each other.
Think of Tim Tebow and some basketball players.
Then you have the sodomy crowd who think that any expression of love between men MUST extend to the anal act. There can be no compromise. It is the ONLY way to go. If you do not partake of the anal act, you are considered WEIRD.
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All types of rumors coming from the mill about Aaron. I hope he takes it all in stride.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-9gLE4x-dY
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@jimbryant: uh huh you’re one of those goys aren’t you? That explains a lot.
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Some of these comments just show how incredibly stupid some people are. To comment on Lanflisi’s looks is ridiculous and not relevant to the discussion. Rodgers apparently agreed to come out and then backed out. Which sane person among you in a similar situation wouldn’t be upset? Living in the shadows is hard and more importantly a lie. It is analogous to crossing the desert seeing an oasis only to get there and find it was just a mirage. It would seem now that Lanflisi has a decision to make…stay in and go along with the program or exit stage left gracefully. If Rodgers truly loves him, he’ll appreciate that he has no right to ask someone else to live his lie. To suggest that Lanflisi is a loser says that the person with this sentiment is an acrid bitch.
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There is alot I could comment but who’s got time for that? Suffice it to say in the immortal words of NeNe Leakes……….gurl pleeze!
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@stanhope, if Lanflisi doesn’t want to live a lie, why is he tweeting about hoping to meet his dream girl?
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Aaron seems to me to be quite symmetrical(good looking)his ‘friend’ lets say doesn’t seem to even come close to being symmetrical…if Rodgers is gay and who cares what is sexual preference is or isn’t…why this little faggot would do a tell all only reinforces why gay NFL players stay in the closet Chris Long with the St Louis Rams comes to mind very quickly.
Not sure why the media covers for these players, or what is going on in Green Bay WI the media covered for Brett Favre for his entire career but maybe screwing all kinds of women is different than being gay in the NFL with the Media?
I know MANY NFL players their take on their gay locker room teammates is…as long as they just do their job on the field and keep their life out of the public…which also translate to str8 players that have drug issues, drinking issues, bouts with the law…just keep your life out of the 24 hour news cycle.
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@Dakotahgeo: Hell hath no fury like a faggot scorned….any gay guy knows this phrase.
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@[email protected], so guys you think are handsome are obligated to get with guys you think are equally handsome? Who do you think you are to (1) judge other people on something as subjective as attractiveness, which is different for everyone, and (2) expect other people to conform to your tastes?
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@jimbryant: said….. “The other thing you’ve got to remember is that you can be anti-sodomy but not necessarily anti men-who-love-men.
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BJ, if you don’t want people to figure out that this is another phony name for you, you shouldn’t so obviously be defending anti-gay bigots.
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One of the most ridiculous “news” stories this website has posted.
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@Cam: Ha – that’s an interesting theory.
A few months ago “jim” was bragging about having a “healthy and faithful partner” with whom he committed (condom-less) sodomy on a regular basis. Later he forgot that story line and forgot if he had a boyfriend or not. Now he’s actually “anti-sodomy”!
Let’s call this progress.
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@viveutvivas: @stanhope:
Yeah, the remarks about appearance were the oddest comments here. As a couple I think they look pretty cool together. Opposites. I was vaguely aware that AR’s “symmetrical” looks are somehow the conventional standard of what’s considered handsome… but a mysterious dark-haired ”asymmetrical” cutie pie like KL, damn, that’s what I want. (And what I have, actually!)
I’ve noticed that in some places – NYC especially – it seems to be very common for gay male couples to look SO much alike they look like brothers. Is this NYC narcissism at work? It always seems creepy as hell to me.
It’s so individual. We should all be happy that we’re wired so individually – if nothing else, that gives us all a chance!
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stop it with the looks stuff….u tell me when a gay guy is not all wrapped up about his looks, his appearance and what he is wearing and with whom he is going out with…and within this vane im referring to those gay guys 30 and under.
the outing guy here…is ugly…and maybe homely…dunno. but anyone who would out a partner/friend who is high profile is an ugly soul. mean and mean spirited (must have voted for Barack Obama) and hateful. do u get my point now? on why my orginal comment on this guy is not symmetrical friggen idiot
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@[email protected]: He hasn’t outed anyone, in fact he’s been careful to do exactly the opposite by deleting tweets. Nice try, right-wing drooling moron with no reading comprehension.
