Gay pro wrestlers

Many of today's most popular wrestlers, both in major feds and on the indies, are LGBTQ+.

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Here are some of the most prominent wrestlers who are out and proud. These Pro Wrestlers Live As Their Authentic Selves Professional wrestling can be a complicated space when it comes to LGBTQ acceptance. In the past, wrestling has produced a lot of offensive caricatures of queer people, often reducing them to a punchline.

This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Professional wrestlers. It includes Professional wrestlers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. It was a good time to take a look at the Pride of the ring-notable LGBTQ+ professional wrestlers throughout (mostly) recent history.

The QWI closes with the top 20 out LGBTQ professional wrestlers, and the reveal of the pick for No. 1. For decades, homosexuality was an uncomfortable subject in the WWE. For example, Dustin Rhodes' Goldust persona pretended to be gay, using homosexuality as a means to draw heat, while Chris Kanyon, who was legitimately gay, hid his sexuality to prevent it from causing him any professional turmoil.

Today, most fans accept that talent comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexualities. In the past, the community was not given much respect when it came to the storylines that they were represented in. However, in , things have thankfully changed for the better. Many wrestlers are finally able to live their truth and be authentic to themselves. Professional wrestling needs to continue to evolve and be more inclusive of the community.

While she may no longer be working for WWE, Hartwell still has a pretty large base of support behind her. She has had a girlfriend since Beyond his accomplishments in the ring, Young broke barriers as the first openly gay performer in WWE history - coming out in an interview with TMZ in Gabbi Tuft has made quite the name for herself as an online fitness influencer in the last couple of years. She has also been documenting her journey as a transwoman in her post-WWE life.

Tuft formerly wrestled in WWE from to However, she was reluctant to identify herself as lesbian or bi. Saraya, formerly known as Paige, helped revolutionize women's wrestling in the s - becoming the inaugural NXT Women's Champion and a two-time Divas Champion. But, the two have been broken up for a while. At only years-old, Sonya Deville has seen the gamut in wrestling.

However, her career began on the show "Tough Enough. Deville began dating fitness model Toni Cassano in In , the two became engaged , and married in early Her first stint began in Unfortunately, Nox suffered a series of knee injuries - leaving her absent for much of her four-year-long run. In late , she was released by the company only months after making her main roster debut.

In July , Nox came out as bisexual - posting a picture with her then-girlfriend, Sierra St. While the two have separated in the years since, Nox credits the movie "Captain Marvel" for inspiring her to come out. More specifically, Brie Larson's performance as the titular Captain Marvel. Pat Patterson was involved in professional wrestling for many decades.

His career started in the late s and lasted until Patterson was openly gay since the s. He was with Louie Dondero for 40 years until he passed away in In , Niven transitioned to the main roster, where she debuted on RAW and rechristened as "Doudrop. Since then, she's spent most of her time teaming with Chelsea Green.