Magic Johnson is a Million Percent Behind His Gay Son’s Outing

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson is a sports legend, an AIDS activist and no doubt, a really loving dad, too.

Reacting to his gay son’s coming out after a photo of his son and his boy friend was published, Magic Johnson who knew about his son’s homosexuality expressed love and support for him. He told TMZ

He told TMZ

"I love E.J. so much, that's my main man,I think he really wanted to be out. But he was torn. ... He just didn't know how. He just said, 'This is my moment. This is my time. I'm happy to share with the world who I am.' And I said, 'Go, E.J., go.'"

 

E.J., Magic, Cookie and E.T.'s sister

"This is a good moment for us as a family, and a greater moment for him. Now he's just the bubbly kid we knew again," he added. "I'm behind him a million percent. This is really wonderful for him."

Johnson revealed that when E.J. first come to him and his wife, Cookie, they were supportive of him.  "I told him, 'Hey, we are here to support you, man,'" Magic recalled. We're going to love you no matter who you are, what you do. We just want you to love yourself.”

"It bothers me that they're discriminating against anybody who's gay. I've been in the gay movement for a long time because of HIV and AIDS. I see young men who are black who couldn't come out, who couldn't tell their parents, their neighbors. So now, it's my son."