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whacked out lib…the fact that he is broadcasting his deletion of social media content…ahhhh hello….he is outing Aaron you moran. no wonder barack obama aka barry dunham is in the WH its ppl like you so ill informed about everything in Life. ur an idiot
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The mean-spirited comments about the roommate/boyfriend are partly Queerty’s fault: the title of the article misleadingly says that he is the outer when he totally isn’t.
This article is getting a lot of cross-linkage, so I think it’s worthwhile changing the title to limit the spread of misinformation.
New title:
SOME RANDOM SHIT-STIRRER TWITTER-STALKS NON-CELEBRITY AND CHOOSES TO INTERPRET HIS VAGUE REMARKS ABOUT THE END OF AN UNSPECIFIED RELATIONSHIP AS REFERRING TO HIS MORE FAMOUS FRIEND
A little less catchy?
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Looks like Towleroad ran with this story but then decided to pull it. Significant?
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@[email protected]: “moran” !!! – and right after I spelled it correctly too. Oh I get it – a tea party parody.
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@[email protected]: Um, connor, Kevin wasn’t “broadcasting” this. It’s most likely a nosy gossip who saw one of these tweets a few years ago, got the impression that he and Aaron were gay together, and decided to follow the account. Over the years, this nosy person probably gathered all the tweets together and e-mailed the gossip site.
Do you REALLY think Kevin would out Aaron like this? I mean, he may be angry, but I’m sure he respects the fact that Aaron has to keep the Packers on top for the playoffs…
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I’d LOVE a boyfriend who looks like KL. He honestly is just my type, while this Aaron guy leaves me cold.
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@viveutvivas: I’m honestly not attracted to either of them. Aaron’s semi-cute I guess, but doesn’t do much for me.
I think these two were great together, though. Hopefully they reconcile.
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…and I say that as someone who have a far more conventionally attractive muscular build than KL. Only narcissists are interested in freaking clones.
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Yea let’s all just forget about his committed long term relationship with a WOMAN. But I forgot that those are always just a cover for gay men in the public spotlight. Ever consider maybe he Aaron Rodgers valued their deep friendship and this guy got mad when he started an intimate relationship with a woman? It’s not always a cover story.
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and this is news? what is it 1984 again? let’s take a road trip in reverse to look over the REAL stories worth make’n headlines…
http://getoffmydress.blogspot.com/2013/12/wrappn-it-up.html
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On a further note I’m so sick of the gay community reaching and looking for validation in the public spotlight. Why does it matter if he is gay or not? Leave him alone and let him choose his own way of loving his life. I have many gay friends and people like you all give them a bad reputation. Rumors and potentially slander are not good ways to try to spread your message.
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Right, his fiancee.
Against my resolution not to further fuel the gossip … I have a hard time taking seriously a love connection who has appeared on “reality” TV, and who started showing up at games with a big ol rock on her finger at right around the same time that the gay rumors began percolating.
Yes, childhood friendships sometimes do blossom into romance. But childhood friends of gay men are also very often willing to act as the guy’s “plus one” when cover is needed.
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@viveutvivas: Totally agree with you for once! And if KL is your type maybe you should just stay where you are. Keep looking, RI & SE Mass. is a great area to find the KL types.
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LOL…I just love gay white men.196 comments about some bullshit story.
turned up for what? This? lol….I love it.
Reach for the skyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
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@DistingueTraces: If you’ve ever seen the show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, this Aaron/Kevin story reminds me of the romance between George and Eric, two actors from CSI who were together until George decided to beard and marry the beard.
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Have you ever thought that it might be Aaron Rodgers’ new girlfriend who doesn’t want him to reveal a past relationship with a man? Women tend to be opposed to male homosexuality in men who are also attracted to women.
Amongst women, it is considered icky if your husband or boyfriend has previously been with men.
