
CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
We need your help
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Your support makes The Advocate's original LGBTQ+ reporting possible. Become a member today to help us continue this work.
Rugby superstar Ben Cohen says he grew up around gay people and that helping to combat homophobia is his duty, according to an interview with website Accidental Bear. Asked
about the inspiration for his desire to make people more accepting,
Cohen replied that his views stem from meeting the guys and hearing
their stories of bullying.
"We get literally hundreds of emails
and Jill [Cohen's manager] passes them on for me to read," Cohen says.
"That is what has spurred me on more that anything to make a noise about
it and make people in general aware of what is going on. I grew up
around gay people as my family had nightclubs and I used to spend a lot
of time there. So to me it was normal. But when I realized that others
were not so tolerant and people were taking their own lives through
depression and harassment over their sexuality, I thought I had a duty
to do something about it."
Â
Cohen, a longtime opponent of homophobia in sports, recently launched the antibullying Ben Cohen Acceptance Tour with its "Beer with Ben" slogan in England and will visit Atlanta, New York, Seattle, and Washington next month. For more information, visit Cohen's site.
Â
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Watch Now: Pride Today
Latest Stories
'Gay progressive hot daddy' blasts 'bozos' using his pics for right-wing memes
July 10 2025 11:59 AM
Baylor University returns $643,000 LGBTQ+ grant, calling it 'inconsistent' with values
July 10 2025 11:40 AM
Rep. Jim Jordan is a liar who abandoned his wrestlers when they needed him most
July 10 2025 6:00 AM
Trump admin lawsuit against California seeks end to trans-inclusive sports policy
July 09 2025 5:48 PM