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@jimbryant: “Amongst women, it is considered icky if your husband or boyfriend has previously been with men.”
What’s with this newfound (version of) feminism?
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Geez.
I am starting to feel really bad for the roommate. Whether he’s really an ex-boyfriend or the whole thing is completely made up, this tempest in a teapot is all that’s going to come up when you google his name for years to come.
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@thatoneguy: “Ever consider maybe he Aaron Rodgers valued their deep friendship and this guy got mad when he started an intimate relationship with a woman? It’s not always a cover story.”
Until I just read your posting, no. Good point. Thanks for an alternate and, at the same time, reasonable explanation
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This guy can not seriously think he would have had a traditionally out relationship with a Super Bowl MVP.
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It’s unfortunate that an embittered possible ex could force him to come out when he isn’t ready professionally or mentally. That is a very personal decision.
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I stand by my comment on women and their innate homophobia towards male homosexuality. It’s a gender war, and not just a homosexuality war.
No woman wants her female friends to know that her husband might have had a boyfriend in a previous relationship. This intolerance of women is one reason why a lot of men classify themselves as straight-identifying after they marry a woman.
Take-home message: women are the intolerant gender. I include lesbians here.
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While I agree that Kevin should live an out and proud life, he and Aaron would be broken up and he should keep his mouth shut. He is a fame whore and is a sad excuse of a human being. I really believe it would be a great thing for our community if Aaron was gay, but it has to be on his terms. NOT ON SOMEONE ELSE’S. Kevin shut up and move on with your life…
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@the other Greg: “sodomy”. Republican troll if I ever I saw one.
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It would be a welcome development if Rodgers came out, but it’s his decision to make. I’m not in favor of outing public figures who haven’t chosen to do that for themselves unless they are using their power or celebrity status to work AGAINST LGBT rights. In that case, their hypocrisy should be exposed. Otherwise, coming out is a private decision for everyone. I can’t imagine there are many of us reading this who would have been happy to have been outed before we were ready to do it.
Being older than God, practically, I knew a couple of closeted NFL players back in the 70s. It was well-known in the gay community who they were because they frequented gay bars. Their secret stayed within the community, though, and they weren’t working against the rest of the community. They had pretty miserable and conflicted private lives, though. The fear and paranoia they inflicted on themselves by staying in the closet yet being scared of exposure was a miserable way to live. For his own sake, I hope Rodgers and other gay pro athletes come out. The world has changed enormously since the 70s and there’s little risk now if they decide to be open about themselves. They may lose a few fans, but their league, their teammates, their advertising sponsors and their real friends and family members will support them and accept them. So they might as well blow open those closet doors and start living complete, happier lives!
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trilingual,
How do you know that Aaron Rodgers isn’t happier with a woman? Just because he might have had a relationship with a male, it doesn’t mean that male love trumps female love.
I am so sick of presumptive and dictatorial members of the gay community trying to tell others what’s what in life.
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Here’s his 48 yard game-winning touchdown pass.
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Well, I don’t care if he is gay or not. I like him as a football player. But think about it: Football has MANY examples of gay innuendo. Tight End, Wide Reciever. Then the teams: Packers, Rams, Oilers, Bears, etc. Sounds like a wild orgy in the club. I think Kentucky should have an NFL team called the Jellies. Then every scoreboard would say KY Jellies! Announcers would make calls like “The Jellies squeeze another one out! He could go all the way!”
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It is his business . It is a private thing and everyone comes out differently. Let it be.
William Smith http://gaylifeafter40.com
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I agree the world has changed for the better but don’t you think that the biggest obstacle is how other team’s fans will react? They’re hostile now to opposing players; I can only imagine the vitriol and vile shouts that would follow whenever that particular player would trot out on the field. In addition, it’s something the media won’t be able to ignore. I don’t know if you remember the hostility that followed Christian Laettner during his years at Duke. Opposing fans would taunt him (and to an extent teammate Bobby Hurley) during games. Even some media outlets noticed it. Anyway, as much as it would be nice to have an openly, active player come out who is also a superstar, I can imagine why he would want to stay in the closet and keep his business to himself.
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So what if Arron is Gay or Straight??? He is a good QB, a man who seems like a stand out citizen, and if the fans of Green Bay don’t want Aaron, I would love to see him as a Cleveland Brown.
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What is wrong with publications like Queerty needing to “OUT” gay people, you never hear the need of heterosexuals feeling they have to “OUT” each other. It’s about time the GAY community grew up, and let those gays who wish to keep their sexuality private…stay private, it’s really no one else’s business.
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@Ananas:
Normally I would agree that it’s no one business. However, if such an individual is an anti-gay hypocrite who says one thing but does another, I imagine it’s the gay media’s obligation to out that person. However, Aaron doesn’t fall in that category so I think his business should be left to him.
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@Ananas: I understand what you were trying to say, but your comparisons are ridiculous bordering on asinine. Of course straight people don’t need to come out, so they can’t be OUTED to begin with, so how and why would straight publications find the need to out straight people, since it’s impossible to begin with?
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Can’t bring myself to care besides saying that if this is true and he was billed to come out then backed out, I feel sorry for him and that’s sad.
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You guys are nuts. Aaron Rodgers is a Super Bowl champion stud with millions of endorsements and a contract as QB for a pro football team. His boyfriend seems like a twerp from his tweets and wanted Aaron to come out of the closet and make his relationship public for his sake. Who cares if Aaron is homosexual or bisexual, he is a decent and hard working honest guy who cares about the fans and what he does. He deserves better and who wouldn’t want to spend time with him. He is a guitar player and a good guy, so cut him a break. I would jump his bones in a second and keep him so happy even if he wants to date women too. How can I let him know I am available? He deserves the best.
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@AuntieChrist Phil Robertson was expressing his opinion. Was that not part of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution? But the point is, Christian or not, he’s. Not. Gay.
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Nothing pisses me off more than gay guys who feel that they need to out other gay guys.They feel that all gay guys, whether in the workplace, social settings, wherever, need to be out and proud as they are. I am a proud gay man, who elects to remain closeted at work. One would not know about me unless I told them. However time and time again, other gay men in the office, who know I am gay because they have seen me out and about, insist on attempting to out me to management and others. I have tried to explain to these individuals over and over again that coming out is a personal decision and process. However, there are some gay men, you just cannot talk to. This Laymans advice to an individual with a celebrity such as Aaron Rodgers, would be to do things on your own time. This is what I have told other friends in the past. Do not let anyone push you to do something you do not want to do, and that you feel you may regret later. We all come out at our own time, And at our own speed. Some of us do it at 16, some of us do it at 60. Some of us elect to remain closeted due to family relationships, business relationships, or plain out and out finances. Rogers could stand to lose millions in endorsements if he were to come out like his now I guess ex partner was trying to get him to do. If he really cared about Rogers as much as he professes, then he should let Rogers do what he feels he needs to do on his own time schedule. so what if it is true that he got cold feet, and changed his mind about possibly coming out this last summer. That is his decision to make, not anyone elses. How evil is it to make someone do something that could possibly hurt them, simply because it is what you want for your life. If you don’t want to date a closeted man, closet celebrity, closeted football star,… Then stop being a girl and move your ass on down the line. Many other out and proud gay men would be glad to give you the time of day. You would think that as gay men living in what is still a homophobic society,that we would stand together, in solidarity, and support each other. However, some Queens…! Yeah I said it! Get over yourself Kevin, and if you really care for Rogers the way you say, support him, and don’t try to hurt him by outing him and costing him his celebrity, his fame, his pocketbook, and possibly his job. If I were in his shoes, I would consider u a hard lesson learned about some in our community…but would most of all, I would consider you history!
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@ppp111: I cannot believe that you stated that it is the gay medias obligation to out individuals such Rodgers. If you are a straight person, you have a lot to learn about the gay community, and gay individuals. If you are a gay person, OMG, please tell me you’re not a gay person! Whether you are referring to an individual such as yourself, or to an individual who is a superstar in the National Football League, we are all entitled to our privacy. No one is entitled or obligated to out any of us. Grow up! Lord, I need a drink!
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